Pontiac 2009 Vibe Owner's Manual page 33

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CAUTION
A child in a rear-facing child
restraint can be seriously injured or
killed if the right front passenger
airbag inflates. This is because
the back of the rear-facing child
restraint would be very close to
the inflating airbag. A child in a
forward-facing child restraint can
be seriously injured or killed if
the right front passenger airbag
inflates and the passenger seat
is in a forward position.
Even if the passenger sensing
system has turned off the right
front passenger frontal airbag
andseat-mounted side impact
airbag (if equipped), no system is
fail-safe. No one can guarantee
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CAUTION (Continued)
that an airbag will not deploy
under some unusual
circumstance, even though
the airbag(s) are off.
Secure rear-facing child
restraints in a rear seat, even if the
airbag(s) are off. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint in the
right front seat, always move the
front passenger seat as far back as
it will go. It is better to secure the
child restraint in a rear seat.
The passenger sensing system is
designed to turn off the right front
passenger frontal airbag and
seat-mounted side impact airbag
(if equipped) if:
•
The right front passenger seat is
unoccupied.
•
The system determines that an
infant is present in a rear-facing
infant seat.
Seats and Restraints
•
The system determines that a
small child is present in a child
restraint.
•
The system determines that a
small child is present in a
booster seat.
•
A right front passenger takes
his/her weight off of the seat for a
period of time.
•
The right front passenger seat is
occupied by a smaller person,
such as a child who has outgrown
child restraints.
•
Or, if there is a critical problem
with the airbag system or the
passenger sensing system.
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