1998 GMC Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 43

The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, more it's likely that the fetus won't be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, as for anyone, the to making key safety belts effective wearing them properly. is Here are the most important things to know about the air bag system: I L I Right Front Passenger Position TOlearn how to wear the right front passenger's safety belt properly, see "Driver Position" 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 lap portion the belt out all the of way, you will engage the child restraint locking feature. If this happens, just let the belt back all the way and go start again. 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 bag for the right front passenger. You can be severelyinjured orkilled in a crash if you aren't wearing your safety belt even if you have air bags. Wearing your safety belt during a crash helps reduce your chance of hitting things inside the vehicle or being ejected from it. Air bags are "supplemental restraints" to the safety belts. All air bags are designed to work with safety belts,but don't replace them. Air bags are designed to work only in moderate tosevere crashes where the frontof your vehicle hits something. Theyaren't designed to inflate at all in rollover, rear, side or low-speed frontal crashes. Everyone in your vehicle should wear a safety belt properly whether or not there's an air bag for thatperson. -- -- 1-31