After The Air Bag Deploys; Srs Servicing - Daewoo Kalos User Manual

AFTER THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS

After the air bag deflates, you may no-
tice a burning smell, smoke, and white
powder in the interior of the vehicle.
This is normal. The burning smell is
from the propellant that was ignited to
inflate the airbag. The white powder is
cornstarch or talcum or sodium com-
pounds which lubricate the air bag to
reduce friction on the air bag during
storage and inflation. Although they
may cause some skin or eye irritation,
these substances are not toxic.
SEATS AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEMS 1–25

SRS SERVICING

Your Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) is virtually maintenance free.
However, if any of the following occurs,
have your SRS serviced immediately by
an authorized repairer.
• Any of your air bag has deployed.
• The air bag warning lamp indicates
malfunction. See "AIR BAG WARN-
ING LAMP" in the index.
NOTE
If your vehicle is equipped with side
air bags, the front seat assembly must
be replaced after the side air bag has
been deployed. Contact your autho-
rized repairer for more information.
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WARNING
• Do not drive your vehicle after
one or more air bags have de-
ployed.
• Do not try to repair, alter, or dis-
pose of the air bag yourself.
• Air bags are installed under high
pressure with sophisticated crash
sensing and air bag inflating sys-
tems. Allowing an untrained and
unauthorized person to handle an
air bag can lead to serious inju-
ries and death.
• Contact your authorized repairer
immediately if either of your
vehicle's air bag has deployed, if
damage occurs to your vehicle at
or near either of the air bag mod-
ules, or if you believe for any rea-
son that the operating condition of
either air bag has been impaired.
Driving a vehicle after an air bag
has deployed without authorized ser-
vice can result in severe injuries and
death.