2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup Owner Manual - Page 60

58 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE Along with seat belts and pretensioners, Advanced Front Airbags work with the knee bolsters to provide improved protection for the driver and front passenger. Side airbags also work with seat belts to improve occupant protection. 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 can cause severe injury or death to infants in that position. Knee Impact Bolsters The Knee Impact Bolsters help protect the knees of the driver and the front passenger, and position everyone for Children that are not big enough to wear the vehicle seat the best interaction with the Advanced Front airbag. belt properly (see Section on Child Restraints) should be Here are some simple steps you can take to minimize the secured in the rear seat in child restraints or beltrisk of harm from a deploying airbag: positioning booster seats. Older children who do not use child restraints or belt-positioning booster seats should Children 12 years old and younger should always ride ride properly buckled up in the rear seat. Never allow buckled up in a rear seat. children to slide the shoulder belt behind them or under their arm. If a child from 1 to 12 years old (not in a rear facing child seat) must ride in the front passenger seat, move the seat as far back as possible and use the proper child restraint. (Refer to information on Child Restraints in this section.)