2013 Buick Verano Owner Manual - Page 66

3-18 Seats and Restraints . Airbag System The vehicle has the following airbags: . . A roof-rail airbag for the right front passenger and the passenger seated directly behind the right front passenger. 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: A frontal airbag for the driver. A frontal airbag for the right front passenger. A knee airbag for the driver. A knee airbag for the right front passenger. A seat-mounted side impact airbag for the driver and the passenger seated directly behind the driver. A seat-mounted side impact airbag for the right front passenger and the passenger seated directly behind the right front passenger. A roof-rail airbag for the driver and the passenger seated directly behind the driver. 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. 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 knee airbags, the word AIRBAG will appear on the lower portion of the instrument panel. 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 . . { WARNING You can be severely injured or killed in a crash if you are not wearing your safety belt, even with airbags. Airbags are designed to work with safety belts, not replace them. Also, airbags are not designed to inflate in every crash. In some crashes safety belts are the only restraint. See When Should an Airbag Inflate? on page 3￿21. Wearing your safety belt during a crash helps reduce the chance of hitting things inside the vehicle or being ejected from it. Airbags are "supplemental restraints" to the (Continued) . . .