2007 Chevrolet Corvette Owner's Manual - Page 60

When the system check is complete, either the word ON or the word OFF, or the symbol for on or the symbol for off, will be visible. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 190. The passenger sensing system will turn off the passenger's frontal airbag and side impact airbag (if equipped) under certain conditions. The driver's airbags are not part of the passenger sensing system. The passenger sensing system works with sensors that are part of the passenger's seat and safety belt. The sensors are designed to detect the presence of a properly seated occupant and determine if the passenger's frontal airbag and side impact airbag (if equipped) should be enabled (may inflate) or not. Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. We recommend that rear-facing child restraints not be transported in your vehicle, even if the airbag is off. Your vehicle has a label on the sun visor that says, "Never put a rear-facing child seat in the front." This is because the risk to the rear-facing child is so great if the airbag deploys. Never put a child in a rear-facing child restraint in the passenger's seat unless the passenger airbag status indicator shows off and the airbags are off. {CAUTION: A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured or killed if the passenger's airbag inflates. This is because the back of the rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the inflating airbag. Be sure the airbag is off before using a rear-facing child restraint in the passenger's position. CAUTION: (Continued) 60