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Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and
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 Buick
Air bags affect how your Buick 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
Buick dealer and the Century 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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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 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 does not need regular maintenance.