1997 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual - Page 32

The best way to protect the fetus is to protectthe mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it's more likely that thefetus won't be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, as for anyone, th&&y:to safety belts effective is wearing them properly. Here arethe most hportant things to know about the air bag system: Right Front Passenger Position The rightfront passenger's safety belt works same the way as the driver's safety belt. See "Driver Position," earlier in this section. When the lap portion of the beltis pulled out all the the way, it will lock. If it does, let it go back all way and start again. If your vehicle has a center passenger position, be sure to use the correct buckle when buckling your lap-shoulder belt.If you find that the latch plate will not if go fully into the buckle, see you are using the buckle for the center passenger position. Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) This part explains Supplemental Restraint System the i (SRS) ora r bag syst -A. ~ You can be severely injured orkilled in a crash if you aren't wearing your safety belt even if you have air bags. Wearing yoursafety belt during a crash helps reduce your chance hitting things of inside the vehicle or being ejected from Air it. bags are "supplemental restraints" to the safety belts. All air bags are designed to work with safety belts, but don't replace them. Air bags are designed to work only in moderate to severe crashes wherethe frontof your vehicle hits something. They aren't designed to inflate all at in rollover, rear, sideor low-speed frontal crashes. Everyone in your vehicle should weara safety belt properly whether ornot there's an air bag for that person. I -- Your Buick has two air bags one air bagfor the driver -and another air bag the rightfront passenger. for 1-21