
Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Don’t put anything on, or attach anything to,
the steering wheel or instrument panel.
Also,
don’t put anything (such as pets or objects)
between any occupant and the steering wheel or
instrument panel. And don’t hang anything from
the assist handle on the passenger’s side of the
instrument panel.
If something is between an
occupant and an air bag, it could affect the
performance
of the air bag -- or worse, it could
cause injury.
When should
an air bag inflate?
The air bag is designed to inflate in moderate to severe
frontal or near-frontal crashes. The air bag will inflate
only if the impact speed is above the system’s designed
“threshold level.” If your vehicle goes straight into
a
wall that doesn’t move or deform, the threshold level is
about
1 1 to 16 mph (1 8 to 26 km/h). The threshold level
can vary, however, with specific vehicle design,
so that
it can be somewhat above or below this range. If your
vehicle strikes something that will move or deform, such
as
a parked car, the threshold level will be higher. The
air bag is not designed
to inflate in rollovers, side
impacts or rear impacts, because inflation would not
help
the occupant.
In any particular crash, no one can say whether an air
bag should have inflated simply because of the damage
to a vehicle or because of what the repair costs were.
Inflation is determined by the angle
of the impact and
the vehicle’s deceleration. Vehicle damage is only one
indication
of this.
What makes an air bag inflate?
In a frontal or near-frontal impact of sufficient severity,
the air bag sensing system detects that the vehicle is
suddenly stopping
as a result of a crash. The sensing
system triggers
a chemical reaction of the sodium azide
sealed
in the inflator. The reaction produces nitrogen
gas, which inflates the air bag. The inflator, air bag and
related hardware are all part
of the air bag modules
packed inside the steering wheel and
in the instrument
pane!
in front of the right front passenger.
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Fluid .......................................
Master Cylinder ..............................
Parking .....................................
PedalTravel .................................
Replacing System Parts ........................
System Warning Light .........................
Trailer ......................................
Transmission Shift Interlock Check ...............
Wear .......................................
Brakes, Anti-Lock ..............................
Braking .......................................
Braking in Emergencies ..........................
Break-In, New Vehicle ..........................
Brightness Control ..............................
BTSICheck ...................................
Bulb Replacement ..............................
Canadian Roadside Assistance ...................
Capacities and Specifications ......................
Carbon Monoxide .................... 2-25.4-25,
Cassette Deck Service
...........................
Cassette Tape Player ....................... 3- 1 1.
Cassette Tape Player Care ........................
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp ...................
Center Passenger Position ........................
Center Rear Passenger Position ....................
Certification Label ..............................
Certificationnire Label ..........................
Chains. Safety .................................
6-29
6-27
6-27 2-20
6-29
6-30 2-48
4-33
7-45
6-28
. 4-6
. 4-5
. 4-8
2-13
2-36
7-45
6-3
1
. 8-6
6-65
4-34 7-44
3-13
3-28
2-56 1-33
1-33
4-26
4-26
4-33 Chains. Tire
................................... 6-50
Changing
a Flat Tire ............................. 5-20
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-48
Chemical Paint Spotting .......................... 6-58
Child Restraints
................................ 1-37
Securing
in a Rear Outside Seat Position ........... 1-39
Securing in the Center Front Seat Position ......... 1-41
Securing
in the Center Rear Seat Position .......... 1-41
Securing
in the Center Seat Position .............. 1-41
Securing
in the Passenger Seat Position ........... 1-42
Securing
in the Right Front Seat Position .......... 1-42
TopStrap
................................... 1-38
Where to Put
........................... 1-37. 1-38
Cigarette Lighter ............................... 2-42
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-62
Cleaner. Air
................................... 6-15
Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
.......................... 6-57
Fabric
...................................... 6-51
Glass
....................................... 6-54
Inside
of Your GM ............................ 6-51
Instrument Panel
............................. 6-54
Leather
..................................... 6-53
Outside
of Your GM ........................... 6-55
Special Problems
............................. 6-52
Stains
...................................... 6-52
Tires
....................................... 6-57
Vinyl
....................................... 6-53
Wheels
..................................... 6-57
Windshield and Wiper Blades
................... 6-55
Climate Control. Standard
....................... 3-1
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.................................... 2-12
Brake
...................................... 2-20
Brake Mechanism Check
....................... 7-46
Lots
....................................... 2-12
Over Things That Burn
........................ 2-24
With a Trailer
................................ 4-36
Passenger Position
.............................. 1-29
Passenger Temperature Control
..................... 3-5
Passing
....................................... 4-11
Power Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-47
Antenna Mast Care
............................ 3-29
DoorLocks
................................... 2-3
Option Fuses
................................ 6-61
Remote Control Mirror
........................ 2-39
Seat
......................................... 1-2
Steering
..................................... 4-8
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-24
Windows
................................... 2-26
Power Seat
Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts
.................... 1-29
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
Publications. Service and Owner
.................... 8-9
Radiator ..................................... 5- 16
Radiator Pressure Cap
........................... 6-23
Radio Reception
................................ 3-26
Radios
......................... 3-9.3-11.3-13. 3-19
Rain. Driving In
................................ 4- 15
Reading Lamps
................................ 2-38
Rear
Axle
....................................... 6-19
Door Security Locks
........................... 2-4
Outside Seat Position
.......................... 1-30
Seat Passengers
.............................. 1-29
Storage
..................................... 2-41
Towing
...................................... 5-9
Window Defogger
............................. 3-8
Rearview Mirror
................................ 2-39
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-3
Recovery Tank. Coolant
.......................... 5-13
Refrigerants. Air Conditioning
.................... 6-68
Remote Compact Disc Player
..................... 3-17
Removing the Rear Seat
........................... 1-6
Replacement Bulbs
...................................... 6-69
Parts
....................................... 6-65
Wheel
...................................... 6-48
Replacing Safety Belts
........................... 1-48
Replacing the Rear Seat
........................... 1-7
Reporting Safety Defects
.......................... 8-8
Restraints
Checking
................................... 1-48
Child
....................................... 1-37
Head
........................................ 1-5
Replacing Parts After a Crash
................... 1-48
System Check
................................ 7-44
Reverse. Automatic Transmission
.................. 2-18
Right Front Passenger Position
.................... 1-29
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-4
Roadside Assistance. Canadian
..................... 8-6
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-36
Rotation. Tires
................................. 6-43
9-7