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The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the
mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it's more
likely that the fetus won't be hurt in a crash. For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making
safety belts effective is wearing them properly.
Right Front Passenger Position
To learn how to wear the right front passenger's
safety belt properly, see "Driver Position" earlier in
this section.
The right front passenger's safety belt works the same
way as the driver's safety belt
--
except for one thing. If
you ever pull the lap portion of the belt out all the way,
you will engage the child restraint locking feature. If
this happens, just let the belt go back all the way and
start again.
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
(SIR) Systems
This part explains the frontal and side impact
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) systems or air
bag systems.
Your vehicle has four air bags
--
a "Next Generation"
reduced-force frontal air bag for the driver, another
"Next Generation" reduced-force frontal air bag for the
right front passenger, a side impact air bag for the driver,
and another side impact air bag for the right front
passenger. Reduced-force frontal air bags are designed
to help reduce the risk of injury from the force of an
inflating frontal air bag. But even these air bags must
inflate very quickly if they are to do their job and
comply with federal regulations.
Here are the most important things to know about the air
bag systems:
You can be severely injured or killed 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 of
,.
hitting things inside the vehicle or being
ejected from it. Air bags are "supplemental
'
restraints" to the safety belts. All air bags
--
even
reduced-force air bags
--
are designed to work
with safety belts but don't replace them.
CAUTION: (Continued)
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