1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Owner's Manual - Page 33

In many crashes severe enough to inflate an air bag, windshields are broken by vehicle deformation. Additional windshield breakage may also occur from the right front passenger a i r bag. 0 NOTICE: If you damage thecovering for thedriver's or the right frontpassenger's air bag, the bagmay not air work properly. You may have to replace the bag modulein the steering wheel or both the air bag moduleand the instrument panel for the right front passenger's air bag. Do not openor break theair bag coverings. Air bags are designed to inflate only once. After they inflate, you'll need some new parts for your air bag system. If you don't get them, the air bag system won't be there to help protect you in another crash. A new system will include air bag modules and possibly other parts.The service manualfor your vehicle covers the need to replace other parts. Your vehicleis equipped with a crash sensing and diagnostic module, which records information about the air bag system.The module records information about the readiness of the system, when the sensors are activated and driver's safety belt usage at deployment. Let only qualified technicians work on your a i r bag system. Improper service can mean that your a i r bag system won't work properly. See your retailer for service. 0 0 1-26