Dodge Avenger Owner's Manual page 41

• Advanced multistage driver and new active-vent front
passenger airbags
• New active-vent front passenger airbags.
• Knee Bolsters/Blockers for front seat occupants
• An energy absorbing steering column and steering
wheel
• Supplemental Side Airbag Inflatable Curtains (SABIC)
that span the front and second rows for sedans — if
equipped
• Supplemental seat side (Thorax) airbags — if
equipped
• Front seat belt retractors incorporate pretensioners to
enhance occupant protection by managing occupant
energy during an impact event.
THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 41
• 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 you will be carrying children too small for adult-size
seat belts, your seat belts or the LATCH feature also can
be used to hold infant and child restraint systems.
NOTE: The front airbags have a multi stage inflator
design. This allows the airbag to have different rates of
inflation that are based on collision severity.
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.
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