1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Owner's Manual - Page 28

The best way to protect the fetus is to protectthe mother. When a safety beltis worn properly, it's more likely that the fetus won't be hurt ina crash. For pregnant women,as for anyone, the key to making safety beltseffective is wearing them properly. Here are the most important things to know about the air bag system: ~~ ~~ ~ ~. ~~~ ~ ~~ ~~ CAmONi You can be severelyinjured or killed in a crash if' you aren't wearing your safety belt even i f you have air bags. Wearing your safety belt during a crash helps reduce your chance of hitting things inside the vehicle or being ejected from 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. Air bags are designed to work only in moderate to severe crashes where the front of your vehicle hits something. They aren't designed to inflate at a l l in rollover, rear, side or low-speed frontal a crashes. Everyone in your vehicle should wear safety belt properly whether or not there'san air bag for that person. Right Front Passenger Position The right front passenger's safetybelt works the same way as the driver's safety belt. See "Driver Position," earlier in this section. -- Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) This part explainsthe Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) or a i r bag system. Your Oldsmobile has two air bags -- one air bag for the driver and another air bag for the right front passenger. --