2011 Dodge Charger Owner Manual - Page 47

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 45 • Front seat belts incorporate pretensioners that may Please pay close attention to the information in this enhance occupant protection by managing occupant section. It tells you how to use your restraint system energy during an impact event properly, to keep you and your passengers as safe as possible. • All seat belt systems (except the driver's) include Automatic Locking Retractors (ALRs), which lock the WARNING! seat belt webbing into position by extending the belt all the way out and then adjusting the belt to the In an accident, you and your passengers can suffer desired length to restrain a child seat or secure a large much greater injuries if you are not properly buckled item in a seat - if equipped up. You can strike the interior of your vehicle or other passengers, or you can be thrown out of the vehicle. If you will be carrying children too small for adult-sized Always be sure you and others in your vehicle are seat belts, the seat belts or the Lower Anchors and Tether buckled up properly. for CHildren (LATCH) feature also can be used to hold infant and child restraint systems. For more information Buckle up even though you are an excellent driver, even on LATCH, refer to Lower Anchors and Tether for on short trips. Someone on the road may be a poor driver CHildren (LATCH). and cause an accident that includes you. This can happen NOTE: The Advanced Front Air Bags have a multistage far away from home or on your own street. inflator design. This allows the air bag to have different rates of inflation based on the severity and type of collision. 2