1998 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 29

The bestway to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety belt worn properly, it's more is likely that the fetus won't be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women,as for anyone, the to making key safety belts effective wearing them properly. is Here are the most important things to know about the air bag system: Right Front Passenger Position The right front passenger's safety belt the same works way as the driver's safety belt. See "DriverPosition'' earlier in this section. Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) This part explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) or airbag system. i Your vehicle has two air bags -- one a r bag for the driver and another air bag forthe right frontpassenger. You can be severelyinjured or killed ina crash if you aren't wearingyour safety belt even if you have air bags. Wearing your safety belt during a crash helps reduce your chance hitting things of inside the vehicle or being ejected from it. Air bags are "supplemental restraints" to the safety belts. Allair bags are designed to work with safety belts,but don't replace them. bags are Air designed to work only in moderate to severe crashes where the front of your vehiclehits something. They aren't designed to inflate at all in rollover, rear, side low-speed frontal or crashes. Everyone in your vehicle should wear a safety belt properly whether or not there'san air bag for that person. -- -- 1-21