CHEVROLET CAMARO 1994 4.G Owner's Guide

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In moderate to severe frontal or
near-frontal collisions, even belted
occupants can contact the steering wheel
or the instrument panel. 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 provide protection in many
types
of collisions, including rollovers
and rear 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 belt protection in
moderate to severe frontal and
near-frontal collisions.
What will you see after an air bag
inflation?
After the air bag has inflated, it will then
quickly deflate. This occurs
so quickly
that some people may
not even realize
that the air bag inflated. Some
components of the air bag module
in the
steering wheel hub for the driver’s air bag
or the instrument panel for the
passenger’s bag may be hot for a short
time, but the portion of the bag that comes
into contact .with you will not be hot to
the touch. There will be small amounts of
smoke coming from vents in the deflated
air bags. The air bag will
rn impede the
driver’s vision or ability to steer the
vehicle, nor will
it hinder the occupants
from exiting the vehicle.
In many crashes severe enough to inflate
an air bag, windshields are broken by
vehicle deformation. Additional
windshield breakage may occur
in
vehicles with passenger air bags because
the windshield acts as a reaction surface
for the inflating air bag.
0 The air bags are designed to inflate only
once. After they inflate 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 air bag
modules and possibly other parts. The
service manual has information about the
need to replace other pans.
Your vehicle is equipped with a
diagnostic module. which records
information about the air bag system if
the air bag deploys
in a crash. The
module records information about the
readiness of the system, which sensors
activated the deployment, and whether
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driver’s safety belt was in use.
Let only qualified technicians work on
your air bag system. Improper service car
mean that your air bag system won’t work
properly. See your dealer for service.
If you damage the cover for the driv-
er’s
or the right-front passenger’s air
bag, they may not work properly.
You may have
tu replace the air bag
on the steering wheel or both the air
bag and the instrument panel for the
passenger’s air bag.
Do not open or
break the air bag covers.
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Is the smoke from an air bag inflation
harmful?
The particles emitted during air bag
inflation are not harmful to most people.
Some people with respiratory ailments
may experience difficulty breathing if
they stay in the vehicle with the windows
closed after air bag inflation.
So, if your
air bag inflates, you
and any passengers
should exit the vehicle if and when it is
safe to do
so. If you or your passengers
can’t get out
of the vehicle, try to get
fresh air by opening
a window, turning on
the fan, or opening a door.
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped
Chevrolet
Air bags affect how your Chevrolet
should be serviced. There are parts of the
air bag system in several places around
your vehicle. You don’t want the system
to inflate while someone is working on
your vehicle. Your Chevrolet dealer and
the
1994 Camaro Service Manual have
information about servicing your vehicle
and the air bag system. The air bag
system does not need regular
maintenance.
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Pregnancy
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.
A pregnant woman should wear a
lap-shoulder belt, and the lap portion
should be worn as low as possible
rhroughout the pregnancy.
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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Passenger Positions
Right Front Passenger Position
The right front passenger’s safety belt
works the same way as the driver’s safety
belt. See “Driver Position,” earlier
in this
part.
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t’s very important for rear seat
tassengers to buckle up! Accident
tatistics show that unbelted people in the
ear seat are hurt more often in crashes
han those who are wearing safety belts.
:ear passengers who aren’t safety belted
an
be thrown out of the vehicle in a
rash. And they can strike others
in the
,chicle who are wearing safety belts.
.ap-Shoulder Belt
‘he rear seats have lap-shoulder belts.
lere’s how to wear one properly.
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1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across
you. Don’t let it get
twisted.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle
until it clicks.
If the belt stops before it reaches the
buckle,
tilt the latch plate and keep
pulling until you can buckle it.
Pull up
on the latch plate to make sure
it is secure.
If the belt is not 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 part. 'he
lap part of the belt should be worn 3w 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
,ody are best able to take belt restraining
.orces.
I'he safety belt locks if there's
a sudden
;top or a crash.
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0 To unlatch the belt, just push the
button on the buckle.
Children
Everyone in a vehicle needs protection!
That includes infants and all children
smaller than adult size. In fact, the law
in
every state in the United States and in
every Canadian province
says children up
to some age must be restrained while in a
vehicle.
Smaller Children and Babies
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Child Restraints
Be sure to follow the instructions for
the restraint.
You may find these
instructions on the restraint itself or in
a booklet, or both. These restraints use
the belt system
in your vehicle, but the
child also has to be secured within the
restraint to help reduce the chance
of
personal injury. The instructions that
come
with the infant or child restraint
baby will. suddenly become a 240-pound (1 10 kg) force on your-arms. The baby
would be almost impossible tu hold.
Secure the baby in an infant regint. I
will show you how to do that.
Where to Put the Restraint
Accident statistics show that children
are safer if they are restrained in the
General Motors therefore recommend
that
you put your child restraint in the
rear seat.
NEVER put a rear-facing
child restraint in the front passenger
seat. Here's why:
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Wherever you install it, be sure to secure
the child restraint properly.
Keep
in mind that an unsecured child
restraint can move around
in a collision
or sudden stop and injure people
in the
vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any
child restraint
in your vehicle - even
when no child is in it.
Top Strap
If your child restraint has a top strap, it
should be anchored.
If you need to have an anchor installed,
you can ask your Chevrolet dealer to put
it in for you. If you want to install an
anchor yourself, your dealer can tell you
how to do it.
If you have a convertible, don’t use a
restraint that has a top strap
in your
vehicle because the top strap anchor
cannot be installed properly.
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restraints with a top strap must be
anchored according to Canadian Law.
Your dealer can obtain the hardware kit
and install it for you, or you may install it
yourself using the instructions provided
with the kit.
Use the tether hardware kit available from
the dealer. The hardware and installation
instructions were specifically designed for
this vehicle.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Rear
Seat
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See
the earlier section about the top strap if
the child restraint has one.
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
the instructions for the child restraint.
2. Secure the child in the child restraint
as the instructions say.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap
and shoulder portions of the vehicle’s
safety belt through or around the
restraint. The child restraint
instructions will show you how. Tilt
the latch plate to adjust the belt if
needed. If
the shoulder belt goes
in front of the
child’s face or neck, put it behind the
child restraint.
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4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release
button is positioned
so you would be
able to unbuckle the safety belt
quickly if you ever had to.
5. To tighten the belt, pull up on the
shoulder belt while you push down on
the child restraint. 6. Push and pull the child restraint in
different directions
to be sure it is
secure.
To remove the child restraint, just
unbuckle the vehicle's safety belt and let
it go back all the way. The safety belt will
move freely again and be ready
to work
for an adult or larger child passenger.
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