1996 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner's Manual - Page 32

1996 Chevrolet Cavalier Manual

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I , Don't put anything on, or attach anything to, the steering wheelor instrument panel. Also, don't put anything (suchas pets or objects) between any occupant and the steering wheel or instrument panel.If something is between an occupant and an air bag, it could affect the performance of the air bag or worse, it could cause injury. In any particular crash, no one can say whetheran air bag should have inflated simply becauseof the damage to a vehicle or because of what the repair costs were. Inflation is determined by the angle of the impact and the vehicle's deceleration. Vehicle damage only one is indication of this. - vehicle strikes something that will move deform, such or as a parked car, the threshold level will be higher. The air bag is not designed inflate in rollovers, side to impacts or rear impacts, because inflation would not help the occupant. -- What makes an air bag inflate? In a frontal or near-frontal impact of sufficient severity, the air bag sensing system detects that thevehicle is suddenly stopping as result of a crash. The sensing a The air bag is designed to inflate in moderateto severe system triggersa chemical reaction of the sodium azide frontal or near-frontal crashes. The air bag will inflate only if the impact speed is above the system's designed sealed inthe inflator. The reaction produces nitrogen gas, which inflates the air bag. The inflator, air bag and "threshold level." If your vehicle goes straight into a related hardware are all part the air bag modules of wall that doesn't move deform, the threshold level is or packed inside the steering wheel and in the instrument about 9 to 15 mph (14 to 24 krn/h). The threshold level panel in front of the rightfront passenger. can vary, however, with specific vehicle design, so that it canbe somewhat aboveor below this range. If your When shouldan air bag inflate?

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I,
-
Don’t
put
anything
on,
or
attach
anything
to,
the
steering
wheel or instrument
panel.
Also,
don’t
put
anything
(such as pets
or
objects)
between
any
occupant
and
the
steering
wheel
or
instrument
panel.
If
something is between
an
occupant and an air bag,
it
could
affect
the
performance
of
the air bag
--
or
worse,
it
could
cause
injury.
When
should an air
bag
inflate?
The air bag
is
designed
to
inflate in
moderateto severe
frontal or near-frontal crashes. The air bag
will inflate
only if the
impact
speed
is
above
the
system’s
designed
“threshold level.”
If
your vehicle goes straight into a
wall
that
doesn’t
move or deform, the threshold level is
about
9
to
15
mph
(14
to
24
krn/h).
The threshold
level
can vary,
however,
with
specific vehicle design,
so
that
it
can be somewhat
above
or
below
this range. If your
vehicle strikes something
that
will
move
or deform, such
as a parked
car,
the
threshold
level will be higher. The
air
bag
is
not
designed
to inflate
in
rollovers, side
impacts or rear impacts, because inflation would
not
help
the
occupant.
In
any
particular crash, no one can
say
whether
an
air
bag should have inflated simply
because of the
damage
to a vehicle
or
because
of
what the repair costs
were.
Inflation is determined by the angle of the impact
and
the vehicle’s
deceleration.
Vehicle
damage
is only one
indication of this.
What
makes an air bag
inflate?
In a frontal or near-frontal
impact of sufficient
severity,
the
air
bag
sensing
system
detects that
the vehicle is
suddenly
stopping
as
a result of a crash. The sensing
system
triggers a chemical reaction of the
sodium
azide
sealed
in the inflator. The reaction produces
nitrogen
gas, which inflates the air bag. The inflator, air
bag
and
related hardware
are
all
part
of the
air
bag
modules
packed inside the
steering
wheel
and
in
the
instrument
panel
in front
of
the
right front passenger.