Q: I can't turn the car on.

asked by on February 26, 2016

I turned the car on and I turned off .I put the radio on . After about 45 min I wanted to drive and I tried to turn on the car but it shown on the dash that the passenger air bag is off . I was alone in the car. I tried to adjust the seat .. And turned it off then trying to restar it but nothing The car still can't be started. Could u help me about it?

My car has 102 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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