1993 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 24

Your Pontiac may have the right-front passenger's SIR option. If your vehicle has an air bag for the right-front passenger, it will say SIR on the instrument panel above the glove box. Here are the Most Important Things to Know: Even with an air bag, if you're notwearingasafetybelt and you.re in a crash, your injuries may be much worse. Air bags are "not designed to inflate in rollovers or in rear, side or low-speed frontal crashes. You need to wear your safety belt to reduce the chance of hitting things insidethe vehicle or being ejected fromit. Always wear your safetybelt, even with an air bag. Y Air bags inflate with great force, faster than the blink of an eye. If you're too close to an inflating air bag, it could seriously injure you. Safety belts help keep you in position for an air bag inflation in a crash. Always wear your safety belt, even with an air bag, and sit as far back as you can while still maintaining control of your vehicle. - A An inflating air bag can seriously injure small children. Always secure children properly in your vehicle. To read how, see the Children and Safe9 Belts section of this manual,and read the caution label on the front passenger's safety belt.