Black plate (19,1)Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 2012Instruments and Controls 5-19The airbag readiness light comes onfor several seconds when thevehicle is started. If the light doesnot come on then, have the vehiclefixed immediately.{ WARNINGIf the airbag readiness light stayson after the vehicle is started orcomes on while driving, it meansthe airbag system might not beworking properly. The airbags inthe vehicle might not inflate in acrash, or they could even inflatewithout a crash. To help avoidinjury, have the vehicle servicedright away.Passenger Airbag StatusIndicatorThe vehicle has a passengersensing system. See PassengerSensing System on page 328 forimportant safety information.The instrument panel has apassenger airbag status indicator.United StatesCanada and MexicoWhen the vehicle is started, thepassenger airbag status indicatorwill light the words ON and OFF,or the symbols for on and off, forseveral seconds as a system check.If the vehicle has remote start, and itis being used to start the vehiclefrom a distance, you may not seethe system check. Then, afterseveral more seconds, the statusindicator will light either ON or OFF,or either the on or off symbol, to letyou know the status of the right frontpassenger frontal airbag.If the word ON or the on symbol islit on the passenger airbag statusindicator, it means that the outboardfront passenger frontal airbag isenabled (may inflate).If the word OFF or the off symbolis lit on the passenger airbagstatus indicator, it means that thepassenger sensing system hasturned off the outboard frontpassenger frontal airbag.
