Buick 2006 manual

The passenger sensing system is designed to turn off the right front passenger’s airbag or airbags 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 forward-facing 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

•or if there is a critical problem with the airbag system or the passenger sensing system.

When the passenger sensing system has turned off the passenger’s airbag or airbags, the off indicator will light and stay lit to remind you that the airbag or airbags are off.

If a child restraint has been installed and the on indicator is lit, turn the vehicle off. Remove the child restraint from the vehicle and reinstall the child restraint following the child restraint manufacturer’s directions and refer to Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position on page 1-53.

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If after reinstalling the child restraint and restarting the vehicle, the on indicator is still lit, check to make

sure that the vehicle’s seatback is not pressing the child restraint into the seat cushion. If this happens, slightly recline the vehicle’s seatback and adjust the seat cushion if possible. Also make sure the child restraint is not trapped under the vehicle head restraint. If this happens, adjust the head restraint.

If the on indicator is still lit, secure the child in the child restraint in a rear seat position in the vehicle and check with your dealer.

The passenger sensing system is designed to enable (may inflate) the right front passenger’s airbag or airbags anytime the system senses that a person of adult size is sitting properly in the right front passenger’s seat. When the passenger sensing system has allowed

the airbag or airbags to be enabled, the on indicator will light and stay lit to remind you that the airbag or 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’s airbag or airbags, depending upon the person’s seating posture and body build. Everyone in your vehicle

who has outgrown child restraints should wear a safety belt properly — whether or not there is an airbag for that person.