Chevrolet 2003 Monte Carlo Owner's Manual page 56

cr--hes where something hits the driver's side
of your vehicle. It isn'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.
Bclrlr 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 betore
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, and should
iiot
lean
oil the boor.
Anyone who is up against, or very close to, any
air bag when it inflates can be seriously injured
or killed. Air bags plus 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 "Older Children'' or "Infants and
Young Children".
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