GMC 2003 Envoy - Manual (Page 58)

Here are ihe rr>osl imponant ihings to know atjout the
a]r bag systems:
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CAUTION:
You can be severely injured or Killed in a crash
if you aren't wearing your safety belt —oven i1
you have air bags. Wearing your safety belt
during a crash helps reduce your chance of
hitting things inside the vehicle or being ejected
fronn it. Air bags are designed to work with
safety belts but don't repJace them.
Fronlal air bags for the driver and right front
passenger are designed to deploy only in
moderate to severe frontal and near frontal
crashes. They aren't designed to inflate at all in
rollover, rear or low-speed frontal crashes, or In
many side crashes. And, for some unrestrained
occupants, frontal airbags may provide less
protection in frontal crashes than more forceful
air bags have provided In the past.
CAUTION: (Continued)
The side impact air bags for the driver and
rlghl front passenger are designed to irtflate
only fn moderate to severe crashes where
something, bits the side o1 your vehicle. They
aren't designed to inflate in frontal, in rollover
or in rear crashes.
Everyone in your vehicle should wear a safety
belt properly — wbefher or not thera's an air
bag for that person.
Both frontal and side Impact air bags inflate
with great force, faster Than Lbe blirtk of an eye.
It you>a too close to an Inf latlr>g air bag. as you
would be if you were ieanirtg forward. It could
seriously injure you. Safety belts help Keep you
in position for air bag inflation before and
CAUTION: (Continued)
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