2013 Dodge Journey Owner Manual - Page 59

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 57 NOTE: These devices are not a substitute for proper seat belt placement by the occupant. The seat belt still must be This vehicle has a safety belt system with an Energy worn snugly and positioned properly. Management feature in the front seating positions to help further reduce the risk of injury in the event of a head-on The pretensioners are triggered by the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC). Like the air bags, the pretencollision. sioners are single use items. A deployed pretensioner or This safety belt system has a retractor assembly that is a deployed air bag must be replaced immediately. designed to release webbing in a controlled manner. This feature is designed to help reduce the belt force acting on Supplemental Active Head Restraints (AHR) the occupant's chest. These head restraints are passive, deployable compoSeat Belt Pretensioners nents, and vehicles with this equipment cannot be readily The seat belts for both front seating positions are identified by any markings, only through visual inspecequipped with pretensioning devices that are designed to tion of the head restraint. The head restraint will be split remove slack from the seat belt in the event of a collision. in two halves, with the front half being soft foam and These devices may improve the performance of the seat trim, the back half being decorative plastic. Energy Management Feature belt by assuring that the belt is tight about the occupant early in a collision. Pretensioners work for all size occupants, including those in child restraints. 2