park assist CHEVROLET ASTRO 1997 2.G Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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 hang anything from the
assist handle on the passenger’s side of the
instrument panel.
When should an air bag inflate?
An air bag is designed to inflate in a moderate to severe
frontal or near-frontal crash. The air bag will 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
1 1 to 16 mph (1 8 to 26 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
air bag is not designed to inflate in rollovers, side
impacts or rear impacts, because inflation would
not
help the occupant.
In any particular crash, no one can say whether
an air
bag should have inflated simply because
of the damage
to a vehicle or because
of what the repair costs were.
Inflation
is determined by the angle of the impact and
how quickly
the vehicle slows down in frontal or
near-frontal impacts.
What makes an air bag inflate?
In an impact of sufficient severity, the air bag sensing
system detects that the vehicle
is in a crash. The sensing
system triggers a release of gas from the inflator, which
inflates the air bag. The inflator, air bag and related
hardware are all part of the air bag modules inside the
steering wheel and in the instrument panel
in front of the
right front passenger.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Cooling System ................................ 5- I5
Courtesy Lamps ................................ 2-39
Courtesy Transportation
........................... 8-8
Cruise Control
................................. 2-34
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8-2
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users
......... 8-4
Damage. Finish
............................... 6-58
Damage. Sheet Metal
............................ 6-57
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-38
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
............ 2-68
Dead Battery
................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety
................... 8- IO. 8- 11
Defensive Driving ............................... 4-2
Defogger. Rear Window
.......................... 3-8
Defrosting
..................................... 3-6
Dimensions. Vehicle
............................ 6-68
Dome Lamps
.................................. 2-39
Door Locks
....................................... 2-6
Sliding ..................................... 2-10
Drive Position
................................. 2-21
Driver Position
................................. 1 - 18
Driving
City
........................................ 4-18
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Freeway
.................................... 4-19
TnaBlizzard
................................. 4-26
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-4
IntheRain
.................................. 4-16
Night
...................................... 4-14
OnCurves
................................... 4-9
On Grades While Towing
a Trailer ............... 4-37
On
Hill and Mountain Roads .................... 4-22
OnSnowandIce
............................. 4-24
Throughwater
............................... 4-18
WetRoads
.................................. 4-16
Winter
...................................... 4-24
With a Trailer ................................ 4-35
DrunkenDriving
................................ 4-3
Electrical Equipment. Adding
.......... 2- 18. 3-28. 6-60
Electrical System
............................... 6-60
Engine
........................................ 6-9
Coolant
..................................... 6-25
Coolant Heater
............................... 2-18
Coolant Level Check
.......................... 7-43
Cooling System Capacity
....................... 6-66
Cover
...................................... 6-15
Exhaust ..................................... 2-27
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-64
Identification
................................ 6-60
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-43
Overheating
................................. 5-13
Running While Parked
......................... 2-28
Specifications
................................ 6-66
Starting
..................................... 2-17
Temperature Gage
............................ 2-64
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Right Front Passenger Position ................ : ... 1-27
Roadside Assistance .............................. 8-5
Roadside Assistance. Canadian
..................... 8-7
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-36
Rotation. Tires
................................. 6-45
bafety Belt Extender
............................ 1-65
Safety Belts
................................... 1 - 12
Adults
...................................... 1-18
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................. 1-39
....................................... Care 6-54
Children
.................................... 1-41
Driver Position ............................... 1 - 18
Extender
.................................... l-65 How to Wear Properly ......................... 1 - 18
Incorrect Usage
......................... 1-63, 1-64
Lap-Shoulder
........................... 1 - 18, 1-34
Larger Children
.............................. 1-62
Questions and Answers
........................ 1- 17
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
............ 1-34
Rear Seat Passengers
.......................... 1-34
Reminder Light
......................... 1 - 13, 2-60
Replacing After a Crash
........................ 1-62
Right Front Passenger Position
.................. 1-27
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
................... 1-20
Smaller Children and Babies, Cargo
Vans .......... 1-43
Use During Pregnancy
......................... 1-26
WhyTheyWork
.............................. 1-13
Safety Chains
.................................. 4-34
LapBelt
.................................... 1-39
Smaller Children and Babies, Except Cargo Vans
.... 1-4 1
...
Safety Defects. Reporting ................... 8- 10. 8- 11
Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 7-4
Reclining
.................................... 1-4
Manual Lumbar Support
........................ 1-3
Removable Rear
............................... 1-9
Restraint Systems
.............................. 1-1
Seat Controls ................................. 1-2
Securing a Child Restraint ................. 1-53, 1-54
SecondGe
ar ................................... 2-21
Bulletins, Ordering
....................... 8-1 1, 8-12
Manuals, Ordering
....................... 8- 11, 8- 12
Parts Identification Label
....................... 6-60
Publications, Ordering .................... 8- 11, 8- 12
Work, Doing Your Own
......................... 6-2
Service and Appearance Care
...................... 6-1
Service and Owner Publications
.............. 8- 11, 8- 12
Service Publications
........................ 8-11, 8-12
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
........... 1-32
Sheet Metal Damage
............................ 6-57
Out of Park (P) ............................... 2-26
Safety Warnings and
Symbols
....................... 111
Seatback
Latches
...................................... 1-5
Seats ManualFront
............................,.... l-2
Power ...................................... l-3
Rear ........................................ 1-6
Two-WayManual
............................. 1-2
Service
........................................ 6-2
EngineSoonLight
............................ 2-65
Shifting
....................................... 2-19
2-24
Into
Park (P) .................................