Chevrolet Monte Carlo V 5 owners manual page 31

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How does an air bag restrain? zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA In moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions, even belted occupants can contact the steering wheel or the instrument panel. The air zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBAbag supplements the protection provided by safety belts. Air zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBAbags distribute the force of the impact more evenly over the occupant’s upper body, stopping the occupant more gradually. But air bags would not help you in many types of collisions, including rollovers and rear and side impacts, primarily because an occupant’s motion is not toward the air bag. Air bags should never be regarded as anything more than a supplement to safety belts, and then only in moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions. In many crashes severe enough to inflate an air bag, What zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBAwill you see after zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBAan air bag inflates? windshields are broken by vehicle deformation. After the air bag inflates, it quickly deflates. This occurs Additional windshield breakage may also occur from the so quickly that some people may not even realize the air right front passenger air bag. bag inflated. Somecomponents of the air bag module in the steering wheel hub for the driver’s air bag, or the The air bags are designed to inflate only once. After they inflate, you’ll need some new parts for your air instrument panel for the right front passenger’s bag, will bag system. If you don’t get them, the air bag system be hot for a short time, but the part of the bag that comes won’t be there to help protect you in another crash. into contact with you will not be hot to the touch. There A new system will include air bag modules and will be some smoke and dust coming from vents in the possibly other parts. The service manual for your air bags. Air bag inflation will not prevent the deflated vehicle covers the need to replace other parts. driver from seeing or from being able to steer the vehicle, nor will it stop people from leaving the vehicle. 1-21 ~

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