1997 Chevrolet Astro Owner's Manual - Page 35

The bestway to protect the fetus to protect the is mother. When a safetybelt is worn properly, it's more likely that the fetus won't be hurtin a crash. For pregnant women, as for anyone, the to malung key safety belts effective is wearing them properly. Right Front Passenger Position The right front passenger's safety belt works the same way as the driver's safetybelt. See "Driver Position" earlier in this section. When the lap belt ,pulled out all the it will lock. is way, If it does, letit go back all theway and start again. Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) System This part explains the Supplemental InflatableRestraint (SIR) system or air bag system. Your vehicle has two air bags -- one air bag for the driver and another airbag for the right frontpassenger. Here are themost important things to know about the air bag system: You can be severelyinjured or'killed a crash if in you aren't wearing your safety..belt even if you have air bags. Wearing your safety during a belt crash helps reduce your chance of hitting things inside the vehicle or being ejec'tedfrom it. Air bags are "supplemental restraints" tothe safety belts. All air bags are designetkto work with safety belts,but don't replace them. Air bags are designed to work only in moderate to severe crashes where the front of your vehicle hits something. Theyaren't designed to inflate at all in rollover, rear, side or low-speed frontal crashes. Everyonein your vehicle should wear a safety beltproperly whether or not there's an air bag for that person. -- -- - - - - - 1-27