2014 Dodge Dart Owner Manual - Page 61

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 59 the belt is tight around the occupant early in a collision. Pretensioners work for all size occupants, including those This vehicle has a safety belt system with an Energy in child restraints. Management feature in the front seating positions to help further reduce the risk of injury in the event of a head-on NOTE: These devices are not a substitute for proper seat collision. belt placement by the occupant. The seat belt must still be This safety belt system has a retractor assembly that is worn snugly and positioned properly. Energy Management Feature designed to release webbing in a controlled manner. This The pretensioners are triggered by the Occupant Refeature is designed to help reduce the belt force acting on straint Controller (ORC). Like the air bags, the pretenthe occupant's chest. sioners are single use items. A deployed pretensioner or a deployed air bag must be replaced immediately. Belt Pretensioning And Load Limitation The driver and passenger front seating positions are Enhanced Seat Belt Use Reminder System equipped with seat belt systems that may incorporate (BeltAlert®) retractor pretensioning devices, anchor/buckle pretensioning devices, and load limiting devices. These devices are designed to remove any slack from the seat belt systems in the event of a collision. These devices may improve the performance of the seat belt by assuring that BeltAlert® is a feature intended to remind the driver and front passenger (if equipped with front passenger BeltAlert®) to fasten their seat belts. The feature is active whenever the ignition is on. If the driver or front seat 2