Chevrolet Equinox Owners Manual: Seat Belt Use During Pregnancy
Seat belts work for everyone, including pregnant women. Like all occupants, they are more likely to be seriously injured if they do not wear seat 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 seat 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 seat belts effective is wearing them properly.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
All seating positions in the vehicle
have a lap-shoulder belt.
The following instructions explain
how to wear a lap-shoulder belt
properly.
Adjust the seat, if the seat is
adjustable ...
Seat Belt Extender
If the vehicle's seat belt will fasten
around you, you should use it.
But if a seat belt is not long enough,
your dealer will order you an
extender. When you go in to order it,
take the hea ...
Other materials:
Driver or Passenger Seat Retractor Side Belt Replacement Seats
Driver or Passenger Seat Retractor Side Belt ReplacementCalloutComponent NameWarning:In order to prevent accidental deployment and the risk ofpersonal injury, do not dispose of an undeployed inflatablerestraint seat belt pretensioner as normal shop waste. Undeployedseat belt pretensioners contain su ...
