2003 Chevrolet Blazer Owner's Manual - Page 59

Air Bag System This part explains the air bag system. Your vehicle has air bags - one air bag for the driver and another air bag for the right front passenger. Frontal air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of injury from the force of an inflating air bag. But these air bags must inflate very quickly to do their job and comply with federal regulations. Here are the most important things to know about the air bag system: They z-- -n't designe- -0 inflate at all _ _ _ roIlo--:, rear or low-speed frontal crashes, or in many side crashes. And, for some unrestrained occupants, air bags may provide less protection in frontal crashes than more forceful air bags have provided in thepast. Everyone in your vehicle shouldwear a safety belt properly - whether or not there's an air bag for that person. You can be severely injured or killed a crash in if you aren't wearing your safety - even if belt you have air bags. Wearing your safety belt bags Air e\n t great forc-, faster than the during a crash helps reduce your chance of an blink of an eye. If you're too close to hitting things inside the vehicle or being ejected inflating air bag, as you would be if youwere from it. Air bags are designed to work with leaning forward, it could seriously injureyou. safety belts, but don't replace them. Airbags are Safety belts help keep you in position before in designed to deploy only moderate to severe and during a crash. Always wear your safety frontal andnear frontal crashes. belt, even with air bags. The driver should sit as far back as possible whilestill maintaining CAUTION: (Continued) control of the vehicle. 1-52 r