2014 Jeep Compass Owner Manual - Page 42

40 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE • Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags (SAB) - if If you will be carrying children too small for adult-sized equipped seat belts, the seat belts or the Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren (LATCH) feature also can be used to hold • An energy-absorbing steering column and steering infant and child restraint systems. For more information wheel on LATCH, see Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren • Knee bolsters/blockers for front seat occupants (LATCH). • Front seat belts incorporate pretensioners that may NOTE: The Advanced Front Air Bags have a multistage enhance occupant protection by managing occupant inflator design. This allows the air bag to have different energy during an impact event rates of inflation based on several factors, including the severity and type of collision. • All seat belt systems (except the driver's) include Automatic Locking Retractors (ALRs), which lock the Here are some simple steps you can take to minimize the seat belt webbing into position by extending the belt risk of harm from a deploying air bag: all the way out and then adjusting the belt to the 1. Children 12 years old and under should always ride desired length to restrain a child seat or secure a large buckled up in a rear seat. item in a seat - if equipped Please pay close attention to the information in this section. It tells you how to use your restraint system properly, to keep you and your passengers as safe as possible.