Buick PARKAVENUE 1994 Manual page 41

What will you see after an air bag inflation?
After the air bag has inflated, it will then quickly
deflate. This occurs so quickly that some people may
not even realize that the air bag inflated. Some
components of the air bag module in the steering wheel
hub for the driver's air bag or the instrument panel for
the passenger's bag may be hot for a short time, but the
portion of the bag that comes into contact with you will
not be hot to the touch. There will be small amounts of
smoke and dust coming from vents in the deflated air
bags. The air bag will
not
impede the driver's vision or
ability to steer the vehicle, nor will
it
hinder the
occupants from exiting the vehicle.
In many crashes severe enough to inflate an air bag,
windshields are broken by vehicle deformation.
Additional windshield breakage may occur in vehicles
with passenger air bags because the windshield acts as a
reaction surface for the inflating air bag.
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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 air bag modules and
possibly other parts. The service manual has
information about the need to replace other parts.
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Your vehicle is equipped with a 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
whether the driver's safety belt was in use.
Let only qualified technicians work on your air bag
system. Improper service can mean that your air bag
system won't work properly. See your dealer 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 on the steering wheel or both the air bag and
the instrument panel for the passenger's air bag.
Do not open or break the air bag covers.
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