1995 Oldsmobile Aurora Owner's Manual - Page 29

How does an air bag restrain? In moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions, even belted occupants can contact the steering wheel or the instrument panel. The air bag supplements the protection provided by safety belts. bags distribute Air the forceof the impact more evenly over the occupant's upper body, stopping the occupant more gradually. But air bags would help you in many types of collisions, not including rollovers and rear and side impacts, primarily because an occupant's motionis not toward the air bag. Air bags should never regarded as anything more be than a supplement to safety belts, and then only in moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions. In many crashes severe enough to inflate an air bag, windshields are broken vehicle deformation. by After the air bag inflates, quickly deflates. This occurs Additional windshield breakage it may also occur from the so quickly that some people may not even realize the air right front passenger bag. air bag inflated. Some components the air bag module of in The air bags are designedto inflate only once. After the steering wheel hub for the driver's air bag, or the they inflate, you'll need some new parts for your air instrument panel for the right front passenger's bag, will bag system. If you don't get them,the air bag system be hot for a short time, the partof the bag that comes but won't be there help protectyou in another crash. to into contactwith you will not be hot to the touch. There A new system will include air bag modules and will be some smoke and dust coming from vents in the possibly other parts. The service manual for your deflated air bags. Air bag inflation will not prevent the vehicle covers the need to replace other parts. driver from seeing or from being able to steer the vehicle, nor will it stop people from leaving the vehicle. What will you see after an air bag inflates? 1-21