1998 CHEVROLET S10 Owners Manual

Here are-the most imponant things to how about the air
b.ag.systern:
Air ba-gs inflate with.great fo.rce, fiwter than the
blink of
an eye. If you're too close to an inflating
air bag, it .could seriously. injure
you.. This is true.
even
with reduceillforce-frontal air bags, Safety
belts help
keep you in position before arid during
a crash. Always
wear your safe.ty belt, even with
reduced-force air bags, .The -driver should sit
.as
far back as possible while still mairitaining.
control'iof the vehicle,
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The system. checks the air bag electrical system for
malfunctions. The light tells you if there is a. electrical
pKoblem. See “Air Ba,g Re@diness Light” in the Index
for myore information.
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How the .Air Bag System Works
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Iflsornething: is between an occupant 'and an air-
bag, the bag migbt not inflate properly or it
mFiht. forceithe. abj;ect into ;that Iperson. The path
of inflating :air bag must -be kept. clear. Don't
put :anything
between an occupmt and an -air
bag, .and .don't attiach or -put anything on the.
steerh-g, wheel hub: or
on or near any ather -air
bag. covering.
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.How does .an- air bag restrain? When .an air
bag inflates, -there is dust in the
air, This dust could causebreathing 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.
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If the right front pass,enger% air bag is turned
of& the person sitting there won't have the-extra
protection of an air bag.. In a crash, -t.heair bag
wouldnst
be able- to inflate and help proteet the
person .sitting there. Make sure the air
bag ~~ is
turned on unless yon are using a rear-facin-g child
restraint
in the right front seat positioni
'NOTICE:
If you damage the. covering for the driver 'S or the
right front passeager's
-air Bag, the bag may not
work properly. You maylhave to replace the air
bag~.'module in the steering wheel or both the air
bag'module -and the instrument panel for
the
right front passenger's air bag. Do not open .or
break the air ba,g &werings. -
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Servicing Your -Air B-ag-Equipped. Vehicle
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Center Passenger Position
Lap Belt
If your. vehicle has a 'bench sear;, someone can :sit,in the
ceater position.
When you sit in a center seating pasition, y.00- have a lap
safety belt, which has na retractor.. To make. the belt
longer; ti&, the latGh .plate arid pdl it along. the-belt.
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