Replacing Seat Belt System Parts After A; Crash; Airbag System - Chevrolet CORVETTE Owner's Manual

Replacing Seat Belt System Parts
after a Crash
Warning
A crash can damage the seat belt system
in the vehicle. A damaged seat belt
system may not properly protect the
person using it, resulting in serious injury
or even death in a crash. To help make
sure the seat belt systems are working
properly after a crash, have them
inspected and any necessary
replacements made as soon as possible.
After a minor crash, replacement of seat
belts may not be necessary. But the seat
belt assemblies that were used during any
crash may have been stressed or damaged.
See your retailer to have the seat belt
assemblies and seat belt guides inspected or
replaced.
New parts and repairs may be necessary
even if the seat belt system was not being
used at the time of the crash.
Have the seat belt pretensioners checked if
the vehicle has been in a crash, or if the
airbag readiness light stays on after you
start the vehicle or while you are driving.
See Airbag Readiness Light (For Left-hand
Drive Vehicles with a Passenger Sensing
System) 0 97 or
Airbag Readiness Light (For Right-hand Drive
Vehicles without a Passenger Sensing
System) 0 97.
Warning
Safety procedures must be followed at all
times when disposing of the vehicle or
vehicle parts. Disposal should be
performed only by an authorised service
centre, to help protect the environment
and your health.

Airbag System

The vehicle has the following airbags:
A frontal airbag for the driver
A frontal airbag for the front outboard
passenger
A seat-mounted side impact airbag for the
driver
A seat-mounted side impact airbag for the
front outboard passenger
All vehicle airbags have the word AIRBAG on
the trim or on a label near the deployment
opening.
Seats and Restraints
For frontal airbags, the word AIRBAG is on
the centre of the steering wheel for the
driver and on the instrument panel for the
front outboard passenger.
For seat-mounted side impact airbags, the
word AIRBAG is on the side of the backrest
or side of the seat closest to the door.
Airbags are designed to supplement the
protection provided by seat belts. Even
though today's airbags are also designed to
help reduce the risk of injury from the force
of an inflating bag, all airbags must inflate
very quickly to do their job.
Here are the most important things to know
about the airbag system:
Warning
You can be severely injured or killed in a
crash if you are not wearing your seat
belt, even with airbags. Airbags are
designed to work with seat belts, not
replace them. Also, airbags are not
designed to inflate in every crash. In
some crashes seat belts are the only
restraint. See When Should an Airbag
Inflate? 0 59.
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