2005 Dodge Stratus Owner Manual Coupe - Page 69

SEATS, SEAT BELTS, CHILD RESTRAINTS AND AIR BAGS 69 WARNING! • To reduce the risk of severe or fatal injury from a deploying passenger air bag, make sure the passenger is also properly wearing their seat belt, remains sitting well back and upright in their seat and the seat is moved as far back as possible. Refer to "Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) air bag" on page 89. • Never hold an infant or child in your arms or on your lap when riding in a vehicle even if you are wearing your seat belt. Also never place any part of the seat belt you are wearing around an infant or child. To do so risks severe or fatal injury to your child in a collision or sudden stop. • All children 12 years old and under should always ride in the rear seat, properly restrained, in order to reduce risk of serious or fatal injury in a collision, including from the deployment of a front passenger air bag. Refer to "Child restraints" on page 76. WARNING! • Any child who is too small to properly wear a seat belt must be properly restrained in an appropriate child restraint system. To reduce the risk of severe or fatal injury in a collision, including from the deployment of a front passenger air bag, children should be seated only in the rear seat. Infants must be in a rear-facing child safety seat and be seated only in the rear seat. UNIBELT restraint system All seats are equipped with a UNIBELT system which uses a single combined lap-and-shoulder belt with an emergency locking retractor. This system is designed to provide comfort and safety by permitting full extension and automatic retraction of the belts during normal vehicle operation. A sensing device inside the belt retractor is designed to lock the retractor in the event of an abrupt change in vehicle motion. NOTE: For instruction on how to install a child restraint system, see "Installing a child restraint system with a UNIBELT" on page 82. 3