Pontiac G8 manual Airbag System

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After a minor crash, replacement of safety belts may not be necessary. But the safety belt assemblies that were used during any crash may have been stressed or damaged. See your dealer/retailer to have the safety belt assemblies inspected or replaced.

New parts and repairs may be necessary even if the safety belt system was not being used at the time of the crash.

Have the safety belt pretensioners checked if the vehicle has been in a crash, or if the airbag readiness light stays on after you start

the vehicle or while you are driving. See Airbag Readiness Light on page 4-13.

Airbag System

Your vehicle has the following airbags:

•A frontal airbag for the driver.

•A frontal airbag for the right front passenger.

•A seat-mounted side impact airbag for the driver.

•A seat-mounted side impact airbag for the right front passenger.

•A roof-rail airbag for the driver and the passenger seated directly behind the driver.

•A roof-rail airbag for the right front passenger and the passenger seated directly behind the right front passenger.

All of the airbags in your vehicle will have the word AIRBAG embossed in the trim or on an attached

label near the deployment opening.

For frontal airbags, the word AIRBAG will appear on the middle part of the steering wheel for

the driver and on the instrument panel for the right front passenger.

With seat-mounted side impact airbags, the word AIRBAG will appear on the side of the seatback closest to the door.

With roof-rail airbags, the word AIRBAG will appear along the headliner or trim.

Airbags are designed to supplement the protection provided by safety belts. Even though today’s airbags are also designed to help reduce the risk of injury from the force of an inflating bag, all airbags must inflate very quickly to do their job.