1998 Cadillac DeVille Owner's Manual - Page 42

including rollovers, rear impacts, and side impacts, primarily because an occupant's motion is not toward the air bag. Side impact air bags would not help you in many types of collisions, includingfrontal or near frontal collisions, rollovers, and rear impacts, primarily because an occupant's motion not toward those air is bags. Air bags should never be regardedanything as more than a supplement to safety belts, and then only in moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions for the driver's and right front passenger's frontal air bags, and only in moderate to severe side collisions the for driver's and right front passenger's side impact air bags. When an air bag inflates, there is dust in the air. This dust could cause breathing problems for people with a history of asthma or other breathing trouble,To avoid this, everyone in the so. vehicle should get out soon as it is safe to do as If you have breathing problems but can't get out of the vehicle after an air bag inflates, then get fresh air by opening a window or a door. What will you see after an air bag inflates? After an air bag inflates, it quickly deflates,so quickly that some people may not even realize the air bag -inflated. Some components the air bag module the of steering wheelhub for the driver's air bag, the instrument panelfor the right front passenger's bag, the door for the driver and rightfront passenger's side The parts impact air bags -- will be hotfor a short time. of the bag that come contact with you may be into warm, but not too hot to touch. There will be some smoke anddust coming from the vents in the deflated air bags. Air bag inflation doesn't prevent the driver it from seeing or being able to steer the vehicle, nor does stop people from leaving the vehicle. Your vehicle has a feature that will automatically unlock the doors and turn interior lamps on when the frontal the air bags inflate (if battery power is available). can You lock the doors again and turn interior lampsoff by the using the door lock and interior lamp controls. 1-27