1995 Buick Roadmaster Owner's Manual - Page 35

How does an air bagxestrain? In moderateto severe frontal or near-frontal collisions, even belted occupants contact the steering wheel can or the instrumentpmel. The air bag supplements the protection provided by safety belts. Air bags distribute the force pf the'impact more evenly over occupant's #e upper body, stoppingthe occupant more gradually. But air bags would not~help in many type: of collisions, you including rollovers and and side impacts, primarily rear because an occupant's motion not toward the air bag. is Air bags should never be regarded as anything more than a supplemenx.'to safety belts, and then in only moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions. What will you see,afteran air bag inflates? After theair bag inflates,it quickly deflqtes.This occurs so quickly that some people may not even realize the air bag inflated. Some componentsof the air bag module in the steering wheelhub for the driver's air bag, the or instrument panelfor the right front passenger's bag, will be hotfor a short time, but the part the bag that comes of into contact with you will not be hot totouch. There the will be some smoke and dust coming vents in the from deflated air bags. Air bag inflation will not prevent the driver from seeing or from being ableto steer the vehicle, nor will stop peoplefrom leaving the vehicle. it 1-23