Chevrolet 1998 Prizm Owner's Manual page 37

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CAUTION:
Both frontal and side impact 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 with reduced-force
frontal air bags. Safety belts help keep you in position
for
air
bag idation before and during a crash.
Always wear your safety belt, even with
reduced-force frontal air bags. The driver should sit
as far
back as possible while
still
maintaining control
of the vehicle. Front occupants should not lean on or
sleep against the door.
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CAU-ION:
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 though your vehicle has
reduced-force frontal air bags. Air bags plus
CAUTION: (Continued)
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lap-shoulder belts offer the best protection for
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.
AIR
BAG
There is an air bag
readiness light on
the instrument
panel, which shows
AIR BAG.
The system checks the air bag electrical system for
malfunctions. The lights tell you if there is an electrical
problem. See "Air Bag Readiness Light" in the Index
for more information.
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