Chevrolet Express 2019 Configuration guide

OWNER’S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT
AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ZONES
FOR 2019
FULL SIZE VANS
(CHEVROLET EXPRESS/GMC SAVANA)

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Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Index ..................... 12

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2 Introduction
Introduction
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Emblem, GMC, the GMC Truck
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Using this Supplement
This supplement contains
information specific to the unique
components of the vehicle. It does
not explain everything you need to
know about the vehicle. Read this
supplement along with the owner’s
manual to learn about the vehicle's
features and controls.

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Seats and Restraints 3
Seats and
Restraints
Airbag System
Questions and Answers About
Airbags and Specialty Law
Enforcement Vehicles . . . . . . . . . 3
Customer-Installed
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Airbag Deployment Diagrams . . . 6
Airbag System
Questions and Answers
About Airbags and
Specialty Law
Enforcement Vehicles
Q: Can equipment such as radar
devices, video cameras, and
radio trees be mounted in a
specialty vehicle equipped
with a right front passenger
frontal airbag?
A: Yes, but care must be taken to
properly mount the equipment
outside of the airbag
“deployment zone.”
Q: What is the airbag
“deployment zone”?
A: The term “deployment zone”
describes the space an airbag
takes up when fully inflated.
Airbags need room to work
properly, and anything in the
“deployment zone” — such as
improperly mounted equipment
—can greatly affect the
performance of the airbag.
{Warning
Airbags inflate with great force,
faster than the blink of an eye. No
objects, such as shotguns, should
be placed over or near the airbag
covers. Equipment mounted too
close to an inflating airbag could
prevent the airbag from operating
properly to protect the occupants
or could be forced into an
occupant or break and become a
dangerous projectile, causing
severe injury or even death. To
help prevent injury and to allow
the airbag to perform as it was
designed, do not mount
equipment inside the airbag
deployment zones.
Q: How can I identify the airbag
“deployment zone”in my
vehicle?
A: See Airbag Deployment
Diagrams 06for more
information. The diagrams
provide the approximate
dimensions of the “deployment

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zones”for your specialty vehicle.
Before doing any service work,
including the installation of any
equipment, consult the
appropriate service manual.
Q: Is it possible to shield
equipment so it does not
interfere with airbag
deployment?
A: While shielding may protect
certain equipment from being
damaged or dislodged, it may
also negatively affect how an
airbag inflates. Therefore, we
cannot recommend the
placement of any equipment in
the deployment zone, even
when shielding.
Q: Can the installation of push
bumpers on the front end of
the vehicle affect the
deployment of the airbag?
A: It is not likely that installing push
bumpers will affect sensing for
the airbag as long as the vehicle
structure itself is not modified.
GM is not aware of any adverse
effects from the many push
bumpers that have been
installed on current model GM
police vehicles with airbags.
See “Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle”in the
owner’s manual for more
information.
Customer-Installed
Equipment
Before installing equipment, read
the following.
{Warning
Do not install equipment in the
inflation path of any airbag. The
equipment may interfere with the
deployment of the airbag, may
damage the airbag, or otherwise
be damaged or forced into an
occupant, all of which may cause
severe injury or even death.
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
Do not attach anything to the
steering wheel hub or mount any
equipment within the deployment
zone for the driver airbag.
Do not mount equipment on the
passenger side of the instrument
panel top pad deployment zone.
Equipment should not be
mounted on or around the
passenger airbag opening
because of a deploying airbag. To
allow the airbag to perform as it
was designed, do not mount
equipment inside the airbag
deployment zone.
Do not use seat accessories that
block the inflation path of the
driver or passenger seat-mounted
side impact airbag or install
equipment in the seat-mounted
side impact airbag deployment
zones.
(Continued)

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Warning (Continued)
Do not mount a security barrier
such that the ends of the barrier
or brackets are within the roof-rail
airbag deployment zones.
Avoid installing wiring for roof-rail
emergency lighting or radio
antennas that may restrict the
proper deployment of the roof-rail
airbags.
Do not use seat accessories,
console accessories, or other
accessories that block the
inflation path of the driver seat
front center airbag (if equipped).
Do not remove the front center
console to install a police
package center console,
or otherwise install equipment or
mount equipment between or just
behind the front bucket seats on
vehicles equipped with the driver
seat front center airbag.
Caution
GM approved service procedures
must be followed to remove and
reinstall the instrument panel to
the pad to ensure proper airbag
deployment.

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Airbag Deployment
Diagrams
Top View of Instrument Panel and Approximate Deployment Area of the Airbag Zone

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1. Instrument Panel
2. Passenger Side Airbag
Deployment Door
3. Passenger Side Airbag
Deployment Zone
4. Driver Side Airbag
Deployment Zone
See Customer-Installed Equipment
04.

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Rear View of the Instrument Panel and Approximate Deployment Area of the Airbag Zone

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1. Diameter of Driver Side Airbag
2. Driver Side Airbag
Deployment Zone
3. Passenger Side Airbag
Deployment Zone
4. Top of Instrument Panel
5. Bottom of Passenger Side
Airbag Door
6. Instrument Panel
See Customer-Installed Equipment
04.
Roof-Rail and Seat-Mounted Side Impact Airbag Deployment Zones –
Passenger Side Shown, Driver Side Similar (Passenger Van)
1. Zone A
2. Back of C-Pillar
3. Zone C
4. Zones A and C Roof-rail
Inflator Location
5. Back of B-Pillar
6. Zone B Roof-rail Inflator
Location
7. Zone B
8. Front of Door Mirror Patch
9. Seatback Thorax Airbag Zone
See Customer-Installed Equipment
04.

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Roof-Rail Side Impact Airbag
Deployment Zones –Passenger
Side Shown, Driver Side Similar
(Cargo Van and Cutaway Models)
1. Back of B-Pillar
2. Zone B
3. Zone B Roof-rail Inflator
Location
4. Upper Corner of Windshield
5. Front of Door Mirror Patch
6. Seatback Thorax Airbag Zone
See Customer-Installed Equipment
04.
Roof-Rail Side Impact Airbags, Driver and Passenger Deployment Zones
–View from Rear Cargo Area (Passenger, Cargo Vans, and Cutaway
Models)
1. Roof-rail Airbag
Deployment Zone
2. Underside of Headliner

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3. Edge of Headliner
4. Inner Pillar Trim
5. Inner Front Door Trim
6. Front Seatback Side
Deployment Zone
(520 mm (20.5 in) Above Seat
Cushion) (180 mm (7.1 in) From
Door Trim)
7. Front Seatback and Headrest
8. Seat Centerline
9. Top of Seat Cushion
The driver and passenger
seat-mounted side impact airbag
deployment zones move up, down,
fore, and aft, as the seat is adjusted
by the occupant. The deployment
zones also move as the seatback is
reclined and raised.
See Customer-Installed Equipment
04.

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12 Index
Index A
Airbags
Deployment Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Questions and Answers About
Airbags and Specialty Law
Enforcement Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . 3
C
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Customer-Installed Equipment . . . . 4
D
Deployment Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
E
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
I
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Q
Questions and Answers About
Airbags and Specialty Law
Enforcement Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . 3
S
Supplement
Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
U
Using This Supplement . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2