1996 GMC Savana Van Owner's Manual - Page 30

If it says SUPPLEMENTAL INFLATABLE RESTRAINT on the middle part of the steering wheel no but there is right frontpassenger seat, your vehicle has an airbag for the driver only. 1 Air bags are designed to work anly- moderate. to in severe crashes where the of your vehiclehits front something. They aren't.designed to inflateall in at rillover, rear, side .low=speedfrontal crashes. dr Everyone in your vehicle, including the.,driver, should wear a safety belt properly whether or not there's an air bag fbr that person. .If it doesn't say SUPPLEMENTAL 'INFLATABLE RESTRAINT on the middle part of the steering wheel, your vehicle doesn't have air bags. Here arethe most important things to know about the air bag system: I - D Y n can be severelyinjured or killed ina crash if o you aren't wearing yow.sa€etybelt even if you I - have an airbag. Wearing your safety belt during a crash 'hdpsreduce,your chance of hitting things inside thevehicle or being ejected from it. The air bag is only-a"supplementa1,restraint.)' That is, it 'works'witb safety beltsbut doesn't replace them. CAUTION: (Continued) ' - Air bags inflate with great force, faster than the blink af an eye. If yoltl're too close to inflating an air bag, it could seriously injure you. Safety belts help keep you position for an air in bag inflation in a crash. Always wear your safety belt, even with an air bag. Thedriver should sit as far back as possible while still maintaining control of the vehicle. L I 1-22