2010 Dodge Nitro Owner Manual - Page 39

38 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS • Front seat belts incorporate pretensioners to enhance Some of the most important safety features in your occupant protection by managing occupant energy vehicle are the restraint systems: during an impact event • Three-point lap and shoulder belts for all seating • All seat belt systems (except the driver's and rear positions center) include Automatic Locking Retractors (ALRs), which lock the seat belt webbing into position by • Advanced Front Airbags for driver and front passenextending the belt all the way out and then adjusting ger the belt to the desired length to restrain a child seat or • Supplemental Active Head Restraints (AHR) located secure a large item in a seat - if equipped on top of the front seats (integrated into the head If you will be carrying children too small for adult-sized restraint) seat belts, the seat belts or the Lower Anchors and Tether • Supplemental Side Airbag Inflatable Curtains (SABIC) for CHildren (LATCH) feature also can be used to hold for the driver and passengers seated next to a window infant and child restraint systems. For more information on LATCH, see Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren • An energy-absorbing steering column and steering (LATCH). wheel • Knee bolsters/blockers for front seat occupants