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 Passeng
.
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 Restraint System (SRS)
This part explains the Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) or air bag system.
Your vehicle has “Next Generation” reduced-force
frontal air bags
--
one air bag for the driver and another
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
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 system:
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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 are designed to work with
safety belts, but don’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 should wear a
safety belt properly
--
whether or not there’s an
air bag for that person.
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