belt CHEVROLET BLAZER 1996 2.G User Guide

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You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is
too loose. In a crash, you would move forward
too much, which could increase injury. The
shoulder belt should fit against your body.
A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It won't give nearly
as much protection this way.
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A: The belt is buckled in the wrong place.
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You can be seriously injured if your belt is
buckled in the wrong place like this.
In a crash,
the belt would go up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not at the pelvic bones. This
could cause serious internal injuries. Always
buckle your belt into the buckle nearest you.
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You can be seriously injured if you wear the
shoulder belt under your arm. In
a crash, your ~
body would move .too far forward, which would
increase the chance
of head and neck injury.
Also, the belt would apply
too much force to the
ribs, which aren't as'strong
as shoulder bones.
You could also severely injure internal organs
like your liver or spleen.
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A: The shoulder belt is worn under the arm. It should
, . be worn over the shoulder at all times.
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A: The belt is twisted across the body.
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You can be seriously injured by a twisted belt. In
a crash, you wouldn’t have the full width of the belt to spread impact forces. If a belt
is twisted,
make
it straight so it can work properly, or ask
your dealer to
fix it.
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To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle.
‘I The belt should go back out of the way.
Before you close the door, be sure the belt is out of the
way. If
you slam the door on it,Jou can damage both the
belt
and your vehicle.
Supplemental Inflatable
,Restraint (SIR) System
This part explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
(SIR) system or air bag system.
Your vehicle has an air bag for the driver.
Here are the most important things to know about the
air bag system:
A CAUTION:
You can be severely injured or killed in a crash if
you aren’t wearing your safety belt
-- even if you
have
an air bag. Wearing your safety belt dwring a
crash helps reduce your chance
of hitting things
inside the vehicle or being ejected from it. The air
bag is only a “supplemental restraint.” That
is, it
works with safety belts but doesn’t replace them.
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Air bags are designed to work only in moderate to
severe crashes where the front of your vehicle hits
something. They aren’t designed to inflate
at all in
rollover, rear, side or low-speed frontal crashes.
Everyone in your vehicle, including the driver,
should wear
a safety belt properly -- whether or
not there’s an air bag for that person.
Air bags inflate with great force, faster than the
blink
of an eye. If, you’re too close to an inflating
air bag, it could seriously injure you. Safety belts
help keep you in position for an air bag inflation
in
a crash. Always wear your safety belt, even
with an air bag, and sit as far back as you can
~ while still maintaining control of your vehicle.
AIR
BAG
There is an air bag
readiness light on
the
instrument panel, which
shows
AIR BAG.
The system checks the air bag’s electrical system for
malfunctions. The light tells you
if there is an electrical
problem. See “Air Bag Readiness Light’’
in the Index
for more information.
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The air bag is designed to inflate in moaerate to severe
frontal or near-frontal crashes. 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
14 to 18 mph (23 to 29 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
the vehicle’s deceleration. Vehicle damage
is only one
indication
of this.
The air bag system is designed to work properly under a
wide range of conditions, including off-road usage.
Observe safe driving speeds, especially
on rough terrain.
As always, wear your safety belt. See “Off-Road
Driving” in the Index for more tips
on off-road driving.
What makes an air bag inflate?
In a frontal or near-frontal impact of sufficient severity,
the air bag sensing system detects that the vehicle is
suddenly stopping as a result of a crash. The sensing
system triggers
a chemical reaction of the sodium azide
sealed in
the inflator. The reaction produces nitrogen
gas, which inflates
the air bag. The inflator, air bag and
related hardware are all part of the air bag module
packed inside the steering wheel.
How does an air bag restrain?
In moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions,
even belted occupants can contact the steering wheel.
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 air bags would not
help you
in many types of collisions, including
rollovers, rear impacts and side impacts, primarily
because an occupant’s motion is not toward the air
bag.
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.
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After the air bag inflates, it quickly deflates. This occurs
so quickly that some people may not even realize the air
bag inflated. Some components
of the air bag module in
the steering wheel hub will be hot for a short time. The
part
of the bag that comes into contact with you may be
warm, but it will never be
too hot to touch. There will be
some smoke and dust coming from vents in the deflated
air bag. Air bag inflation will
not prevent the driver
from seeing or from being able
to steer the vehicle, nor
will it stop people from leaving the vehicle.
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When an air bag inflates, 1 !re is du in 1 ! air.
This dust could cause breathing problems for
people with a history
of asthma or other
breathing trouble. To avoid this, everyone in the
vehicle should get out
as soon as it is safe to do so.
If you have breathing problems but can’t get out
of the vehicle after an air bag inflates, then get
fresh air by obening a window or door.
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The air bag is designed to inflate only once. After it
inflates, you’ll need some new parts for your air bag
system. If you don’t get them, the air bag system
won’t be there
to help protect you in another crash.
A new system will include the air bag module and
possibly other parts. The service manual for your
vehicle covers the need
to replace other parts.
Your vehicle is equipped with a diagnostic module,
which records information about the air bag system.
The module records information about the readiness
of the system, when the sensors are activated and
driver’s safety belt usage at deployment.
Let only qualified technicians work
on your air
bag system. Improper service can mean that your air bag system won’t work properly. See your dealer
for service.
NOTICE:
If you damage the cover for the driver’s air bag,
it may not work properly.
You may have to
replace the air bag module.
Do not open or break
the air bag cover.
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Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant
women. Like all occupants, they are more likely
to be
seriously injured if they don’t wear safety belts. The
best way to protect the fetus
is to protect the
mother. When a safety belt
is worn properly, it’s more
likely that the fetus won’t be hurt in a crash. For
pregnant women, as ‘for anyone, the key
to making
safety belts effective is wearing them properly.
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Right’ Front Passenger Position i
The right front passenger’s safety belt works the same , .,
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way as the driver’s safety belt. See “Driver Position”
earlier in this section.
When the shoulder belt
is pulled out all the way, it will
lock.
If it does, let it go back all the way~and start again:
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Center Front Passenger Position
@-Door Models)
A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and
the lap portion should be worn
as low as possible, below
the rounding, throughout the pregnancy.
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If your vehicle has a front bench seat, someone can sit in
the center position.
When
you sit in the center front seating position, you have
a lap safety belt, which has
no retractor. To make the belt
longer, tilt
the latch plate and pull it along the belt.
To make the belt shorter, pull its free end as shown until
the belt is snug.
Buckle, position and release
it the way as the lap part of
a lap-shoulder belt. If the belt isn’t long enough, see
“Safety Belt Extender” at the end of this section.
Make sure
the release button on the buckle is positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly
if you ever had to.
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