2006 Saab 9-2X Owner's Manual - Page 67

2006 Saab 9-2X Manual

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags 1-43 correctly fasten the seatbelt, position his/ her legs out forward, and adjust the seat to the rearmost position. Turn the ignition switch to the "ON" position. If the OFF indicator remains illuminated while the ON indicator remains extinguished, take the following actions. — Turn the ignition switch to the "OFF" position. — Ensure that there is no article, book, shoe, or other object trapped under the seat, at the rear of the seat, or on the side of the seat. — Ensure that the backward-forward position and seatback of front passenger's seat are locked into place securely by moving the seat back and forth. — Turn the ignition switch to the "ON" position and wait 6 seconds to allow the system to complete self-checking. Following the system check, both indicators extinguish for 2 seconds. Now, the ON indicator should illuminate while the OFF indicator remains extinguished. If the OFF indicator still illuminates while the ON indicator remains extinguished, ask the occupant to move to the rear seat and immediately contact your Saab dealer for an inspection. q Effect vehicle modifications made for persons with disabilities may have on Saab advanced frontal airbag system operation (U.S. only) Changing or moving any parts of the front seats, seatbelts, front bumper, front side frame, instrument panel, combination meter, steering wheel, steering column, tire, suspension or floor panel can affect the operation of the Saab advanced airbag system. If you have any questions, you may contact the following Saab distributors: q Reporting Safety Defects (USA) If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Saab Cars USA, Inc. If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or Saab Cars USA, Inc. To contact NHTSA, you may call the tollfree Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-3274236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153; go to http:// www.safercar.gov; or write to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington D.C. 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from http:// www safercar.gov. q Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian government If you live in Canada, and believe that your vehicle has a safety defect, you should immediately notify Transport Canada, in addition to notifying General Motors of Canada Limited. You may write to Transport Canada at Box 8880, Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 3J2. In addition to notifying Transport Canada in a situation like this, we certainly hope you will notify us. In Canada, please call our Saab Customer Assistance Centre at 1-800-263-1999. Or write: General Motors of Canada Limited Customer Assistance Centre, 1908 Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, Ontario, L1H 8P7. - CONTINUED -

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
1-43
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correctly fasten the seatbelt, position his/
her legs out forward, and adjust the seat
to the rearmost position. Turn the ignition
switch to the “ON” position.
If the OFF in-
dicator remains illuminated while the ON
indicator remains extinguished, take the
following actions.
±
Turn the ignition switch to the “OFF” po-
sition.
±
Ensure that there is no article, book,
shoe, or other object trapped under the
seat, at the rear of the seat, or on the side
of the seat.
±
Ensure that the backward-forward posi-
tion and seatback of front passenger’s
seat are locked into place securely by
moving the seat back and forth.
±
Turn the ignition switch to the “ON” po-
sition and wait 6 seconds to allow the sys-
tem to complete self-checking. Following
the system check, both indicators extin-
guish for 2 seconds. Now, the ON indica-
tor should illuminate while the OFF indica-
tor remains extinguished.
If the OFF indicator still illuminates while
the ON indicator remains extinguished,
ask the occupant to move to the rear seat
and immediately contact your Saab dealer
for an inspection.
±
Effect vehicle modifications made
for persons with disabilities may
have on Saab advanced frontal air-
bag system operation (U.S. only)
Changing or moving any parts of the front
seats, seatbelts, front bumper, front side
frame, instrument panel, combination
meter, steering wheel, steering column,
tire, suspension or floor panel can affect
the operation of the Saab advanced air-
bag system. If you have any questions,
you may contact the following Saab dis-
tributors:
±
Reporting Safety Defects (USA)
If you believe that your vehicle has a de-
fect which could cause a crash or could
cause injury or death, you should immedi-
ately inform the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition
to notifying Saab Cars USA, Inc.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it
may open an investigation, and if it finds
that a safety defect exists in a group of ve-
hicles, it may order a recall and remedy
campaign. However, NHTSA cannot be-
come involved in individual problems be-
tween you, your dealer, or Saab Cars
USA, Inc.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the toll-
free Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-
4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153; go to
http://
www.safercar.gov
; or write to: Administra-
tor, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington D.C. 20590. You can also ob-
tain other information about motor vehicle
safety from
http:// www safercar.gov
.
±
Reporting Safety Defects to the Ca-
nadian government
If you live in Canada, and believe that your
vehicle has a safety defect, you should im-
mediately notify Transport Canada, in ad-
dition to notifying General Motors of Can-
ada Limited.
You may write to Transport Canada at
Box 8880, Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 3J2.
In addition to notifying Transport Canada
in a situation like this, we certainly hope
you will notify us. In Canada, please call
our Saab Customer Assistance Centre at
1-800-263-1999.
Or write:
General Motors of Canada Limited
Customer Assistance Centre,
1908 Colonel Sam Drive,
Oshawa, Ontario, L1H 8P7.