Chevrolet 2004 Blazer Specifications download pdf (Page 62)

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. In moderate to severe side

collisions, even belted occupants can contact the inside

of the vehicle. The air bag supplements the protection

provided by safety belts. Air bags distribute the force of

the impact more evenly over the occupant’s upper

body, stopping the occupant more gradually. But the

frontal air bags would not help you in many types

of collisions, including rollovers, rear impacts, and many

side impacts, primarily because an occupant’s motion

is not toward the air bag. Side impact air bags would not

help you in many types of collisions, including frontal

or near frontal collisions, rollovers, and rear impacts,

primarily because an occupant’s motion is not toward

those air bags. Air bags should never be regarded

as anything more than a supplement to safety belts, and

then only in moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal

collisions for the driver’s and right front passenger’s

frontal air bags, and only in moderate to severe

side collisions for vehicles with a driver’s and right front

passenger’s side impact air bag.

What Will You See After an Air Bag

Inﬂates?

After the air bag inﬂates, it quickly deﬂates, so quickly

that some people may not even realize the air bag

inﬂated. Some components of the air bag module will be

hot for a short time. These components include the

steering wheel hub for the driver’s frontal air bag and the

instrument panel for the right front passenger’s frontal air

bag. For vehicles with side impact air bags, the side of

the seatback closest to the driver’s and/or right front

passenger’s door will be hot. The parts of the bag that

come into contact with you may be warm, but not too hot

to touch. There will be some smoke and dust coming from

the vents in the deﬂated air bags. Air bag inﬂation doesn’t

prevent the driver from seeing or being able to steer the

vehicle, nor does it stop people from leaving the vehicle.

{CAUTION:

When an air bag inﬂates, there is dust in the

air. This dust could cause breathing problems

for people with a history of asthma or other

breathing trouble. To avoid this, everyone in

CAUTION: (Continued)

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