Chevrolet 1999 Corvette Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 50)

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CAUTION:

If something is between an occupant and an air

bag, the bag might not inflate properly or it

might force the object into that person. The path

of an inflating air bag must be kept clear. Don’t

put anything between an occupant and an air

bag, and don’t attach or put anything on the

steering wheel hub or on or near any other air

bag covering and don’t let seat covers block the

inflation path of a side impact air bag.

When should an air bag inflate?

The driver’s and right front passenger’s frontal air bags

are designed to inflate in moderate to severe frontal or

near

-frontal crashes. The frontal air bags are designed to

inflate only if the impact speed is above the system’s

designed “threshold level.” If your vehicle goes straight

into a wall that doesn’t move or deform, the threshold

level is about 9 to 15 mph (14 to 24 km/h). The

threshold level can vary, however, with specific vehicle

design, so that it can be somewhat above or below this

range. If your vehicle strikes something that will move

or deform, such as a parked car, the threshold level will

be higher. The driver’s and right front passenger’s

frontal air bags are not designed to inflate in rollovers,

side impacts, or rear impacts, because inflation would

not help the occupant.

The driver’s and right front passenger’s side impact air

bags are designed to inflate in moderate to severe side

crashes involving a front door. A side impact air bag

will inflate if the crash severity is above the system’s

designed “threshold level.” The threshold level can vary

with specific vehicle design. Side impact air bags are not

designed to inflate in frontal or near

-frontal impacts,

rollovers or rear impacts, because inflation would not

help the occupant. A side impact air bag will only

deploy on the side of the vehicle that is struck.

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Chevrolet 1999 Corvette Owner's Manual Page 50