Chevrolet Spark Owners Manual: How Does an Airbag Restrain?
In moderate to severe frontal or near frontal collisions, even belted occupants can contact the steering wheel or the instrument panel. In moderate to severe side collisions, even belted occupants can contact the inside of the vehicle.
Airbags supplement the protection provided by safety belts by distributing the force of the impact more evenly over the occupant's body.
Rollover capable roof-rail airbags are designed to help contain the head and chest of occupants in the outboard seating positions in the first and second rows. The rollover capable roof-rail airbags are designed to help reduce the risk of full or partial ejection in rollover events, although no system can prevent all such ejections.
But airbags would not help in many types of collisions, primarily because the occupant's motion is not toward those airbags. See When Should an Airbag Inflate? on page 3-22.
Airbags should never be regarded as anything more than a supplement to safety belts.
What Makes an Airbag Inflate?
In a deployment event, the sensing system sends an electrical signal triggering
a release of gas from the inflator. Gas from the inflator fills the airbag causing
the bag to break out of the cover ...
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates?
After the frontal airbags and seat-mounted side impact airbags inflate, they
quickly deflate, so quickly that some people may not even realize an airbag inflated.
Roof-rail airbags may still be at ...
Other materials:
Engine Compartment Overview
Windshield Washer Fluid Reservoir. See Washer Fluid on page 10-19.
Engine Coolant Surge Tank and Pressure Cap. See Cooling System on page 10-13.
Engine Oil Dipstick. See Engine Oil on page 10-8.
Engine Oil Fill Cap. See Engine Oil on page 10-8.
Engine Cooling Fan (Out of View). See Co ...
License Plate Lamp
Attachment Screws
License Plate Bulb
Bulb Socket
To replace a license plate lamp bulb:
Remove the two screws (1) from the license plate lamp assembly.
Turn and pull the license plate lamp assembly down.
Turn the bulb socket (3) counterclockwise and pull it out of the lamp assem ...
Collision Parts
Genuine GM Collision parts are new parts made with the same materials and construction
methods as the parts with which the vehicle was originally built. Genuine GM Collision
parts are the best choice to ensure that the vehicle's designed appearance, durability,
and safety are preserved. Th ...
