Dodge 2013 Challenger - Owner Manual User Manual

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• Front seat belts incorporate pretensioners that may

enhance occupant protection by managing occupant

energy during an impact event

• All seat belt systems (except the driver’s) include

Automatic Locking Retractors (ALRs), which lock the

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

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.
If you will be carrying children too small for adult-sized

seat belts, the seat belts or the Lower Anchors and Tether

for CHildren (LATCH) feature also can be used to hold

infant and child restraint systems. For more information

on LATCH, refer to Lower Anchors and Tether for

CHildren (LATCH).

NOTE:

The Advanced Front Air Bags have a multistage

inflator design. This allows the air bag to have different

rates of inflation based on several factors, including the

severity and type of collision.
Here are some simple steps you can take to minimize the

risk of harm from a deploying air bag:
1. Children 12 years old and under should always ride

buckled up in a rear seat.

WARNING!

Infants in rear facing child restraints should never
ride in the front seat of a vehicle with a passenger
Advanced Front Air Bag. An air bag deployment can
cause severe injury or death to infants in that posi-
tion.

Children that are not big enough to wear the vehicle seat

belt properly (see section on Child Restraints) should be

46 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE

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