2004 Cadillac CTS Owner's Manual - Page 63

• Air bags are designed to inflate only once. After an air bag inflates, you'll need some new parts for your air bag system. If you don't get them, the air bag system won't be there to help protect you in another crash. A new system will include air bag modules and possibly other parts. The service manual for your vehicle covers the need to replace other parts. • Let only qualified technicians work on your air bag systems. Improper service can mean that an air bag system won't work properly. See your dealer for service. • Your vehicle is equipped with an electronic frontal sensor, which helps the sensing system distinguish between a moderate frontal impact and a more severe frontal impact. Your vehicle is also equipped with a crash sensing and diagnostic module, which records information about the frontal air bag system. The module system records information about the readiness of the system, when the system commands air bag inflation and driver's safety belt usage at deployment or near-deployment crash. The module also records speed, engine RPM, brake and throttle data. Notice: If you damage the covering for the driver's or the right front passenger's air bag, or the air bag covering on the driver's and right front passenger's seatback, or the side impact air bag covering on the ceiling near the side windows, the bag may not work properly. You may have to replace the air bag module in the steering wheel, both the air bag module and the instrument panel for the right front passenger's air bag, the air bag module and seatback for the driver's and right front passenger's seat-mounted side impact air bags, or side impact air bag module and ceiling covering for the roof-mounted side impact air bag. Do not open or break the air bag coverings. 1-57