Pontiac 2008 Wave, Owner'S Manual

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Passenger Sensing System
Your vehicle has a passenger sensing system for the
right front passenger’s position. The passenger airbag
status indicator will be visible when you start your vehicle.
If you have a sedan, the
airbag off symbol will be
visible near the clock,
located in the center of the
instrument panel, during
the system check.
See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator (Sedan) on
page 3-32.
If you have a hatchback,
the airbag off symbol will
be visible in the Secondary
Information Center (SIC)
during the system check.
See Secondary Information Center (SIC) (Hatchback
Only) on page 3-43.
When the system check is complete, the airbag off
symbol will be visible under certain conditions.
The passenger sensing system will turn off the right
front passenger’s frontal airbag and seat-mounted side
impact airbag (if equipped) under certain conditions.
The driver’s airbags are not part of the passenger
sensing system.
The passenger sensing system works with a sensor that
is part of the right front passenger’s seat. The sensor
is designed to detect the presence of a properly-seated
occupant and determine if the right front passenger’s
frontal airbag and seat-mounted side impact airbag
(if equipped) should be enabled (may inflate) or not.
Accident statistics show that children are safer if
they are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat.
We recommend that children be secured in a rear
seat, including: an infant or a child riding in a rear-facing
child restraint; a child riding in a forward-facing child
seat; an older child riding in a booster seat; and children,
who are large enough, using safety belts.
A label on your sun visor says, “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 deploys.
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