2012 Dodge Challenger Owner Manual - Page 45

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 43 • Advanced Front Air Bags for driver and front passenger • Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtains (SABIC) for the driver and passengers seated next to a Please pay close attention to the information in this section. It tells you how to use your restraint system window properly, to keep you and your passengers as safe as • Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags (SAB) for possible. the driver and front outboard passenger If you will be carrying children too small for adult-sized • An energy-absorbing steering column and steering seat belts, the seat belts or the Lower Anchors and Tether wheel for CHildren (LATCH) feature also can be used to hold infant and child restraint systems. For more information • Knee bolsters/blockers for front seat occupants on LATCH, refer to Lower Anchors and Tether for • Front seat belts incorporate pretensioners that may CHildren (LATCH). enhance occupant protection by managing occupant NOTE: The Advanced Front Air Bags have a multistage energy during an impact event inflator design. This allows the air bag to have different • All seat belt systems (except the driver's) include rates of inflation based on several factors, including the Automatic Locking Retractors (ALRs), which lock the severity and type of collision. seat belt webbing into position by extending the belt all the way out and then adjusting the belt to the desired length to restrain a child seat or secure a large item in a seat - if equipped 2