Owner`s manual
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 or the
right front passenger’s
air
bag, they may not
work properly. You may have to replace the air
bag module in the steering wheel or both the air
bag module and the instrument panel for the
right front passenger’s air bag.
Do
not open or
break the air bag covers.
Servicing Your
Air
Bag-Equipped Geo
Air bags affect how your Geo 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/Geo dealer and the Prizm Service
Manual have information about servicing your vehicle
and the air bag system.
To purchase a service manual,
see “Service and Owner Publications” in the Index.
For up to
90
seconds after the ignition key
is
turned off and the battery disconnected, an air
bag can still inflate during improper service. You
can be injured if you are close to an air bag when
it inflates. Avoid wires wrapped with yellow tape
or yellow connectors. They are probably part of
the air bag system. Be sure to follow proper
service procedures, and make sure the person
performing work for you is qualified
to
do
so.
The air bag system should be inspected by a qualified
technician 10 years from the manufacture date
on
the
Certification label. After
10
years from
the
manufacture
date, have the system inspected every
24
months.
(The Certification label is located rear edge of the
driver’s door.)
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