1998 Chevrolet Astro Owner's Manual - Page 40

The best way to protect the fetusis to protect the mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it's more likely that the fetus won't be hurt a crash. For in pregnant women, asfor anyone, the keyto 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 quicklyif they are to do theirjob and comply with federal regulations. Here are the most important thingsto know about the air bag system: Right Front Passenger Position To learn how to wear the right front passenger's safety belt properly, see "Driver Position" earlier inthis section. The right front passenger's safety belt works same the way as the driver's safetybelt -- except for one thing. If you ever pull the lap portion of the belt all the way, out you will engage the child restraint locking feature. If this happens,just let the belt go back all the way and start again. '3 CAUTION: Air Bag System This part explains the air bag system. Your vehicle has two air bags -- one air bag for the driver and another air bagfor the passenger. The air bags inyour vehicle may be "Next Generation" reduced-force frontal air bags. If your vehicle has a label on the driver's side window, then your vehicle has reduced-force frontal air bags. If your vehicle doesn't have a label, then the air bags in yourvehicle aren't reduced-force. You can beseverely injured or killed in a crash if you aren't wearing your safety belt even if you have airbags. Wearing your safety belt during a crash helps reduce your chance hitting things of inside thevehicle or being ejected from Air it. bags are "supplemental restraints'' to the safety belts. All air bags are designed to workwith safety belts, but don't replace them. Air bags are designed to workonly in moderate to severe crashes where the front your vehicle hits of something. They aren't designed to inflateat all in rollover, rear, side orlow-speed frontal crashes. Everyone in your vehicle should wear a safety belt properly whether ornot there's an air bag for that person. -- -- 1-26