Chevrolet Sail Diesel Owner's Manual page 47

— If you sell the car, inform the new
owner that the cars equipped with
an airbag system and suggest that
he/she also reads this Manual.
— There may be hazards when
scrapping a car if the airbag has not
been inflated. Contact your
CHEVROLET retailer when your
car needs scrapping.
Caution
If your car is severely damaged and
the airbag is not inflated or your car
is not severely damaged but the
airbag is activated, this does not
necessarily mean there is a fault with
the airbag system.
Collision sensors detect the rate of
change of speed in an axial direction
rather than the extent of damage.
Warning
Children, infants, mothers-to-be, the
elderly, and other sick or frail people,
must not sit on a front seat with an
airbag system.
In addition, a child seat must not be
installed on the front seat as the
inflated airbag may cause injury to
the face or even death of the child
when an accident occurs.
The airbag is not necessarily triggered
each time a collision occurs. The airbag
system may not be triggered in the
following accidents.
Minor accidents when the safety
—
belts can provide sufficient prote-
ction;
Rear impacts or collisions;
—
Diagonal collisions with another
—
vehicle with the impact at a front
corner;
Seats and Restraints
— Overturning or rollover of the car;
Hitting a lamp post or a tree at a low
—
speed without great force.
Warning
Children who are up against, or very
close to, any airbag when it inflates
can be seriously injured or killed.
Airbags plus lap-shoulder belts offer
protection for adults and older
children, but not for young children
and infants. Neither the vehicle's
safety belt system nor its airbag
system is designed for them. Young
children and infants need the
protection that a child restraint
system can provide. Always secure
children properly in the vehicle.
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