2001 Chevrolet Tracker Owner's Manual - Page 32

The best way to protect fetus is to protect the the mother. Whena safety beltis worn properly, it's more likely that thefetus won't be hurtin a crash. For pregnant women,as for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective wearing them properly. is Here are the most important things to know about air the bag system: Right Front Passenger Position To learn howto wear the right front passenger's safety belt properly, see "Driver Position" earlierin this section. The right front passenger's safety belt works the same way as the driver's safety belt except for one thing. If -you everpull the shoulder portionof the belt out all the way, you willengage the child restraint locking feature. If this happens, just let the belt back all the go way and start again. Air Bag System This part explainsthe air bag system. -Your vehicle has two air bags one air bag for the driver and another air bag the right front passenger. for The air bagin your vehicle may "Next Generation" be reduced-force frontalak bags. If your vehicle has a label on the driver's door window, then your vehicle has reduced-force frontal air bags. If your vehicle doesn't have alabel, then the air bags in your vehicle aren't reduced-force. You can be severely injured or killed in a crashif you aren't wearing your safety belt even i you f have air bags. Wearing your safety belt during a crash helps reduce your chance bitting things of inside the vehicle being ejected from it. or Air bags even reduced-force air bags are "supplemental restraints" to the safety belts.All air bags even reduced-force air bags are designed to work with safety belts, but don't replace them. Air bags are designed to work only in moderateto severe crashes where the front your vehiclehits of something. They aren't designed Mate at all in to rollover, rear,side or low-speed frontal crashes. And, for unrestrained occupants, reduced-forceair bags may provide less protection in frontal crashes than more forcefid bags have provided in the air past. Everyone in your vehicle shouldwear a safety belt properly whether or not there's an air bag for that person. -- --- --- -- 1-25