I'd find another dealer. Your wife may fall into the "small stature adult" category but 110lbs should still be enough to trigger the sensor. If you can't find another dealer to help you out, contact GM. I'm sure they'd rather not have a lawsuit if the airbag fails to deploy in an accident. Your dealer could care less, except that he already knows you've reported the issue with it and that makes him partially responsible.
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Front Passenger Detection System -- To avert potential injury risk from high-pressure airbag inflation, the front passenger detection system will suppress air bag deployment if a child or person of small stature is sensed sitting on the passenger seat. It also senses the presence of a child restraint on the seat, and will suppress airbag deployment accordingly.
The detection system uses a mat sensor embedded in the passenger seat that establishes the occupant’s weight and weight distribution. If this is below a certain level, the sensor alerts the SDM central control unit and the front passenger airbag will not deploy. It senses children and small-stature adults and suppresses air bag deployment when appropriate.
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