In many crashes severe enough to inflate an air bag,
windshields are broken by vehicle deformation.
Additional windshield breakage may also occur from the
right front passenger air bag.
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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 for your
vehicle covers the need to replace other parts.
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 covering for the driver’s or the
right front passenger’s air bag, the bag 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 coverings,
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 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.
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