CHEVROLET 2011 Colorado - Manual (Page 76)

Black plate (34,1) Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual - 2011
3-34 Seats and Restraints
Additional windshield breakage
may also occur from the right front
passenger airbag.
. Airbags are designed to inflate
only once. After an airbag
inflates, you will need some
new parts for the 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 has a crash
sensing and diagnostic module
which records information after
a crash. See Vehicle Data
Recording and Privacy on
page 13‑16 and Event Data
Recorders on page 13‑16.
. Let only qualified technicians
work on the airbag system.
Improper service can mean that
the airbag system will not work
properly. See your dealer for
service.
Passenger Sensing
System
If the vehicle has one of the
passenger airbag status indicators
pictured in the following illustrations,
then the vehicle has a passenger
sensing system for the right front
passenger position. The passenger
airbag status indicator, if equipped,
is visible on the instrument panel
when the vehicle is started.
In addition, if the vehicle has a
passenger sensing system for the
right front passenger position, the
label on the vehicle's sun visors
refer to “ADVANCED AIRBAGS”.
United States
Canada and Mexico
The words ON and OFF, or the
symbol for on and off, will be visible
during the system check. When the
system check is complete, either the
word ON or OFF, or the symbol for
on or off will be visible. See
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
on page 5‑11.
The passenger sensing system will
turn off the right front passenger
frontal airbag under certain