Pontiac Wave 2009, Owner'S Manual

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If a child restraint has been installed and the off symbol
is not lit, see “If the On Indicator is Lit for a Child
Restraint” under Passenger Sensing System on
page 1-66 for more information.
To remove the child restraint, unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt and let it go back all the way.
Airbag System
The vehicle has the following airbags:
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A frontal airbag for the driver.
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A frontal airbag for the right front passenger.
The vehicle may have the following airbags:
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A seat-mounted side impact airbag for the driver.
•
A seat-mounted side impact airbag for the right front
passenger.
All of the airbags in your vehicle will have the word
AIRBAG embossed in the trim or on an attached label
near the deployment opening.
For frontal airbags, the word AIRBAG will appear on the
middle part of the steering wheel for the driver and
on the instrument panel for the right front passenger.
With seat-mounted side impact airbags, the word
AIRBAG will appear on the side of the seatback closest
to the door.
Airbags are designed to supplement the protection
provided by safety 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:
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CAUTION:
You can be severely injured or killed in a crash if
you are not wearing your safety belt — even if you
have airbags. Airbags are designed to work with
safety belts, but do not replace them. Also, airbags
are not designed to deploy in every crash. In some
crashes safety belts are your only restraint. See
When Should an Airbag Inflate? on page 1-62.
Wearing your safety 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 safety belts.
Everyone in your vehicle should wear a safety belt
properly — whether or not there is an airbag for that
person.
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