Air Bag System - Chevrolet 2003 Corvette Owner's Manual

Air Bag System
This part explains the air bag system.
Your vehicle has air bags - one air bag for the driver
and another air bag for the passenger.
Frontal air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of
injury from the force of an inflating air bag. But these
air bags must inflate very quickly to do their job
and comply with federal regulations.
Here are the most important things to know about the
air bag system:
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if you aren't wearing your safety belt
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even if
you have air bags. Wearing your safety belt
during a crash helps reduce your chance of
ejected from it. Air bags are designed to work
with safety belts, but don't replace them. Air
bags are designed to deploy only in moderate
to severe frontal and near frontal crashes.
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in
rollover,
rear or low-speed frontal crashes, or
in
many
side crashes. And, for some unrestrained
occupants, air bags may provide less
protection in frontal crashes than more
forceful air bags have provided
in
the past.
Everyone in your vehicle should wear a safety
belt properly
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whether or not there's an air
bag for that person.
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blink of an eye. If you're too close to an
leaning forward, it could seriously injure you.
Safety belts help keep you in position before
and during a crash. Always wear your safety
belt, even with air bags. The driver should sit
as
far back as possible while still maintaining
control of the vehicle.
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