Seat Belt Pretensioners; Enhanced Seat Belt Reminder System (Beltalert ) - Dodge JOURNEY 2009 Owner's Manual

46 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
4. Continue to slide the latch plate up until it clears the
folded webbing.

Seat Belt Pretensioners

The driver and front passenger's seat belts are equipped
with pretensioning devices that are designed to remove
any slack from the seat belt systems in the event of a
collision. These devices improve the performance of the
seat belt by assuring that the belt is tight around the
occupant early 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 must still be
worn snugly and positioned properly.
The pretensioners are triggered by the Occupant Re-
straint Controller (ORC). Like the front airbags, the
pretensioners 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 the seat
belt. The driver should also instruct all other occupants 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).
BeltAlert Programming
The BeltAlert can be enabled or disabled by your
authorized dealer or by performing the following steps:
NOTE: The manufacturer of this vehicle does not rec-
ommend deactivating the BeltAlert .