1998 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner's Manual - Page 29

The best way to protect the fetus is protect the to mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it's more likely that the fetus won't be hurt a crash. For in pregnant women, asfor anyone, the key to making safety belts effective wearing them properly. is i Here are the most important things know about thea r to bag system: ' A CAUTION: -- I You can be severelyinjured or killed in a crash if To learn how to w a the right fiont passenger's safety belt you aren't wearing your safety belt even if you er properly, see "Driver Position" earlier in section. this have air bags. Wearing your safety belt during a as The right front passenger's safety belt works the same way crash helps reduce your chance of hitting things the driver's safety -- except for one thing. ever pull belt If you inside the vehicle or being ejected from it. Air bags the shoulder portion of the belt out all the way, you will are %pplemental restraints" to the safety belts. engage the child restraint locking feature.If this happens, just All air bags even reduced-force air bags are let the belt go back l the way and start again. a l designed to work with safety belts, but don't replace them. Air bags are designed to work only Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) in moderate to severe crashes where the frontof This part explains the Supplemental Restraint System your vehicle hits something. They aren't designed (SRS)or air bag system. to inflate at al in rollover, r a ,side or low-speed l er Your vehicle has "Next Generation" reduced-force frontal crashes. And, for unrestrainedoccupants, frontal air bags -- one air bagfor the driver and another reduced-force air bags may provide less protection air bag for the right front passenger. in frontal crashes than more forcefid air bags have provided in the past. Everyone in your vehicle Reduced-force fiontal air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of injury from force of an inflating air bag. But the should wear a safety beltproperly whether or even theseair bags must inflate very quickly if they are to not there's an air bag for thatperson. do their job and comply with federal regulations. Right Front PassengerPosition -- -- --