2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Owners Manual

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CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2008 2.G Owners Manual {CAUTION:
Frontal airbags are designed to deploy in
moderate to severe frontal and near frontal
crashes. They are not designed to in�ate in
rollover, rear crashes, or in many side crashes.
If your veh

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CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2008 2.G Owners Manual {CAUTION:
Airbags plus lap-shoulder belts offer the best
protection for adults, but not for young
children and infants. Neither the vehicle’s
safety belt system nor its airbag system is
designed for

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CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2008 2.G Owners Manual Where Are the Airbags?
The driver’s airbag is in the middle of the steering
wheel.The right front passenger’s airbag is in the instrument
panel on the passenger’s side.
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CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2008 2.G Owners Manual If your vehicle has roof-rail airbags for the driver, right
front passenger, and second row outboard passengers,
they are in the ceiling above the side windows.
{CAUTION:
If something is between an oc

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CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2008 2.G Owners Manual When Should an Airbag In�ate?
Frontal airbags are designed to in�ate in moderate to
severe frontal or near-frontal crashes to help reduce the
potential for severe injuries mainly to the driver’s or

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CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2008 2.G Owners Manual In addition, your vehicle has dual-stage frontal airbags.
Dual-stage airbags adjust the restraint according to
crash severity. Your vehicle has electronic frontal
sensors, which help the sensing syste

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CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2008 2.G Owners Manual What Makes an Airbag In�ate?
In a deployment event, the sensing system sends an
electrical signal triggering a release of gas from
the in�ator. Gas from the in�ator �lls the airbag causing
the bag to

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CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2008 2.G Owners Manual What Will You See After an Airbag
In�ates?
After the frontal airbags in�ate, they quickly de�ate,
so quickly that some people may not even realize
an airbag in�ated. Roof-rail airbags may still be at