2006 Pontiac Vibe Owner's Manual - Page 65

In many crashes severe enough to inflate the airbag, windshields are broken by vehicle deformation. Additional windshield breakage may also occur from the right front passenger airbag. Passenger Sensing System Your vehicle has a passenger sensing system. A passenger airbag status indicator on the instrument panel will be visible when you turn your ignition key to ON. The words ON and OFF will be visible in the passenger airbag status indicator during the system check. When the system check is complete, either the word ON or the word OFF will be visible if there is weight on the seat or the safety belt is buckled. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 3-29. The passenger sensing system will turn off the right front passenger's frontal airbag and seat-mounted side impact airbag (if equipped) under certain conditions. • Airbags are designed to inflate only once. After an airbag inflates, you will need some new parts for your airbag system. If you do not get them, the airbag system will not be there to help protect you in another crash. A new system will include airbag modules and possibly other parts. The service manual for your vehicle covers the need to replace other parts. • Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and diagnostic module which records information after a crash. See Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders on page 7-9 • Let only qualified technicians work on your airbag system. Improper service can mean that the airbag system will not work properly. See your dealer for service. The passenger sensing system will also turn off the right front passenger's safety belt pretensioner if it detects that there is no occupant in that position. The driver's airbags and the roof-mounted side impact airbags are not part of the passenger sensing system. 1-59