Chevrolet Captiva C140 Manual page 42

1–38 SEATS AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEMS
• • • • • Do not place objects, children or pets Do not place objects, children or pets Do not place objects, children or pets Do not place objects, children or pets Do not place objects, children or pets
between you and the air bag module. between you and the air bag module. between you and the air bag module.
between you and the air bag module. between you and the air bag module.
Your vehicle's air bag modules are located
on the steering wheel and on the
instrument panel above the glove box.
Placing objects on, over or near the plas-
tic trim covering these air bag modules
could cause those objects to be propelled
by the inflating air bag into your face and
torso causing serious injury.
Children and pets should never ride on
another occupant's lap. Do not place ob-
jects which could cause injury during de-
ployment on an occupant's lap.
• • • • • Tilt the steering wheel downward (if so Tilt the steering wheel downward (if so Tilt the steering wheel downward (if so Tilt the steering wheel downward (if so Tilt the steering wheel downward (if so
equipped), pointing the air bag toward equipped), pointing the air bag toward equipped), pointing the air bag toward equipped), pointing the air bag toward equipped), pointing the air bag toward
your chest instead of your head and your chest instead of your head and your chest instead of your head and your chest instead of your head and your chest instead of your head and
neck. neck. neck.
neck. neck.
Never position the steering wheel at the
highest position. This position should only
be used to allow easy entry and exit from
the driver's seat. Lower the steering be-
fore starting to drive. This will aim the air
bag at the driver's chest, rather than the
more easily injured head and neck.
NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE
The fact that your vehicle may be The fact that your vehicle may be The fact that your vehicle may be The fact that your vehicle may be The fact that your vehicle may be
severely damaged and the air bags did severely damaged and the air bags did severely damaged and the air bags did
severely damaged and the air bags did severely damaged and the air bags did
not inflate or the fact that the vehicle not inflate or the fact that the vehicle not inflate or the fact that the vehicle not inflate or the fact that the vehicle not inflate or the fact that the vehicle
is relatively undamaged and the air bag is relatively undamaged and the air bag is relatively undamaged and the air bag
is relatively undamaged and the air bag is relatively undamaged and the air bag
did inflate does not necessarily mean did inflate does not necessarily mean did inflate does not necessarily mean did inflate does not necessarily mean did inflate does not necessarily mean
that there is something wrong with your that there is something wrong with your that there is something wrong with your that there is something wrong with your that there is something wrong with your
air bag system. The crash sensors de- air bag system. The crash sensors de-
air bag system. The crash sensors de- air bag system. The crash sensors de- air bag system. The crash sensors de-
tect the severity of the crash, not the tect the severity of the crash, not the tect the severity of the crash, not the tect the severity of the crash, not the tect the severity of the crash, not the
amount of damage to the vehicle. amount of damage to the vehicle. amount of damage to the vehicle.
amount of damage to the vehicle. amount of damage to the vehicle.
AIR BAG ON-OFF SWITCH AIR BAG ON-OFF SWITCH AIR BAG ON-OFF SWITCH AIR BAG ON-OFF SWITCH AIR BAG ON-OFF SWITCH
If the instrument panel has the switch pictured
in the following illustration, the vehicle has
an air bag on-off switch that is used to
manually turn on or off the front passenger
frontal and side air bags, and the curtain air
bag for the front passenger and the passenger
sitting directly behind the front passenger.