Chevrolet CORVETTE Owner's Manual page 59

58 Seats and Restraints
Warning (Continued)
Wearing your seat belt during a crash
helps reduce your chance of hitting
things inside the vehicle or being ejected
from it. Airbags are supplemental
restraints to the seat belts. Everyone in
the vehicle should wear a seat belt
properly, whether or not there is an
airbag for that person.
Warning
Because airbags inflate with great force
and faster than the blink of an eye,
anyone who is up against, or very close
to, an airbag when it inflates can be
seriously injured or killed. Do not sit
unnecessarily close to any airbag, as you
would be if sitting on the edge of the
seat or leaning forward. Seat belts help
keep you in position before and during a
crash. Always wear the seat belt, even
with airbags. The driver should sit as far
back as possible while still maintaining
control of the vehicle. The seat belts and
the front outboard passenger airbags are
Warning (Continued)
most effective when you are sitting well
back and upright in the seat with both
feet on the floor.
Occupants should not lean on or sleep
against the door or side windows in
seating positions with seat-mounted
airbags.
Children who are up against, or very
close to, any airbag when it inflates can
be seriously injured or killed. Always
secure children properly in the vehicle. To
read how, see Older Children (Left-hand
Drive Shown, Right-hand Drive Similar)
0 67 or
Infants and Young Children (Left-hand
Drive Shown, Right-hand Drive Similar)
0 69.
(Continued)
Warning
There is an airbag readiness light on the
instrument cluster which shows the airbag
symbol.
The system checks the airbag electrical
system for malfunctions. The light tells you
if there is an electrical problem. 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.