Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle - Chevrolet 2003 Malibu Owner's Manual

Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and
diagnostic module, which records information
about the air bag system. The module records
information about the readiness of the system,
when the system commands air bag inflation and
driver's safety belt usage at deployment.
Let only qualified technicians work on your air bag
system. Improper service can mean that your air
bag system won't work properly. See your dealer for
service.
Notice: If you damage the covering for the driver's
or the right front passenger's air bag, the bag may
not work properly. You may have to replace the air
bag module in the steering wheel or both the air bag
module and the instrument panel for the right front
passenger's air bag. Do not open or break the air bag
coverings.
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped
Vehicle
Air bags affect how your vehicle should be serviced.
There air bag system parts in several places around
your vehicle. You don't want the system to inflate while
someone is working on your vehicle. Your dealer
and the service manual have information about servicing
your vehicle and the air bag system. To purchase a
service manual, see Service Publications Ordering
Information on page 7- 10.
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For up to 10 minutes after the ignition key i s
turned off and the battery is disconnected, an
air bag can still inflate during improper service.
You can be injured if you are close to an air bag
when it inflates. Avoid yellow connectors. They
to follow proper service procedures, and make
sure the person performing work for you is
qualified to do so.
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Air bag systems do not need regular maintenance.
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