2009 Express Automobile Owner's Manual

In many crashes severe enough to inflate the airbag,
windshields are broken by vehicle deformation.
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 the
vehicle covers the need to replace other parts.
• The vehicle has a crash sensing and diagnostic
module which records information after a crash.
See Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy on
page 7-17 and Event Data Recorders on page 7-18.
• Let only qualified technicians work on the airbag
systems. Improper service can mean that an airbag
system will not work properly. See your dealer/
retailer for service.
Airbag Off Switch
If the instrument panel has one of the switches pictured
in the following illustrations, the vehicle has an airbag
on-off switch that you can use to manually turn on or off
the right front passenger airbag.
If the vehicle does not have an airbag on-off switch, it
may have a passenger sensing system. See Passenger
Sensing System on page 1-68.
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