gas type PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 1993 Owners Manual

Seats & Safety Belts
How the Air Bag System Works
(CON X)
Q: How does an air bag restrain?
A: In moderate to severe frontal or
near-frontal collisions, even belted
occilpants 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.
Q: What will you see after an air bag
inflation?
A: 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.
The air bag will
not impede the
driver’s vision or ability to steer the
vehicle, nor will it hinder the
occupants from exiting the vehicle.
There will be small amounts of smoke
coming from vents in the deflated air
bag. 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.
The nitrogen gas used to inflate the air
bag will have vented into the
passenger compartment, and
the bag
will be deflated within seconds after the collision. Nitrogen makes
up
about 80% of the air we breathe and
is not hazardous.
As the nitrogen
vents from the bag, small particles
are also vented into
the passenger
compartment.
In many crashes severe enough to
inflate an air bag, windshields may
be 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.
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Service & Appearance Care
Filling Your Tank
The cap is behind a hinged door on the
left side of your vehicle.
Gasoline vapor is highly
flammable. It burns violently,
and that can cause very bad
I injuries. Don’t smoke if you’re
ar gasoline or refueling your
vehicle. Keep sparks, flames, and
smoking materials away from
gasoline.
I
To take off the cap, turn it slowly to the
left (counterclockwise), While refueling, hang
the cap inside the
fuel door.
I
A If you get gasoline on you and
L then something ignites it, you
L.udd be badly burned. Gasoline
can spray out on you if you open
the fuel filler cap too quickly. This
spray can happen if your tank is
nearly
full, and is more likely in
hot weather. Open the fuel filler
cap slowly and wait for any “hiss”
noise to stop. Then unscrew the
cap all the way.
When you put the cap back on, turn
it to
the right until you hear a clicking noise.
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If you need a new cap, be sure to
get the right type. Your dealer
get one for you. If you get the
wrong type,
it may not fit or have
proper venting, and your fuel tank
and emissions system
might be
damaged.
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Service & Appearance Care
Halogen Bulbs
L Halogen bulbs have
l pressurized gas inside and can
if you drop or scratch the
bulb. You or others could be
' jured. Take special care when
llmdling and disposing
of halogen
bulbs.
Headlight Bulb Replacement
For the type of bulb, see the Index under
Replacement Bulbs.
1. Remove the two screws from the top
2. Lift the entire headlight housing and
of
the headlight housing.
tilt it forward.
3. Twist the bulb assembly $/6 turn and
4. Unclip the bulb assembly from the pull out the bulb assembly.
wiring harness and replace the bulb
assembly.
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