Black plate (28,1)Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 20123-28 Seats and RestraintsPassenger SensingSystemThe vehicle has a passengersensing system for the frontoutboard passenger position.The passenger airbag statusindicator will be visible on theinstrument panel when the vehicleis started.United StatesCanada and MexicoThe words ON and OFF, or thesymbol for on and off, will be visibleduring the system check. If thevehicle has remote start, and it isbeing used to start the vehicle froma distance, you may not see thesystem check. When the systemcheck is complete, either the wordON or OFF, or the symbol for on oroff, will be visible. See PassengerAirbag Status Indicator onpage 5‑19.The passenger sensing systemturns off the front outboardpassenger frontal airbag undercertain conditions. The driver airbag,seat‐mounted side impact airbagsand the roof-rail airbags are notaffected by the passenger sensingsystem.The passenger sensing systemworks with sensors that are part ofthe front outboard passenger seat.The sensors are designed to detectthe presence of a properly-seatedoccupant and determine if the frontoutboard passenger frontal airbagshould be enabled (may inflate)or not.According to accident statistics,children are safer when properlysecured in a rear seat in the correctchild restraint for their weightand size.We recommend that children besecured in a rear seat, including:an infant or a child riding in arear-facing child restraint; a childriding in a forward-facing child seat;an older child riding in a boosterseat; and children, who are largeenough, using safety belts.A label on the sun visor says,“Never put a rear-facing child seat inthe front.” This is because the risk tothe rear-facing child is so great,if the airbag deploys.
