park assist CHEVROLET ASTRO 1998 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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Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users ......... 8-4
Courtesy Transportation
......................... 8-8
Cruise Control
................................. 2-34
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8- I
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8-2
Damage. Finish
............................... 6-57
Damage. Sheet Metal ............................ 6-57
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-38
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light
............ 2-66
Dead Battery
................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety
................... 8- IO. 8- 1 1
Defensive Driving ............................... 4-2
Defogger. Rear Window
.......................... 3-8
Defrosting
..................................... 3-6
Dimensions. Vehicle
............................ 6-69
Dome Lamps
.............................. 2-39
Door Front
.......... ........................ 2-4
Rear
........................................ 2-4
Sliding
..................................... 2-10
Drive Position ................................. 2-21
Driver Position
................................. 1 - I 8
Driving
City
........................................ 4-17
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-2
Freeway
.................................... 4-18
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-24
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
IntheRain .................................. 4-15
Locks
....................................... 2-6 Night
...................................... 4-13
OnCurves
................................... 4-9
On Grades While Towing a Trailer
............... 4-35
On
Hill and Mountain Roads .................... 4-21
OnSnowandIce ............................. 4-23
Through Water
............................... 4-17
WetRoads
.................................. 4-15
Winter
...................................... 4-22
With
a Trailer ................................ 4-33
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-2
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
.......................... 7-41
Cooling System Capacity
....................... 6-67
Cover
...................................... 6-15
Exhaust
................. 2-13.2-27.2.30.4.25. 4.33
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-64
Identification
................................ 6-59
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-41
Overheating
................................. 5-13
Running While Parked
......................... 2-27
Specifications
................................ 6-67
Starting
..................................... 2-17
Temperature Gage
............................ 2-61
Engineoil
.................................... 6-10
Adding ..................................... 6-12
Additives
................................... 6-14
Checking
................................... 6-11
Pressure Gage
................................ 2-64
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Safety Belts
................................... 1-12
Adults
...................................... 1-18
Care
....................................... 6-54
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................. 1-38
Children
.................................... 1-39
Driver Position
............................... 1 - I8
Extender .................................... 1-68
How to Wear Properly
......................... 1 - 18
Incorrect Usage .................... 1-20. 1-66, 1-67
Lap-Shoulder
........................... I - 18. 1-33
Larger Children
.............................. 1-65
Questions and Answers
........................ 1 - 17
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
............ 1-32
Rear Seat Passengers
.......................... 1-32
Reminder Light
......................... 1 - 13, 2-58
Replacing After
a Crash ........................ 1-68
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
................... 1 - 19
Use During Pregnancy
......................... 1-25
Safety Chains
.................................. 4-32
Safety Defects, Reporting
................... 8- 10. 8-11
LapBelt .................................... 1-38
Right Front Passenger Position
.................. 1-26
Smaller Children and Babies, Cargo Vans
.......... 1-42
Smaller Children and Babies, Except Cargo Vans
.... 1-40
WhyTheyWork
.............................. 1-14
... Safety Warnings and Symbols ....................... 111
Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 7-4
Seatback Latches
...................................... 1-5
Reclining .............. .................. 1-4
Manual Front ........ .................... 1-2
Seats
Manual Lumbar Support
........................ 1-3 Power
....................................... 1-3
Rear ........................................ 1-6
Removable Rear
............................... 1-9
Restraint Systems .............................. 1-1
Seat Controls ................................. 1-2
Securing a Child Restraint ............ 1-58, 1-60, 1-62
Two-WayManual
............................. 1-2
SecondGear
................................... 2-21
Security Light
.................................. 2-65
Service
........................................ 6-2
Bulletins, Ordering
....................... 8-1 1, 8- I2
Engine Soon Light
............................ 2-62
Manuals, Ordering
....................... 8-1 1, 8- 12
Parts Identification Label
....................... 6-59
Publications, Ordering
.................... 8- 1 1, 8- 12
Work. Doing Your Own
......................... 6-2
Service and Appearance Care
...................... 6-1
Service and Owner Publications
.............. 8-1 1, 8- 12
Service Publications
........................ 8- 11. 8- 12
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
........... 1-31
Sheet Metal Damage
............................ 6-57
Shifting
....................................... 2-19
Into Park (P)
................................. 2-23
Out
of Park (P) ............................... 2-26
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
..................... 1-19
SIR
.......................................... 1-26
Skidding
...................................... 4-12
Sound Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-28
Spare Tire. Compact
............................. 5-36
Specifications and Capacities
...................... 6-67
Speech Impaired, Customer Assistance
............... 8-4
Speedometer
................................... 2-57
Stains, Cleaning
................................ 6-52
Starter Switch Check
............................ 7-43
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