1996 Pontiac Sunfire Owner's Manual - Page 13

Safety Belts: They're for Everyone This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some things you should not do with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS), or air bag system. Your vehiclehas a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the Index.) I A CAUTION: Don't let anyone ride where he she can't wear or If a safety belt properly. you are in a crash and you're not wearing a safety belt, your injuries can be much worse. You can hit things inside the vehicle or be ejectedfrom it. You can be seriously you might injured or killed. In the same crash, not beif you are buckled up. Always fasten your your passengers' belts safety belt, and check that are fastened properly too. In most states Canadian provinces, the law says to and wear safetybelts. Here's why: They work. You never know if you'll be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you don't know if it will be a bad one. A few crashesare mild, and some crashes can beso serious thateven buckled up a person wouldn't survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, people whobuckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed. After morethan 25 years of safety belts invehicles, the facts areclear. In most crashes buckling up does mater ...a let! 1-6