1998 GMC Sonoma Owner's Manual - Page 33

The best way to protect the fetus is to 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 for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly. Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) System This part explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) system or airbag system. Your vehicle has "Next Generation'' reduced-force frontal air bags -- one air bag for the driver and another air bag for the right front passenger. Reduced-force frontal air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of injury from the force of an inflating air bag. But eve-nthese air bags must inflate very quickly if they are to do their job and comply with federal regulations. Right Front Passenger Position To learn how to wear the right front passenger's safety belt properly, see "DriverPosition" earlier in 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 ever pull the shoulder portion of the belt out all the way, you will engage the child restraint locking feature. If this happens, just let the belt go back all the way and start again. 1-19