Airbag System - GMC Sierra Limited 1500 2019 Owner's Manual

76 Seats and Restraints

Airbag System

The vehicle has the following
airbags:
A frontal airbag for the driver
A frontal airbag for the front
outboard passenger
The vehicle may have the following
airbags:
A seat-mounted side impact
airbag for the driver
A seat-mounted side impact
airbag for the front outboard
passenger
A roof-rail airbag for the driver
and the passenger seated
directly behind the driver
A roof-rail airbag for the front
outboard passenger and the
person seated directly behind
the front outboard passenger
All of the airbags in the vehicle will
have the word AIRBAG on the trim
or on a label near the deployment
opening.
For frontal airbags, the word
AIRBAG is on the center of the
steering wheel for the driver and on
the instrument panel for the front
outboard passenger.
For seat-mounted side impact
airbags, the word AIRBAG is on the
seatback closest to the door.
For roof-rail airbags, the word
AIRBAG is on the ceiling or trim.
Airbags are designed to supplement
the protection provided by seat
belts. Even though today's airbags
are also designed to help reduce
the risk of injury from the force of an
inflating bag, all airbags must inflate
very quickly to do their job.
Here are the most important things
to know about the airbag system:
Warning
You can be severely injured or
killed in a crash if you are not
wearing your seat belt, even with
airbags. Airbags are designed to
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work with seat belts, not replace
them. Also, airbags are not
designed to inflate in every crash.
In some crashes seat belts are
the only restraint. See When
Should an Airbag Inflate? 0 79.
Wearing your seat belt during a
crash helps reduce your chance
of hitting things inside the vehicle
or being ejected from it. Airbags
are supplemental restraints to
the seat belts. Everyone in the
vehicle should wear a seat belt
properly, whether or not there is
an airbag for that person.
Warning
Because airbags inflate with great
force and faster than the blink of
an eye, anyone who is up
against, or very close to, any
airbag when it inflates can be
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