1997 Pontiac Trans Sport Owner's Manual - Page 57

The best way to protect thefetus is toprotect the mother. Whena safety belt is worn properly, it's more Uely thal the fetus won't be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, as for anyone, thekey to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly. Right Front Passenger Position The rightfront passenger's safety belt works the same way as the driver's safety belt. See "Driver Position" earlier inthis section. When the shoulderbelt is pulled out all way, it will the lock.If it docs, let it go back all the way and start again. Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) This part explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) or air bag system. Your Pontiac has twoair bags -- one air bag for the air driver and another bag for the right front passenger. Here are the most important thingsto know about the air bag system: You can be severely injured orkilled in a 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 thevehicle or being ejected from Air it. bags are "supplemental restraints'' to the safety belts. All air bags are designed to workwith safety belts, but don't replace them. Air bags are designed to work only in moderateto severe crashes where the front your vehicle hits of something. Theyaren't designed to inflateat all in rollover, rear, sideor low-speed frontal crashes. Everyone in your vehicle should weara safety belt properly whether or not there's an air bag for thatperson. -- -- 1-50