1995 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 25

Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System w?) This part explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) system, or air bag. Your vehicle has anair bag for the driver. Here arethe most important things to know about the air bag system: A CAUTION: You can be severelyinjured orkilled in a crashif you aren't wearing your safety belt-even if you have air an bag. Wearing your safety beltduring a crash helps reduce your chance of hitting things inside the vehicle or being ejectedfrom it. The air bag is onlya %upplemental restraint." That is, it works with safety beltsbut doesn't replace them. Air bags are designed to to work only in moderate severe crashes where the front of your vehicle hits something. Theyaren't designed to inflate at all in mllover, rear, side, or low-speed frontal crashes. Everyonein your vehicle, including the driver, should weara safety belt properly whether or not there's an air for that bag person.?i;:? .. - /: .,, ': A CAUTION: Air bags inflate with great force, faster thanthe blink of an eye. If you're too close an inflating air bag, it could seriously to injure you. Safety belts help keep in position for an air bag you inflation in a crash. Always wearyour safety belt, even with an air bag, and sit as far back as you can while stillmaintaining control of your vehicle. 1-16