1997 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 103

Air Bag. Readiness-L-ight There is '.an air hag readines.s light on the instrumen-t panel, which shows A1R.BA.G.The syste.m checks the. air.bag's electrical system for malfunction-s.The light ,tells.you,if thereis -anekctrical pmbkm.The system check ificlndes .the ak bag sensors, the ,airbag.nzQdule, the wiring.and the diagnostic module. Formore infcjrmation on the air bag system, s,ee"Air Bag" in the Index. 'This,light will come on when you start your engine, and it will flash for a few -seconds.Then the light :should go Out.. This means ,the system is r"eady. The air bag readiness light sho.uid. flash.for a few seconds when you turn the. ignition to RUN. If the key light doesn't come on.then, have it- fixed SO it will be ready to warn you if there is a problem. I--i/ The charging system light will c.ome on briefly when you turn on the ignition, but the engine is not -running, as-,acheek to show -you it isworking. AIR BAG If-tbeair bag readiness light stays on afterylau start the efi.gineor c.omes on wh&nyou are drivingj.yo.ur air bag s.ystem may not work properly. Have :your vehicle serviced right away. 1t:should go .out once the engine.is Iuming. If it stays on, or corms on while you are driving; you may have a problem with thechargigg system. It c'ould.indicate that you have problems with a generator ,dsive belt,or %math& ekctrical probIern. Have it checked right away. Driving whilethis light is.on could drain ,your b.attery. If you must drive a short distance. withthe light an, be, certain to turn.off all your wxssories, .such as the radio a d a i r conditioner.