Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped
Oldsmobile
The air bag affects how your Oldsmobile 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 Oldsmobile retailer and the Bravada 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
10
minutes after the ignition key
is
turned
off
and the battery
is
disconnected, an
air
bag can still inflate during improper service.
You
can be in,jured 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 does not need regular maintenance.
Adding Equipment
to
Your Air
Bag-Equipped Oldsmobile
Q.'
If I add a push bumper or
a
bicycle rack to the
front of my vehicle,
will
it keep the air bag from
working properly?
A:
As
long
as the push bumper or bicycle rack
is
attached to your vehicle
so
that the vehicle's basic
structure isn't changed, it's not likely to keep the
air bag from working properly
in
a
crash.
Is
there anything
I
might add to the front of the
vehicle that could keep the
air
bag from
working properly?
A:
Yes.
If
you add things that change your vehicle's
frame, bumper system, front end sheet metal or height,
they lnay keep the air bag system from working
properly. Also, the air bag system may not work
properly
if
you relocate any of the air- bag sensors.
If
you have any question about this, you should contact
Customer Assistance before you modify your vehicle.
(The phone numbers and addresses for Customer
Assistance are
in
Step Two
of
the Customer
Satisfaction Procedure
in
this manual. See "Customer
Satisfaction Procedure"
in
the Index.)
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