2011 Chevrolet Volt Owner's Manual - Page 89

Seats and Restraints 3-33 Passenger Sensing System The vehicle has a passenger sensing system for the right front passenger position. The passenger airbag status indicator will be visible on the overhead console when the vehicle is started. The passenger sensing system turns off the right front passenger frontal airbag and the knee airbag on the passenger side, under certain conditions. The driver airbag, the driver knee airbag, the seat-mounted side impact airbags, and the roof-rail airbags are not affected by the passenger sensing system. The passenger sensing system works with sensors that are part of the right front passenger seat. The sensors are designed to detect the presence of a properly seated occupant and determine if the right front passenger frontal airbag and passenger knee airbag should be enabled (may inflate) or not. According to accident statistics, children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat in a correct child restraint for their weight and size. We recommend that children be secured in a rear seat, including: an infant or a child riding in a rear-facing child restraint; a child riding in a forward-facing child seat; an older child riding in a booster seat; and children, who are large enough, using safety belts. A label on the sun visor 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. The words ON and OFF are visible during the system check. When the system check is complete, either the word ON or OFF will be visible. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 5‑20.