Pontiac 1995 Grand Prix Owner's Manual page 34

Air bags should
never be regarded as a n y h n g more
than a supplement
to safety belts,
and
then only
in
moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions.
What will you see after an air bag inflaters?
After the air bag inflates, it
quickly
deflates.
This occurs
so
quickly that some people may not even realize
the
air
bag inflated. Some components of the a i r bag module in
the steering wheel hub for the driver's air bag, or the
instrument panel for the right front passenger's bag, will
be hot for a short time, but the part of the bag that comes
into contact with you will not be hot to the touch. There
will be some smoke and dust coming from vents in the
deflated
air
bags.
Air
bag inflation will not prevent the
driver from seeing or from being able to steer the
vehicle, nor will it stop people from leaving the vehicle.
In many crashes severe enough to inflate an air bag,
windshields are broken by vehicle deformation.
Additional windshield breakage may also occur fi-om the
right front pas.senges
a i r bag.
The air bags are designed to inflate only once. After
they inflate, you'll need some new parts for your air
bag system. If you don't get
them,
the air bag system
won't be there to help protect you in another crash.
A new system will include a i r bag modules
and
possibly other parts. The service manual for your
vehicle covers the need to replace other parts.
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