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Servicing the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
Airbags affect how the vehicle should be serviced. There are parts of the
airbag system in several places around the vehicle. Your dealer and the
service manual have information
about servicing the vehicle and the
airbag system. To purchase a service manual, see Service Publications
Ordering Information 0 426.
{ Warning
For up to 10 seconds after the
vehicle is turned off and the 12‐volt battery is disconnected, an airbag
can still inflate during improper
service. You can be injured if you are close to an airbag when it
inflates. Avoid yellow connectors.
They are probably part of the airbag system. Be sure to follow proper
service procedures, and make sure
the person performing work for you is qualified to do so.
Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
Adding accessories that change the vehicle's frame, bumper system,
height, front end, or side sheet metal may keep the airbag system from
working properly. The operation of the airbag system can also be affected by
changing any parts of the front seats, seat belts, airbag sensing and
diagnostic module, steering wheel, instrument panel, inner door seals including the speakers, any of the airbag modules, ceiling or pillar
garnish trim, overhead console, front
sensors, side impact sensors, or airbag wiring.
Your dealer and the service manual
have information about the location of the airbag sensors, sensing and
diagnostic module, and airbag wiring.
In addition, the vehicle has a
passenger sensing system for the front outboard passenger position, which
includes sensors that are part of the
passenger seat. The passenger sensing system may not operate properly if
the original seat trim is replaced with non-GM covers, upholstery, or trim; or
with GM covers, upholstery, or trim designed for a different vehicle. Any object, such as an aftermarket seat
heater or a comfort-enhancing pad or device, installed under or on top of
the seat fabric, could also interfere with the operation of the passenger sensing system. This could either
prevent proper deployment of the passenger airbag(s) or prevent the passenger sensing system from
properly turning off the passenger airbag(s). See Passenger Sensing
If the vehicle has rollover roof-rail airbags, see Different Size Tires and
Wheels 0 365 for additional important information.
If you have to modify your vehicle
because you have a disability and have questions about whether the
modifications will affect the vehicle's airbag system, or if you have
questions about whether the airbag
system will be affected if the vehicle is modified for any other reason, call
Customer Assistance. See Customer Assistance Offices 0 419.
