Buick 2011 Regal Automobile User Manual


 
Seats and Restraints 3-31
WARNING (Continued)
the right front seat, always move
the front passenger seat as far
back as it will go. It is better to
secure the child restraint in a
rear seat.
The passenger sensing system is
designed to turn off the right front
passenger frontal airbag and seat
mounted side impact airbag if:
.
The right front passenger seat is
unoccupied.
.
The system determines that an
infant is present in a rear-facing
infant seat.
.
The system determines that a
small child is present in a child
restraint.
.
The system determines that a
small child is present in a
booster seat.
.
A right front passenger takes
his/her weight off of the seat for
a period of time.
.
The right front passenger seat is
occupied by a smaller person,
such as a child who has
outgrown child restraints.
.
There is a critical problem with
the airbag system or the
passenger sensing system.
When the passenger sensing
system has turned off the right front
passenger frontal airbag and seat
mounted side impact airbag, the off
indicator will light and stay lit as a
reminder that the airbags are off.
See Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator on page 511.
The passenger sensing system is
designed to turn on (may inflate) the
right front passenger frontal airbag
and seatmounted side impact
airbag anytime the system senses
that a person of adult size is sitting
properly in the right front passenger
seat. When the passenger sensing
system has allowed the airbags to
be enabled, the on indicator will light
and stay lit as a reminder that the
airbags are active.
For some children who have
outgrown child restraints and for
very small adults, the passenger
sensing system may or may not turn
off the right front passenger frontal
airbag and seatmounted side
impact airbag, depending upon
the person's seating posture and
body build. Everyone in the
vehicle who has outgrown child
restraints should wear a safety belt
properly whether or not there is
an airbag for that person.
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WARNING
If the airbag readiness light ever
comes on and stays on, it means
that something may be wrong
with the airbag system. To help
avoid injury to yourself or others,
have the vehicle serviced right
away. See Airbag Readiness
Light
on page 510
for more
information, including important
safety information.