Chevrolet 1998 Cavalier Owner's Manual page 42

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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. This is true
even if your vehicle has reduced-force frontal air
bags. Safety belts help keep you in position before
and during a crash. Always wear your safety belt,
even with reduced-force air bags. The driver
should sit as far back as possible while still
maintaining control of the vehicle.
Children who are up against, or very close to, an
air bag when it inflates can be seriously injured
or killed. This is true even
if
your vehicle has
reduced-force frontal
air
bags. Air bags plus
lap-shoulder belts offer the best protection for
CAUTION: (Continued)
adults, but not for young children and infants.
Neither the vehicle's safety belt system nor its air
bag system is designed for them. Young children
and infants need the protection that
a
child
restraint system can provide. Always secure
children properly in your vehicle. To read how,
see the part of this manual called "Children" and
see the caution labels on the sunvisors and the
right front passenger's safety belt.
There is an air bag
readiness light on the
instrument panel, which
shows AIR BAG.
AIR
BAG
The system checks the air bag 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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