1997 CHEVROLET S10 Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Qt What’s wrong with this?
You can be seridusly irijured by -a twisted belt. Ih
a crash, you wouldn’t have the full width of-the
belt to spread impact forces,.
I€ a belt is twisted,
make.
it straight so it can work- properly, orask
your dealer to fix it.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle.
The belt should go back out of the way.
Before you close the door, be sure the belt is out of the
way. If you slam the- door on it, you can damage both the
belt
and your vehicle.
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
(SIR) System
This part explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
(SIR) system or air bag system.
Your vehicle has an air bag for the driver.
Here are the most important things to know about the air
bag system:
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You can be severely injured or. k-illed in a crash if
you aren’t wearing your safety belt -- even if you
have an air bag. Wearing your safety belt during
a crash helps reduce your chance of hitting things
inside the vehicle or being ejected
from it. Air
bags are 6%upplemental restraints” to the safety
belts.
A11 air bags are designed to work with
safety belts, but don’t replace them.
Air bags are
designed to work
only in moderate to severe
crashes where the
front of your vehicle hits
something. They -aren’t designed to inflate at all
CAUTION: (Continued)
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine CAUTION: (Continued)
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in rollover, rear, .side or low -,xed frontal crashes..
Everyone in $om vehiir;le should wear a safety belt
propedy
-- whether or not -there’s an air, bag for
that per$.on.
A CAUTION:
Air bags inflate with great force, faster than the
blink of an eye. If you’re too close to an inflating
air bag, it could seriously injure you. Safety belts
h.elp keep you
in position before and during a
crash.
Always wear your safety b-elt, even with an
air bag, and sit as far back as you can while still
maintaining control of your vehicle.
AIR
BAG
There is an. air hag readiness.
.Light on the instrument
AIR.BAG.
pad, which shows
The system checks the air bag electrical system €or
malfunctions. The light tells you if there is an el&tricd
problem. See ‘.‘Air Bag- J3eadine.s Light” 31 the Index
for more infomation.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine How the Air Bag System Works
Where is the air bag?
The driver’s air bag is in the middle of the steering wheel.
If something is between the driver and the air
bag, the bag might not inflate properly
or it
might force the object into that person. The path
of an inflating .air bag must be kept clear. Don’t
put anything between
an occupant and the air
bag, and don’t attach
or put anything on or near
the steering wheel hub.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The -air bag ~y.stem is designed to work properly under a
wjde range of co’riditions, including. off-road usage.
0bsew.e safe driving speeds, :esp.ec.ially OD rough terrain.
As always, wear your safety belt. See “Off-Road
Driving” in .the.-Index for more- tips on off-road driving
What makes an air bag Mate.?
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine What wiil you see after an air bag inflates?
After an air hag inflates, it quickly deflates, so quickly
,that some people may not even realize the air b-ag
inflated. S'orne components of the air bag mo'dule in the
steering
wheel hub will be hot fd a short time. The parts
of the bag that come.into contact with you may be
warm, but not, too. hot to. t.ouch. Thew wi11 be some
-smoke and,dust-coming from vents in the-deflatd air
bag. Air bag inflation doesn't prevent the driver from
s.eeing
orfrbom beilzg able to steerthe vehicle, nor does it
stoppeople
from le-aving .the vehicle.
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When an air bag inflates,. there is dust in the air.
This dust could cause breathing problems for
people-
with a history of asthma or other
breathing trouble..
To avoid this, .everyone in the
vehicle should get out as
-soon as it is safe to do so.
If you have breathing problems.but can't get out
of the vehicle after an air bag inflates, then get
fresh air
by opening a window or door.
NOTICE:
If you damage the cover for the driver's air bag,
the bag may not work properly. You may have: to
rep1ac.e the air bag module. Do not open or break
'the -air bag cover.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine .Servicing Yo.ur: Air Bag-Equipped licle
The air bag affects how your vehicle ihould be serviced.
There are parts of the air bag system in ,several places
around your vehicle, Y0.u dm’t-want the sys.ttem to.
inflate. while someone is wo&g on your vehicle.
Your
GM dealer and the GM Service Manual have
information about servicing
your vehicle and the aif bag-
system.
To purchase a service manual, see “Service and
Owner Publications”
in the Index.
For up to two minutes i er tht pition key is
turned
ofT‘and the battery is di-scannected, an -air
bag can.stiIl inflate durin,g improper service. You
can be injured if~you are close to an air bag when
it inflates. Avoid wires wrapped with yelIow tape,
or yellow connectors. They are probably part of
the air bag system. Be.sure to follow proper
service procedures,
and make snm’e the person
performing-
work for you is qualified to do so.
The air bag. system dses not need regular.maintenance.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Safety belts work for-everyonej including pregnant
women. Like all occupants, they are
more likely to be
seriously injured if they don’t wear safety belts.
A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and
the lap portion should be w.orn as low as possible, below
the rounding, throughout the pregnancy. The
best way
to’ protect -the fetus is to protect the
-mother. When a safety belt is worn properly,.it’s .more
likely that the fetus won’t be
hurt in a crash. For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making
safety belts. ef€ective- is wearing them properly.
Right Front Passenger Position
The right front passenger’s safety belt works the. same
way as the driver’s safety-belt. See “Driver Position”
earlier
in this section.
When the shoulder b,elt is pulled out all the way, it will
lock. If-it does,
let it go back all the way and start again.
Center Passenger Position