2014 Dodge Grand Caravan Passenger Owner Manual - Page 60

58 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE WARNING! (Continued) • Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags (SAB) also need room to inflate. Do not lean against the door or window. Sit upright in the center of the seat. • 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. • Being too close to the Seat-Mounted Side Air Bag (SAB) during deployment could cause you to be severely injured or killed. Research has shown that seat belts save lives, and they can reduce the seriousness of injuries in a collision. Some of the worst injuries happen when people are thrown from the vehicle. Seat belts reduce the possibility of ejection and the risk of injury caused by striking the inside of the vehicle. Everyone in a motor vehicle should be belted at all times. Lap/Shoulder Belts All seats in your vehicle are equipped with lap/shoulder belts. The belt webbing in the retractor is designed to lock during very sudden stops or collisions. This feature allows the shoulder part of the belt to move freely with Buckle up even though you are an excellent driver, even you under normal conditions. However, in a collision the on short trips. Someone on the road may be a poor driver belt will lock and reduce the risk of you striking the and cause a collision that includes you. This can happen inside of the vehicle or being thrown out. far away from home or on your own street.