Safety belt reminders, Airbag readiness light, Driver – GMC 2011 Acadia User Manual

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GMC Acadia/Acadia Denali Owner Manual - 2011

Instruments and Controls

5-15

Safety Belt Reminders

Driver Safety Belt Reminder
Light

The driver safety belt reminder light
on the instrument panel cluster.

When the engine is started this light
and the chime come on and stay
on for several seconds to remind
the driver to fasten the safety belt.
The light also begins to flash.

This cycle repeats if the driver
remains unbuckled and the vehicle
is moving.

If the driver safety belt is already
buckled, neither the light nor chime
comes on.

Passenger Safety Belt
Reminder Light

When the engine is started this light
and the chime come on and stay on
for several seconds to remind the
passenger to fasten their safety belt.
The light also begins to flash.

This only occurs if the passenger
airbag is enabled. See Passenger
Sensing System on page 3‑41
for
more information.

This cycle repeats if the passenger
remains unbuckled and the vehicle
is moving.

If the passenger safety belt is
buckled, neither the chime nor the
light comes on.

The front passenger safety belt
warning light and chime may turn
on if an object is put on the seat
such as a briefcase, handbag,
grocery bag, laptop or other
electronic device. To turn off the
warning light and or chime, remove
the object from the seat or buckle
the safety belt.

Airbag Readiness Light

This light shows if there is an
electrical problem with the airbag
system. The system check
includes the airbag sensor, the
pretensioners, the airbag modules,
the wiring and the crash sensing
and diagnostic module. For more
information on the airbag system,
see Airbag System on page 3‑33.

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