Chevrolet 2001 Tahoe Owner's Manual page 42

CAUTION: (Continued)
Frontal air bags for the driver and right front
passenger 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
crashes. And, for unrestrained occupants, frontal
air bags may provide less protection in frontal
crashes than more forceful air bags have
provided in the past. The side impact air bags for
the driver and right front passenger are designed
to inflate only in moderate to severe crashes
where something hits the side of your vehicle.
They aren't designed to inflate in frontal,
in rollover or in rear crashes. Everyone in
your vehicle should wear a safety belt
--
properly whether or not there's an air
bag for that person.
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speed frontal
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, as you
would be if you were leaning forward, it could
seriously injure you. Safety belts help keep you in
position for air bag inflation before and during a
crash. Always wear your safety belt, even with
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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