1998 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 30

The best way to protect the fetus to protect the is mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it's more likely that the fetus won't be hurtin a crash. For pregnant women, asfor anyone, the key to making safety belts effective wearing them properly. is Here are the most important things know about the air to bag system: You can be severely injuredor killed ina crash i f To learn how to wear the right front passenger's safety belt you aren't wearing your safety belt even if you properly, see "Driver Position" earlier this section. in a have air bags. Wearing your safety belt during The right fiont passenger's safety belt works the same crash helps reduce your chance of hitting things way as the driver's safety belt except for one thing. -inside the vehicle being ejected from Air bags or it. If you ever pull the shoulder portion of the belt all out are "supplemental restraints" to the safety belts. the way, youwill engage the child restraint locking All air bags even reduced-force airbags are feature. If this happens, just let the belt go back all the designed to work with safety belts, don't but way and start again. replace them.Air bags are designed to work only in moderate to severe crashes where the front of Air Bag System your vehiclehits something. They aren't designed This part explains the air bag system. l or to inflateat al in rollover, rear, side low-speed Your vehicle has "Next Generation" reduced-force frontal crashes. And, unrestrained occupants, for frontal air bags -- one air bagfor the driver and another reduced-force air bags may provide less protection air bagfor the right front passenger. in frontal crashes than more forceful air bags have provided in the past. Everyone your vehicle in Reduced-force frontal air bags are designed to help reduce therisk of injury fromthe force of an inflating should wear a safety belt properly whether or air bag. But even these air bags must inflate very not there's an air bag for thatperson. quickly if they are to do their and comply with job federal regulations. Right Front Passenger Position -- -- -- --