2011 Dodge Ram 1500 Crew Cab Owner Manual - Page 52

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 51 If the passenger seating position is equipped with an NOTE: These devices are not a substitute for proper seat belt placement by the occupant. The seat belt still must be ALR and is being used for normal usage: worn snugly and positioned properly. Only pull the belt webbing out far enough to comfortably wrap around the occupants mid-section so as to not The pretensioners are triggered by the Occupant Reactivate the ALR. If the ALR is activated you will hear a straint Controller (ORC). Like the airbags, the pretensionratcheting sound as the belt retracts. Allow the webbing ers are single use items. A deployed pretensioner or a to retract completely in this case and then carefully pull deployed airbag must be replaced immediately. out only the amount of webbing necessary to comfortEnhanced Seat Belt Use Reminder System ably wrap around the occupants mid-section. Slide the (BeltAlertா) latch plate into the buckle until you hear a Љclick.Љ If the driver's seat belt has not been buckled within Seat Belt Pretensioners - If Equipped 60 seconds of starting the vehicle and if the vehicle speed The seat belts for both front seating positions are is greater than 5 mph (8 km/h), the BeltAlert௡ will alert equipped with pretensioning devices that are designed to the driver to buckle the seat belt. The driver should also remove slack from the seat belt in the event of an instruct all other occupants to buckle their seat belts. accident. These devices improve the performance of the Once the warning is triggered, the BeltAlert௡ will conseat belt by assuring that the belt is tight around the tinue to chime and flash the Seat Belt Reminder Light for occupant early in a collision. Pretensioners work for all 96 seconds or until the driver's seat belt is buckled. The size occupants, including those in child restraints. 2