Pontiac G8 manual Airbag Readiness Light, There is an airbag readiness

Instruments and Controls 4-13

Airbag Readiness Light

There is an airbag readiness

light which shows the airbag symbol. The system checks the airbag’s electrical system for malfunctions. The light tells you if there is an electrical problem. 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 1-19.

This light will come on when you start your vehicle, and it will flash for a few seconds. The light should

go out and the system is ready.

If the airbag readiness light and the Airbag Fault message on the Driver Information Center (DIC) stays on after you start the vehicle or comes on when you are driving, your airbag system may not work properly. Have your vehicle serviced right away.

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If the airbag readiness light stays on after you start your vehicle, it means the airbag system may not be working properly. The airbags in your vehicle may not inflate in a crash, or they could even inflate without a crash. To help avoid injury to yourself or others, have your vehicle serviced right away.

The airbag readiness light should flash for a few seconds when

you start the vehicle. If the light does not come on then, have it fixed immediately. If there is a problem with the airbag system, a message may also come on. See DIC Warnings and Messages on

page 4-27for more information.

The message will remain until 3 or 8 are pressed, but the light

will remain until the problem is fixed. See DIC Warnings and Messages on page 4-27for more information.