Buick LESABRE 1996 Manual page 29

Air-bags are designed to work only in moderate to
severe crashes where the front of your vehicle hits
something. They aren't designed to inflate at all in
rollover, rear, side or low-speed frontd crashes.
Everyone in your vehicle, including the driver,
i
should wear a safety belt properly
--
whether or
not there's an air bag for that person.
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CAUTION:
Air bags inflate with great force, faster than the
blink of an eye. If you're too close to an inflating
air bag, it could seriously injure you. Safety belts
help keep you in position. for an air bag inflation
in a crash. Always wear your safety belt, even
with an air bag. The driver should sit as far
back as possible while still maintaining control
of the vehicle. An inflating air bag can seriously
injure small children. Always secure children
CAUTION: (Continued)
CAUTION- Qmtinued)
4 .
properly in your vehicle. To read how, see the part
of this manual called "Children" and the caution
label on the right front passenger's safety belt.
AIR BAG
AIR
BAG
Gage Cluster Standard Cluster
There is an air bag readiness light on the instrument
panel, which skiows AIR BAG.
The system checks the air bag's electrical system for
malfunctions. The light tells you
if
there is an .electrical
problem. See
"Air
Bag Readiness Light" in the Index
for more information.
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