Mercury 1996 Sable Manual page 27

All occupants of the vehicle,
including the driver, should always
wear their safety belts, whether or
not an air bag Supplemental
Restraint System is also provided at
their seating position. Failure to do
so may increase the risk of severe
injury or death in the event of a
collision.
There are four very important reasons to use
safety belts even with an air bag system. Use
your safety belts to:
help keep you in the proper position (away
from the air bag) when it inflates
reduce the risk of harm in rollover, side or
rear impact collisions, because an air bag is
not designed to inflate in such situations
reduce the risk of harm in frontal collisions
that are not severe enough to activate the
supplemental air bag
reduce the risk of being thrown from your
vehicle
The Importance of Being Properly Seated
In a collision, the air bag must inflate extremely
fast to help provide additional protection for
you. In order to do this, the air bag must inflate
with considerable force. If you are not seated in
a normal riding position with your back against
the seatback, the air bag may not protect you
properly and could possibly hurt you as it
inflates.
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