GMC 2003 Sierra - Manual (Page 81)

Passenger Sensing System
If your rearview mimor has one of the irdicatars pjctured
in the foltowing illustrationsH your vehicfg has a
paasengar sensing system. The indicator will t>e visible
when you turn your ignition hey hj FtUN or START.
The words OM and OFF or the synntiol for on and off.
will be visible on the rearview mirror during the systnin
check. When the system check is complete, either
the word ON or Ihe word OFF, or I he symbol for on or
the symbol for oH will be visible. See
PnsssngerAir
Bag Status fndivaior on page 3-36. Jf your rearview
unimor does not have either af Ihe indicators piclured
below, then your vehicle does not have 1he passenger
sensing system.
Passenger Air Bag Status Indicator - United States
Passenger Air Bag
Status
indloator - Canada
The passenger sensing system wiH turn gtt the right
front passenger's frooial air bag under certain
conditions. The driver's air bag and the side air bags
are not part oi the pessanger sensing system. In
addition to the passenger sensing system, your vehicle
afso has an air bag off switch tocated on the Instrument
panel as required by the government.
The passenger sensing syEtam works with sensors that
are pari of the right iront passenger's seat ard safety
beit. The sensors are designed to detect the presence oi
a properly seated occupant and determine if the
passonger^s frontei air bag shouJd be enabled (may
inflate) or nol.
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