2013 Dodge Durango Owner's Manual - Page 66

64 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE Seat Belt Pretensioners The seat belts for both front seating positions are equipped with pretensioning devices that are designed to remove slack from the seat belt in the event of a collision. These devices may improve the performance of the seat belt by assuring that the belt is tight about the occupant early in a collision. Pretensioners work for all size occupants, including those in child restraints. Supplemental Active Head Restraints (AHR) These head restraints are passive, deployable components, and vehicles with this equipment cannot be readily identified by any markings, only through visual inspection of the head restraint. The head restraint will be split in two halves, with the front half being soft foam and trim, the back half being decorative plastic. How The Active Head Restraints (AHR) Work NOTE: These devices are not a substitute for proper seat The Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) determines belt placement by the occupant. The seat belt still must be whether the severity, or type of rear impact will require worn snugly and positioned properly. the Active Head Restraints (AHR) to deploy. If a rear The pretensioners are triggered by the Occupant Re- impact requires deployment, both the driver and front straint Controller (ORC). Like the air bags, the preten- passenger seat AHRs will be deployed. sioners are single use items. A deployed pretensioner or When AHRs deploy during a rear impact, the front half a deployed air bag must be replaced immediately. of the head restraint extends forward to minimize the gap between the back of the occupant's head and the AHR.