1996 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 28

Your Pontiac has two air bags -- one air bag for the driver and another air bag for the right front passenger. Here are the most important things know about the air to bag system: To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle. The belt should back out of the way. go is Before you close door, be sure the belt out of the the way. If you slam the door on it, you can damage both the belt and your vehicle. Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) This part explains the SupplementalRestraint System (SRS) or air bag system. You can be severelyinjured or killed in a crash if you aren't wearing your safety belt even if you have an air bag, Wearing your safety b'eltduring a crash helps reduce'your chanceof hitting things inside the vehicle or being ejected from it, The air bag is onlya "supplemental restraint.?' That is, it works withs8afety belts but doesn't replace them. Air bags are designed to work only in moderate to severe crashes wherethe frontof your vehicle hits something. They aren't designed to inflate at all in rollover, rear, side or low-speed frontal crashes. Everyone in your vehicle, including thedriver, should wear a safety belt properly whether or not there's an air bag for thatperson. -- -- 1-20