2006 CHEVROLET HHR Owners Manual

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CHEVROLET HHR 2006 1.G Owners Manual Here are the most important things to know about the
airbag system:
{CAUTION:
You can be severely injured or killed in a crash
if you are not wearing your safety belt — even
if you have airbags. Wea

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CHEVROLET HHR 2006 1.G Owners Manual {CAUTION:
Both frontal and side impact airbags in�ate
with great force, faster than the blink of an
eye. If you are too close to an in�ating airbag,
as you would be if you were leaning forward,
it cou

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CHEVROLET HHR 2006 1.G Owners Manual There is an airbag
readiness light on the
instrument panel cluster,
which shows the airbag
symbol.
The system checks the airbag electrical system for
malfunctions. The light tells you if there is an e

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CHEVROLET HHR 2006 1.G Owners Manual The right front passenger’s airbag is in the instrument
panel on the passenger’s side.If your vehicle has a side impact airbag for the driver
and the person seated directly behind the driver,
it i

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CHEVROLET HHR 2006 1.G Owners Manual If your vehicle has a side impact airbag for the right
front passenger and the person directly behind
that passenger, it is located in the ceiling above the
side windows.
{CAUTION:
If something is bet

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CHEVROLET HHR 2006 1.G Owners Manual When Should an Airbag In�ate?
The driver’s and right front passenger’s frontal airbags
are designed to in�ate in moderate to severe frontal
or near-frontal crashes. But they are designed to in�ate

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CHEVROLET HHR 2006 1.G Owners Manual The threshold level can vary with speci�c vehicle design.
Side impact airbags are not intended to in�ate in frontal or
near-frontal impacts, rollovers or rear impacts. A side
impact airbag is intended

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CHEVROLET HHR 2006 1.G Owners Manual What Will You See After an
Airbag In�ates?
After a frontal airbag in�ates, it quickly de�ates,
so quickly that some people may not even realize the
airbag in�ated. Roof-mounted side impact airbags
de�