2009 Dodge Challenger Owner Manual SRT8 - Page 49
2009 Dodge Challenger Manual
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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 47 protection for the driver and front passenger. Side curtain airbags also work with seat belts to improve occupant protection. While the seat belts are designed to protect you in many types of collisions, the front airbags will deploy in moderate-to-severe frontal collisions. The supplemental side curtain airbag on the crash side of the vehicle will also trigger in moderate-to-severe side collisions. However, even in collisions where the airbags deploy, you need the seat belts to keep you in the correct position for the airbags to protect you properly. Here are some simple steps you can take to minimize the risk of harm from a deploying airbag: 1. Children 12 years old and younger should ride buckled up in the rear seat. WARNING! Infants in rear-facing child restraints should NEVER ride in the front seat of a vehicle with a passenger front airbag. An airbag deployment could cause severe injury or death to infants in that position. 2. Children who are not big enough to wear the vehicle seat belt properly should be secured in the rear seat in child restraints or belt-positioning booster seats. (Refer to information on Child Restraint in this section.) 3. Older children who do not use child restraints or belt-positioning booster seats should ride properly buckled up in the rear seat. Never allow children to slide the shoulder belt behind them or under their arm. 4. If a child from 1 to 12 years old must ride in the front passenger seat because the vehicle is crowded, move the 2