Chevrolet Captiva C140 Manual page 33

DRIVER' ' ' ' ' S AND FR DRIVER DRIVER DRIVER DRIVER S AND FR S AND FR S AND FRONT P S AND FR ONT P ONT P ONT P ONT PASSENGER ASSENGER ASSENGER ASSENGER' ' ' ' ' S AIR ASSENGER
BAG BAG BAG BAG BAG
Driver Driver Driver' ' ' ' ' s air bag Driver Driver s air bag s air bag s air bag s air bag
The driver's air bag is located in the centre of
the steering wheel.
Fr Fr Fr Fr Front passeng ont passeng ont passeng ont passeng ont passenger er er er er' ' ' ' ' s air bag s air bag s air bag s air bag s air bag
The passenger's air bag is located in the
instrument panel.
S AIR S AIR S AIR S AIR
W W W W W ARNING ARNING ARNING ARNING ARNING
Air bags are only a supplemental restraint, Air bags are only a supplemental restraint, Air bags are only a supplemental restraint, Air bags are only a supplemental restraint, Air bags are only a supplemental restraint,
and are most effective in combination and are most effective in combination
and are most effective in combination and are most effective in combination and are most effective in combination
with safety belts. with safety belts. with safety belts. with safety belts. with safety belts.
All occupants, including the driver All occupants, including the driver, should All occupants, including the driver All occupants, including the driver All occupants, including the driver
always wear their safety belts, whether always wear their safety belts, whether always wear their safety belts, whether always wear their safety belts, whether always wear their safety belts, whether
or not an air bag is also provided at their or not an air bag is also provided at their or not an air bag is also provided at their or not an air bag is also provided at their or not an air bag is also provided at their
seating position, to minimise the risk of seating position, to minimise the risk of seating position, to minimise the risk of
seating position, to minimise the risk of seating position, to minimise the risk of
severe injury or death in the event of a severe injury or death in the event of a severe injury or death in the event of a severe injury or death in the event of a severe injury or death in the event of a
crash. crash. crash.
crash. crash.
• • • • • Frontal air bags do not deploy in side or Frontal air bags do not deploy in side or Frontal air bags do not deploy in side or
Frontal air bags do not deploy in side or Frontal air bags do not deploy in side or
rear collisions. Occupants not wearing rear collisions. Occupants not wearing rear collisions. Occupants not wearing rear collisions. Occupants not wearing rear collisions. Occupants not wearing
their safety belts will not be protected their safety belts will not be protected their safety belts will not be protected
their safety belts will not be protected their safety belts will not be protected
by any restraint system, resulting in by any restraint system, resulting in by any restraint system, resulting in by any restraint system, resulting in by any restraint system, resulting in
severe injuries or death in these types severe injuries or death in these types severe injuries or death in these types severe injuries or death in these types severe injuries or death in these types
of collisions. of collisions.
of collisions. of collisions. of collisions.
• • • • • Occupants who are not properly wearing Occupants who are not properly wearing Occupants who are not properly wearing Occupants who are not properly wearing Occupants who are not properly wearing
their safety belts may be thrown their safety belts may be thrown their safety belts may be thrown
their safety belts may be thrown their safety belts may be thrown
forward by braking before impact, forward by braking before impact, forward by braking before impact, forward by braking before impact, forward by braking before impact,
placing their bodies near or against the placing their bodies near or against the placing their bodies near or against the placing their bodies near or against the placing their bodies near or against the
air bag modules. This can cause severe air bag modules. This can cause severe air bag modules. This can cause severe air bag modules. This can cause severe air bag modules. This can cause severe
injury from the force of an air bag's injury from the force of an air bag's injury from the force of an air bag's injury from the force of an air bag's injury from the force of an air bag's
deployment. deployment.
deployment. deployment. deployment.
SEATS AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEMS 1–29
How air bags work How air bags work How air bags work How air bags work How air bags work
Air bags are designed to keep your head, neck,
and chest from slamming into the instrument
panel, steering wheel or windscreen in a front-end
crash. They are not designed to inflate in rear-
end or rollover crashes or in most side-impact
, should , should , should , should
crashes. Your air bags are designed to deploy in
crashes that are equivalent to, or exceed the
force of a vehicle travelling at a speed of
15 to 23 km/h (9.3 ~ 14.3 mph) crashing into a
solid immovable wall.
The air bag system activates during a severe
collision which is either frontal or when the im-
pact angle is up to 30° from straight ahead.