1998 GMC Savana Van Owner's Manual - Page 36

Air bags inflate with great force, faster thanthe blink of an eye. If you're too close to inflating an air bag, it could seriouslyinjure you. This is true even with reduced-forcefrontal airbags. Safety belts help keep in position before and during you a crash. Always wear your safety belt, even with reduced-force air bags. The driver should sit as far back as possible while still maintaining control of the vehicle. lap-shoulder belts offerthe best protection for adults, but not for young children and infants. Neither the vehicle's safety belt system its nor air bag system is designed them. Young for children and infants need the protection that a child restraint system can provide. Alwayssecure children properly in your vehicle. To read how, see the part of this manual called "Children" and see the caution labels onthe sunvisors and the right front passenger's safety belt. If your vehicle has an bag for the right front air passenger, please read this: 3 1 There is an air bag readiness I Children who are up against, or very close to, an airbag whenit inflates can be seriously injured or killed. This is true even if your vehicle has reduced-force frontal air bags. Air bags plus CAUTION: (Continued) AIR BAG light on the instrument panel, which shows AIR BAG. The system checks the air bag electrical system for malfunctions. The light tells you if there an electrical is problem. See "Air Bag Readiness Light" in theIndex for more information. 1-28