Pontiac 2009 Vibe User Manual download pdf (Page 23)

Safety Belt Use During

Pregnancy

Safety belts work for everyone,

including pregnant women. Like all

occupants, they are more likely

to be seriously injured if they do not

wear safety belts.

A pregnant woman should wear a

lap-shoulder belt, and the lap portion

should be worn as low as possible,

below the rounding, throughout

the pregnancy.

The best way to protect the fetus is

to protect the mother. When a safety

belt is worn properly, it is more likely

that the fetus will not be hurt in a

crash. For pregnant women, as for

anyone, the key to making safety

belts effective is wearing them

properly.

Safety Belt Extender

If the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten

around you, you should use it.

But if a safety belt is not long

enough, your dealer/retailer will order

you an extender. When you go in to

order it, take the heaviest coat you

will wear, so the extender will be

long enough for you. To help avoid

personal injury, do not let someone

else use it, and use it only for the

seat it is made to ﬁt. The extender

has been designed for adults. Never

use it for securing child seats.

To wear it, just attach it to the regular

safety belt. For more information, see

the instruction sheet that comes with

the extender.

When a safety belt extender is

installed in the right front passenger

safety belt, make sure the passenger

airbag status indicator displays ON.

See Passenger Airbag Status

Indicator on page 4-15.Ifthe

indicator shows OFF, disconnect

the extender’s latch from the buckle

then reconnect the safety belt.

The passenger airbag status

indicator light should be ON and

then the safety belt extender can

be reconnected. If the safety belt

extender is used while the passenger

airbag status indicator light is OFF,

the right front passenger frontal and

seat-mounted side impact airbags

(if equipped) may not activate

correctly.

Always disconnect the extender

from the safety belt after you use

it so that the airbag will work

properly the next time someone

uses that seat.

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