Chevrolet Sonic 2012 Owner's Manual page 71

Never put a rear-facing child seat in
the front. This is because the risk to
the rear-facing child is so great,
if the airbag inflates.
WARNING
A child in a rear-facing child
restraint can be seriously injured
or killed if the passenger frontal
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
passenger frontal airbag inflates
and the passenger seat is in a
forward position.
WARNING (Continued)
Even if the passenger sensing
system has turned off the
passenger frontal airbag, no
system is fail-safe. No one can
guarantee that an airbag will not
inflate under some unusual
circumstance, even though the
airbag is off.
Secure rear-facing child restraints
in a rear seat, even if the airbag
is off. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint in
the front outboard passenger
seat, always move the seat as far
back as it will go. It is better to
secure the child restraint in a
(Continued)
rear seat.
Seats and Restraints
The passenger sensing system is
designed to turn off the front
outboard passenger frontal airbag if:
The front outboard passenger
seat is unoccupied.
The system determines that an
infant is present in a rear facing
infant seat.
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 front outboard passenger
takes his/her weight off of the
seat for a period of time.
The front outboard passenger
seat is occupied by a smaller
person, such as a child who has
outgrown child restraints.
There is a critical problem with
the airbag system or the
passenger sensing system.
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