2003 Chevrolet Tahoe Owner's Manual - Page 76

Here are the most important things to know about the air bag systems: hits the side of your vehicle. They aren't designed to inflate in frontal, in rollover or in rear crashes. Everyone in your vehicle should wear a safety belt properly - whether or not there'san air bag for that person. You can be severely injured or killed in a crash if you aren't wearing your safety belt- even if you have air bags. Wearing your safety belt during a crash helps reduce your chance of hitting things inside the vehicle or being ejected from it. Air bags are designed to work with safety belts but don't replacethem. Frontal air bags for the driver and right front passenger are designed to deploy only in moderate to severe frontal and near frontal crashes. They aren't designed to inflate all in at rollover, rear or low-speed frontal crashes, in or many side crashes. And, for some unrestrained occupants, frontal air bags may provide less protection in frontal crashes than more forceful air bags have provided in the past. The side impact air bags for the driver and right front passenger are designed inflate only to in moderate to severe crashes where something CAUTION: (Continued) Both frontal and side impact air bags inflate with great force, faster than the blink eye.an of If you're too close an inflating air bag, as you to would be if you were leaning forward, it could seriously injure you. Safety belts help keep you in position for bag inflation before and air during a crash. Always wear your safety belt, even with frontal air bags. driver shouldsit The as far back as possible while still maintaining control of the vehicle. Front occupants should not lean on or sleep against the door.