1998 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual

The best way to protecthe fetus is to protect themother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it’s morelikely that the fetus won’t be hurt in a crash. Forpregnant women, as for anyone, the key to makingsafety belts effective is wearing them properly.Right Front Passenger PositionTo learn how to wear the right front passenger’ssafety belt properly, see “Driver Position” earlier inthis section.The right front passenger’s safety belt works the sameway as the driver’s safety belt -- except for one thing. Ifyou ever pull the lap portion of the belt out all the way,you will engage the child restraint locking feature. Ifthis happens, just let the belt go back all the way andstart again.If your vehicle has a center passenger position, sure beto use the correct buckle when buckling yourlap-shoulder belt. If you find thathe latch plate will notgo fully into the buckle, see if you are using the bucklefor the center passenger position.Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)This part explains the Supplemental Restraint System(SRS) or air bag system.Your vehicle has two air bags -- one air bag for thedriver and another air bag for the right front passenger.Here are the most important things to know about the airbag system:You can be severely injured or kiIled in a crash ifyou aren’t wearing your safety belt -- even if youhave air bags. Wearing your safety belt during acrash helps reduce your chance of hitting thingsinside the vehicle or being ejected from it. Airbags are “supplemental restraints” to the safetybelts. All air bags are designed to work withsafety belts, but don’t replace them. Air bags aredesigned to work only in moderate to severecrashes where the front of your vehicle hitssomething. They aren’t designed to inflate at allin rollover, rear, side or low-speed frontalcrashes. Everyone in your vehicle should wear asafety belt properly -- whether or not there’s anair bag for that person.1-21