Pontiac 1996 Grand Am Owner's Manual page 28

To unlatch
the belt, just push the button on the
buckle.
The belt should go back out of the way.
Before you close the door, be sure the belt is out of the
way. If you slam the door on it, you can damage both the
belt and your vehicle.
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:
You can be severely injured or killed in a crash if
you aren't wearing your safety belt
--
even if you
have
an air
bag, Wearing your safety b'elt during
a
crash helps reduce'your chance of hitting things
inside the vehicle or being
ejected
from it, The air
bag is only a
"supplemental restraint.?' That is, it
works with s8afety belts but doesn't replace them.
Air bags are 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, including the driver,
should wear a safety belt properly
--
whether or
not there's an air bag for that person.
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