1996 Buick Century Owner's Manual

The best way to protect the 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 PositionWas your Buick first sold, when new, in Canada? (If itwas, a sticker on the driver’s door will say “conforms toall applicable Canada motor vehicle . . . ” etc.) If so,then this “Right Front Passenger Position” part doesn’tapply to your vehicle. To learn how to use your rightfront passenger position safety belts, read the CanadianOwner’s Manual Safety Belt Supplement. It comes withevery new Century first sold in Canada.The right front passenger’s safety belt works the sameway as the driver’s safety belt. See “Driver Position,”earlier in this section.Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)so you can sit up straight. Move your seat far enoughforward that your feet touch the part of the car that iscalled the “toeboard” (A). That way you’d be lesslikely to slide under the lap belt in a crash.1-26