1993 Chevrolet Camaro Owner's Manual - Page 35

1993 Chevrolet Camaro Manual

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When electrical work is done under the hood or inside your vehicle, the ignition should be in LOCK if possible. Avoid wires wrapped with yellow tape, or yellow connectors. They are probably part of the air bag system. Your vehicle has adriver's air bag and a right-front passenger's air bag. Both bags must be disconnected if the ignitionhas to be on for electrical work or if the steering column is tobe disassembled. First, disconnect the driver's air bag like this: 1. Turn off the ignition. 2. Remove the SIR (air bag) fuse. (See "Fusesand Circuit Breakers" in the Index.) 3. Disconnect the yellow connector at the base of the steering column. After you follow this procedure for the jriver 's air bag, then disconnect the right-front passenger's air bag like this: 1. Remove the cover under the instrument panel. 2. Disconnect the small yellow connector below the glove box. When the work is complete, if the airbag system was disconnected, be sure to reattach everything and replace the fuse before turning the ignition on. When you turn the ignition key on, be sure you see the air bag readiness light on the instrument panel. If you don't see this lighl flash and then go out as usual, have your air bag system repaired. Safety Belt Use dumg Pregnancy Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant women. Like all occupants, they are more likely to be seriously injured if they don't wear safety belts. A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and the lapportion should be worn as low as possible throughout the pregnancy. The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it's more likely that the fetus won't be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly. 3 1 = = =

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When electrical work is done under the
hood or inside your vehicle, the ignition
should
be in
LOCK
if possible. Avoid
wires
wrapped
with
yellow
tape, or yellow
connectors. They are probably part
of
the
air
bag system.
Your vehicle has
a driver’s air bag
and a
right-front passenger’s air bag. Both
bags
must
be
disconnected if the
ignition has to
be
on for electrical work
or
if the steering
column is
tobe disassembled. First,
disconnect the driver’s air bag
like
this:
1.
Turn
off
the ignition.
2.
Remove the
SIR
(air bag) fuse.
(See
“Fuses and Circuit Breakers”
in the Index.)
3.
Disconnect the yellow connector at
the
base
of
the steering column.
After you follow this procedure for the
jriver
’s
air bag, then disconnect the
right-front passenger’s air bag
like
this:
1.
Remove the cover under the instrument
2.
Disconnect the small yellow connector
When the work is complete, if the
air bag
system was disconnected, be sure to
reattach everything and replace
the
fuse
before turning the ignition on. When
you
turn the ignition key on, be sure you see
the
air bag readiness light
on the
instrument panel.
If
you don’t see this lighl
flash and then go out as usual, have your
air bag system repaired.
panel.
below the glove box.
Safety
Belt
Use
dumg
Pregnancy
Safety belts work for everyone, including
pregnant
women. Like all occupants, they
are more likely to be seriously injured if
they
don’t
wear safety belts.
A
pregnant woman should wear a
lap-shoulder belt,
and the
lap portion
should be worn as low as possible
throughout the pregnancy.
The best
way to protect the fetus is to
protect the mother.
When a safety belt is
worn
properly,
it’s
more
likely that the
fetus won’t be hurt in a crash. For pregnant
women, as for anyone, the key to making
safety belts effective is wearing them
properly.
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