1998 Pontiac Sunfire Owner's Manual - Page 38

The bestway to protect the fetusis 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. Here are the most important things to bag sysl - -1: DW about the air Right Front Passenger Position The right front passenger's safety belt works the same way as the driver's safety belt. See "Driver Position" earlier in this section, You can be severelyinjured or killed in a crash if you aren't wearing your safety belt even if'you have air -- Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) This part explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRX) or air bag system. Your vehicle has "Next Generation" reduced-force frontal air bags -- one air bag for the driver and another for the right front p'assenger. Reduced-force frontal air bags aredesigned to help reduce the risk of injury from the forceof an inflating air bag. But even these air bags must inflate very quickly if they are to do their job and comply with federal regulations. bags. Wearing your safety belt during a crash helps reduce your chance of hitting things inside the vehicle or being ejected from it. Air bagsare "supplemental restraints" to the safety belts, All air bags even reduced-forced 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 frontof your vehicle hits something. They aren't designed to inflate at al in rollover, rear, side l or low-speed frontal crashes. And, €or unrestrained occupants, reduced-force air bags may provide less protection in frontal crashes than more forceful air bags have provided in the past. Everyone in your vehicle should wear a safety belt properly whether or not there's an air bag for that person. -- -- -- 1-22