Adding Equipment To The Airbag-Equipped Vehicle; Airbag System Check - GMC CHEVROLET Silverado 6500HD 2019 Owner's Manual

68 Seats and Restraints
Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
Adding accessories that change the
vehicle's frame, bumper system,
height, front end, or side sheet
metal, may keep the airbag system
from working properly.
The operation of the airbag system
can also be affected by changing,
including improperly repairing or
replacing, any parts of the following:
Airbag system, including airbag
modules, front sensors, sensing
and diagnostic module, or airbag
wiring
Front seats, including stitching,
seams, or zippers
Seat belts
Steering wheel, instrument
panel, overhead console, ceiling
trim, or pillar garnish trim
Inner door seals, including
speakers
Your dealer and the service manual
have information about the location
of the airbag modules and sensors,
sensing and diagnostic module, and
airbag wiring along with the proper
replacement procedures.
If a snow plow is added to the
vehicle, the airbags should still work
properly. The airbag systems were
designed to work properly under a
wide range of conditions, including
snow plowing with vehicles that
have the optional snow plow prep
package, RPO VYU. Do not change
or defeat the snow plow's "tripping
mechanism." If you do, it can
damage the snow plow and the
vehicle, and may cause an airbag
deployment.
If the vehicle must be modified
because you have a disability and
have questions about whether the
modifications will affect the vehicle s
airbag system, or if you have
questions about whether the airbag
system will be affected if the vehicle
is modified for any other reason, call
Customer Assistance. See
Customer Assistance Offices 0 416.

Airbag System Check

The airbag system does not need
regularly scheduled maintenance or
replacement. Make sure the airbag
readiness light is working. See
Airbag Readiness Light 0 111.
Caution
If an airbag covering is damaged,
opened, or broken, the airbag
may not work properly. Do not
open or break the airbag
coverings. If there are any
opened or broken airbag
coverings, have the airbag
covering and/or airbag module
replaced. For the location of the
airbags, see Where Are the
Airbags? 0 62. See your dealer
for service.