1998 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 25

The best way to protect fetus is to protect the the mother. When a safety belt worn properly, it's more is likely thatthe fetus won't be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, asfor anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly. Your vehicle has "Next Generation" reduced-force -frontal air bags one air bagfor the driver and another air bag for the right front passenger. Reduced-force frontal air bags designed to help are reduce the risk injury from the force an inflating of of air bag. But even these air bags must inflate very quickly if they are to do their and comply with job federal regulations to Here are the most important things know aboutthe air 3ag system: Right Front Passenger P-~itio~ To learn how to wear right front passenger s the safety belt properly, "Driver Position" earlier in see 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 of the belt out all the way, CAUTIOIk If you will engage the child restraint locking feature. this happens,just let the belt go back all the way and You can be severely injured or killed acrash if in start again. you aren't wearing your safety belt even if you If your vehicle has a center passenger position, be sure have air bags. Wearing your safety belt during a to use the correct buckle when buckling your lap-shoulder belt. If you find that the latch plate will not crash helps reduce your chance of hitting things inside the vehicle or being ejected from it. Air go fully into the buckle, if you are usingthe buckle see to bags are "supplemental restraints" the safety for the center passenger position. belts. All air bags are designed to work with Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) safety belts, but don't replace them. Air bags are designed to work only in moderate to severe This part explains the Supplemental Restraint System CAUTION: (Continued) (SRS) or air bag system. - A --