Seat belt pretensioners, Enhanced seat belt reminder system (beltalert), Enhanced seat belt reminder system – Dodge 2009 DX-48 Charger SRT8 User Manual

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3. Slide the latch plate upward over the folded webbing.
The folded webbing must enter the slot at the top of the
latch plate.

4. Continue to slide the latch plate up until it clears the
folded webbing.

Seat Belt Pretensioners

The seat belts for both front seating positions are
equipped with pretensioning devices that are designed to
remove any slack from the seat belts in the event of a
collision. These devices improve the performance of the
seat belt system by assuring that the belt is tight around
the occupant in a collision. Pretensioners work for all size
occupants, including those in child restraints.

NOTE:

These devices are not a substitute for proper seat

belt placement by the occupant. The seat belt still must be
worn snugly and positioned properly.

The pretensioners are triggered by the Occupant Re-
straint Controller (ORC). (Refer to information on Air-
bags in this section). Like the front airbags, the preten-
sioners are single use items. After a collision that is severe
enough to deploy the airbags and pretensioners, both
must be replaced.

Enhanced Seat Belt Reminder System (BeltAlert

)

If the driver’s seat belt has not been buckled within
60 seconds of starting the vehicle and if the vehicle speed
is greater than 5 mph (8 km/h), the Enhanced Warning
System (BeltAlert

௡) will alert the driver to buckle their

seat belt. The driver should also instruct all other occu-
pants to buckle their seat belts. Once the warning is
triggered, the BeltAlert

௡ will continue to chime and flash

the Seat Belt Reminder Light for 96 seconds or until the
driver’s seat belt is buckled. The BeltAlert

௡ will be

reactivated if the driver’s seat belt is unbuckled for more
than 10 seconds and the vehicle speed is greater than
5 mph (8 km/h).

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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE

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