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Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and
diagnostic module, which records information about
the air bag system. The module records information
about the readiness of the system, when the 'sensors
are activated and driver's safety belt usage at
deployment.
Servicing
Your Air
Bag-Equipped Pontiac
Air bags affect how your Pontiac should be serviced.
There are parts of the
air
bag system
in several
places
around your vehicle. You don't want the system to
inflate while someone is working on your vehicle. Your
Pontiac dealer and the Grand Prix Service Manual have
Let only qualified technicians work on your air
information about servicing your vehicle and the air bag
bag
system. Improper service can mean that your
system. To purchase a service manual, see "Service and
air bag system won't work properly. See your dealer
Owner Publications" in the Index.
for service.
NOTICE:
If you damage the cover for the driver's or the
right front passenger's air bag, they may not
work properly. You may have to replace the air
bag module in the steering wheel or both the air
bag module and the instrument panel for the
right front passenger's air bag. Do not open or
break the air bag covers.
I
For up to 10 seconds after the ignition key is
turned
off and
the
battery is
discomiected, an air
bag can still inflate during improper service. You
can be injured if you are close to an air bag when
it inflates. Avoid wires wrapped with yellow tape
or yellow connectors. They are probably part of
the air bag system. Be sure to follow proper
service procedures, and make sure the person
performing work for you is qualified to do so.
The air bag system does not need regular maintenance.
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