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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
khat
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
The right front passenger's safety belt works the sarne
way a,s the driver's safety belt. See "Driver Position,"
earlies in this section.
When the shoulder belt is pulled out all the way, it will
lock. If
it
does, 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 two air bags
--
one air bag for the
driver and another air bag for the right front passenger.
Here are the most important things to know about the
air
bag system:
A
CAUTION:
You can be s'everely 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 are designed to work
with
safety belts, but don't replace them. Air bags are
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designed
to work
only in moderate to severe
crashes where the front of your vehicle hits
something. They aren't designed to inflate at all
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.
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