Seats and Restraints

Where Are the Airbags?

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Where Are the Airbags?

The driver frontal airbag is in the middle of the steering wheel.

Where Are the Airbags?

The front outboard passenger frontal airbag is in the instrument panel on the passenger side.

Driver Side Shown, Passenger Side Similar
Driver Side Shown, Passenger Side Similar

The seat-mounted side impact airbags for the driver and front outboard passenger are in the side of the seatbacks closest to the door.

Driver Side Shown, Passenger Side Similar
Driver Side Shown, Passenger Side Similar

The roof-rail airbags for the driver, front outboard passenger, and second row outboard passengers are in the ceiling above the side windows.

Do not use seat accessories that block the inflation path of a seat-mounted side impact airbag.

Never secure anything to the roof of a vehicle with roof-rail airbags by routing a rope or tie‐down through any door or window opening. If you do, the path of an inflating roof-rail airbag will be blocked.

Test yourself

A quick Chevrolet Captiva quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.