1997 Pontiac Sunfire Owner's Manual - Page 31

The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety beltis worn properly, it's more likely that thefetus won't be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly. Here are the most important things to know about the air bag system: 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. * A CAUTION: -- Supplemental Restraint System(SRS) This part explains theSupplemental Restraint System (SRS) or air bag system. Your Pontiac has two air bags -- one air bag for the driver and another air bag for the right front passenger. You can be severely injured orkilled in a crashif 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 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 tosevere crashes where the front your vehicle hits of something. They aren't designed inflate at all to in rollover, rear, side or low-speed frontal crashes. Everyone in your vehicle should wear a safety belt properly whether or not there's an air bag for that person. -- 1-23