2011 Chevrolet Impala Owner's Manual - Page 74

3-26 Seats and Restraints See your dealer to have the safety belt assemblies inspected or replaced. New parts and repairs may be necessary even if the safety belt system was not being used at the time of the crash. Have the safety belt pretensioners checked if the vehicle has been in a crash, or if the airbag readiness light stays on after you start the vehicle or while you are driving. See Airbag Readiness Light on page 5‑15. Airbag System The vehicle has the following airbags: . . A frontal airbag for the driver. A frontal airbag for the right front passenger. A seat‐mounted side impact airbag for the driver. A seat‐mounted side impact airbag for the right front passenger. A roof-rail airbag for the driver and passenger directly behind the driver. A roof-rail airbag for the right front passenger and passenger seated directly behind the right front passenger. 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. With roof-rail airbags, the word AIRBAG will appear along the headliner or trim. 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. . . . . All of the airbags in the vehicle will have the word AIRBAG embossed in the trim or on an attached label near the deployment opening.