This lamp should light for a approximately 6-8 seconds when ignition is turned on as a bulb inspection. If air bag warning lamp lights and stays on, diagnosis and repair of air bag system will be required to reset lamp. |
Chevrolet Cobalt Owners Manual. When Should an Airbag Inflate?
Frontal airbags are designed to inflate in moderate to
severe frontal or near-frontal crashes to help reduce the
potential for severe injuries mainly to the driver's or right
front passenger's head and chest. However, they are
only designed to inflate if the impact exceeds a
predetermined deplo ...