2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser Owner Manual - Page 37

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 35 OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS Some of the most important safety features in your vehicle are the restraint systems. These include: • Front and rear seat belts for all passengers • Front airbags for both the driver and front passenger • Pretensioning and load-limiting retractors for the front seat belts • Knee Impact Blocker panels for front seat occupants • Supplemental Side Airbag Inflatable Curtains (SABIC) that span the front and second rows for sedans (if equipped) • Front seat belt retractors that incorporate pretensioners to enhance occupant protection by managing occupant energy during an impact event If you will be carrying children too small for adult-size seat belts, your seat belts or the LATCH feature can also be used to hold infant and child restraint systems.Refer to the Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren (LATCH) system explanation in this section. Please pay close attention to the information in this section. It tells you how to use your restraint system properly to keep you and your passengers as safe as possible. 2 WARNING! In a collision, you and your passengers can suffer much greater injuries if you are not properly buckled up. You can strike the interior of your vehicle or other passengers, or you can be thrown out of the vehicle. Always be sure you and others in your vehicle are buckled up properly. Buckle up even though you are an excellent driver, even on short trips. Someone on the road may be a poor driver