1998 Buick LeSabre Owner's Manual - Page 30

The best way to protect the fetus isto protect the mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it's more likely that the fetus won't be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, as foranyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly. Reduced-force frontal air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of injury from the force of an inflating air bag. But even these air bags must inflate very quickly if they are to do their job and comply with federal regulations. Here are the most important things to know about the air bag system: Right Front Passenger Position To learn how to wear the right front passenger's safety belt this properly, see "Driver Position" earlier in section. The right front passenger's safety belt works the same way as the driver's safety belt except for one thing. If youever pull -the lap portion the belt out all way, you will engage the You can be severelyinjured or killed in a crash if of the child restraint locking feature.this happens, let the belt If just you aren't wearing your safety belt even if you go back all the way and start again. have air bags. Wearing your safety belt during a If your vehicle has a center passenger position, be sure crash helps reduce your chance of hitting things to use the correct buckle when buckling your inside the vehicle or being ejected from it. Air lap-shoulder belt. If you find that the latch plate will not bags are 6'supplementalrestraints" to the safety go fully into the buckle, seeif you are using the buckle belts. All air bags even reduced-force air for the centerpassenger position. bags are designed to work with safety belts, Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) but don't replace them. Air bags are designed to work only in moderate to severe crashes where This part explains the Supplemental Restraint System the frontof your vehicle hits something. They (SRS) or air bag system. CAUTION: (Continued) Your vehicle has "Next Generation" reduced-force frontal air bags -- one air bag for the driver and another air bag forthe right front passenger. -- ~ -- -- 1-18