1997 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner's Manual - Page 32

The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it's more likely that thefetus won't be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women,as for anyone, the keyto making safety belts effective wearing them properly. is 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. Supplemental RestraintSystem (SRS) This part explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)or air bag system. Your Chevrolet has twoi bags -- one a r bag for the ar i driver and another air bag theright front passenger. for Here are the most importantthings to know aboutthe air bag system: You can be severelyinjured or killed ina 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 hitting things of inside the vehicle or being ejectedfrom 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. bags are Air designed to work only inmoderate to severe crashes where the front of your vehicle hits something. Theyaren't designed to inflate at all in rollover, rear, side low-speed frontal or a crashes. Everyone in your vehicle should wear safety beltproperly whether or not there's an air bag for that person. -- -- 1-22