CHEVROLET CAMARO 1994 4.G Owner's Manual

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or the instrument panel ... or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as the
vehicle does. You get more time to stop.
You stop over more distance, and your
strongest bones take the forces. That’s
why safety belts make such good sense.
Here Are Questions
Many People Ask about
Safety
Belts - and the
Answers
Q: Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle
after an accident
if I’m wearing a
safety belt?
A: You could be - whether you’re
wearing a safety belt
or not. But you
can easily unbuckle a safety belt, even
if you’re upside down. And your
chance of being conscious during and
after an accident,
so you can unbuckle
and get out, is much greater if you are
belted.
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Q: Why don’t they just put in air bags
so people won’t have to wear safety
belts?
A: Air bags, or Supplemental Inflatable
Restraint systems, are in some
vehicles today and will be in more of
them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only
- so they
work
with safety belts, not instead of
them. Every air bag system ever
offered for sale has required the use
of safety belts. Even if you’re in
a
vehicle that has air bags, you still
have to buckle up
to get the most
protection. That’s true not only
in
frontal collisions, but especially in
side and other collisions.
Q: If I’m a good driver, and 1 never
drive far from home, why should
I
wear safety belts?
A: You may be an excellent driver, but if
you’re in an accident - even one that
isn’t your fault
- you and your
passengers can be hurt. Being
a good
driver doesn’t protect you from things
beyond your control, such as bad
drivers.
Most accidents occur within
25 miles
(40 km) of home. And the greatest
number
of serious injuries and deaths
occur at speeds
of less than 40 mph
(65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
Safety Belt Reminder
Light
When the key is turned to “Run” or
“Start,” a chime
will come on for about
eight seconds to remind people
to fasten
their safety belts, unless
the driver’s
safety belt is already buckled. The safety
belt light will also come
on and stay on
until the driver’s belt is buckled.
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Belts Properly
Adults
This section is only for people of adult
size.
Be aware that there are special things to
know about safety belts and children. And
there are different rules for smaller
children and babies. If a child will be
riding in your Chevrolet, see the section
after this one, called “Children.” Follow
those rules for everyone’s protection. First,
you’ll want to know which restraint
systems your vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
Driver Position
This section describes the driver’s
restraint system.
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Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s
how to wear it properly.
1, Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see
“Seats” in the Index)
so you can sit up
straight.
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3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across you. Don’t let it get
twisted.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle
until it clicks. Pull up on the latch plate
to make sure
it is secure.
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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on the buckle end
of the belt as you
pull up on the shoulder belt. ’he
lap part
of the belt should be worn
ow and snug on the hips, just touching
he thighs. In a crash, this applies force to
he strong pelvic bones. And you’d be
zss likely to slide under the lap belt. If
‘ou slid under it, the belt would apply
orce at your abdomen. This could cause
erious or even
fatal injuries. The
houlder belt should go over the shoulder
nd across the chest. These parts
of the
lody are best able to take belt restraining
orces.
’he safety belt locks
if there’s a sudden
top or crash.
: What’s wrong with this?
: The shoulder belt is too loose. It won7
give nearly as much protection this
way.
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Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The belt is buckled in the wrong
place.
A CAUTION:
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 pel-
vic bones. This could cause serious
internal injuries. Always buckle your
belt into the buckle nearest you.
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Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is worn under the
arm. It should be worn over the
shoulder at
all times.
A CAUTION: I
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 wuuld 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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Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The belt is twisted across the body.
To unlatch the belt, just push the button
on the buckle. 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, you can damage both the belt and your
vehicle.
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This vehicle has AIR BAGS for front occupants.
A CAUTION: YOU NEED YOUR SAFETY BELT, EVEN WITH AN AIR BAG.
AND HERE’S WHY:
Air bags are not designed to inflate in rollovers or in rear, side or low-speed frontal crashes.
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 air bag inflation
in a crash.
. An inflating air bag can seriously injure small children. Follow t\
he instructions on the passenger
safety belt Caution label.
REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NOT REQUIRED. If the
air bag readiness light comes on while you are driving, or doesn’t come on when you first start
your vehicle, see your dealer for service.
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Supplemental lnfhtable
Restraint System (Air Bags)
This section explains the Supplemental
Inflatable Restraint
(SIR), or “air bag,”
system.
Your Chevrolet has an air bag
for both the driver
and the right-front
passenger. Here
are the most important things to
know:
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’here is an air bag readiness light on the
xtrument panel, which shows
“AIR
LAG” on it. The system checks for
lectrical malfunctions, and the light tells
ou if there is a problem.
‘ou will see this light flash for a few
econds when you turn your ignition
to
Run” or “Start.” Then the light should g(
ut, which means the system is ready.
:emember, if the air bag readiness light
oesn’t come on when you start your
ehicle, or stays on, or comes on when
ou are driving, your air bag system may
ot work properly. Have your vehicle
zrviced right away.
How the Air Bag System Works
Where is the air
bag?
The driver’s air bag is in the middle of the
steering wheel.
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The right-front passenger’s air bag is
located in the instrument panel on the
passenger’s side.
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When is an air bag expected to inflate?
The air bag is designed to inflate in
moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal
crashes. The air bag will only inflate if the
velocity of the impact is above the
designed threshold level. When impacting
straight into a wall that does not move or
deform, the threshold level for most
GM
vehicles is between 9 and 15 mph (14 and
23 km/h). However, this velocity
threshold depends on the vehicle design
and may be several miles-per-hour faster
or slower. In addition, this threshold
velocity will be considerably higher if the
vehicle strikes an object such as a parked
car which will move and deform
on
impact. The air bag is also not designed to
inflate in rollovers, side. impacts, or rear
impacts where the inflation would provide
no occupant protection benefit.
It is possible that in a crash, only one of
the two air bags in your Camaro will
deploy. This is rare, but can happen in a
crash just severe enough to make an air
bag inflate. In
any particular crash, the determination
of whether the
air bag should have
inflated cannot be based solely on the
level of damage on the vehicle@).
Inflation is determined by the angle of the
impact and the vehicle’s deceleration, of
which vehicle damage is only one
indication. Repair cost is not a good
indicator of whether an air bag should
have deployed.
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 sytem triggers a chemical reaction
of the sodium azide sealed in the inflator,
The reaction produces nitrogen gas,
which inflates a cloth bag. The inflator,
cloth bag, and related hardware ‘are
all
part of the air bag inflator modules
packed inside the steering wheel and in
the instrument panel in front of the
passenger.
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