Jeep COMPASS Owner's Handbook Manual page 137

possible safety level for the driver and
the passengers.
Here are some simple steps you can
take to minimise the risk of harm from a
deploying airbag:
1. A child who is not big enough to
wear the car seat belt properly (Refer
to "Child restraint systems" paragraph
in this chapter for further information)
must be secured in the appropriate
child restraint system or belt-positioning
booster seat in a rear seating position.
2. Never allow children to slide the belt
strap behind them or under their arm.
3. Read the instructions provided with
your child restraint system to make sure
that you are using it properly.
4. All occupants must always wear their
three-point seat belt properly.
5. The driver and front passenger seats
should be moved back as far as practical
to allow the front airbags room to inflate.
6. Do not lean against the door or
window. If your car has side airbags, in
case of deployment, the side airbags will
inflate forcefully into the space between
occupants and the door and occupants
could be injured.
7. If the airbag system in this car
needs to be modified to accommodate
a disabled person, contact the Jeep
Dealership.
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Seat belt systems
Buckle up even though you are an
excellent driver, even on short trips.
Someone on the road may be a poor
driver and cause a collision that includes
you. This can happen far away from
home or on your own street. Research
has shown that seat belts save lives
and they can reduce the seriousness
of injuries in a collision. Some of the
worst injuries happen when people are
ejected from the car. Seat belts reduce
the possibility of ejection and the risk
of injury caused by collision inside the
passenger compartment. Everyone in the
car must be belted at all times.
SBR (Seat Belt Reminder) system on driver
and passenger sides
(where provided)
The SBR system warns the passengers of
the front and rear (where provided) seats
if their seat belt is not fastened.
The system warnings unfastened seat
belts with visual warnings (warning lights
on in the instrument panel and icons on
the display) and an acoustic warning (see
the following paragraphs).
The SBR system is active whenever the
ignition device is in the START ENGINE
position.
Warnings on instrument panel
If the driver is unbuckled when the
ignition device is first turned to the
START or ENGINE position, an
intermittent acoustic warning will signal
for a few seconds. If the driver's or
front passenger's seat belt (if the front
passenger seat is equipped with SBR
system) is unbuckled when the ignition
device is first turned to the START or
ENGINE position the warning light
will turn on and remain on until both
front seat belts are buckled. The SBR
system is not enabled for the passenger
side front seat when it is unoccupied.
For versions with 10" instrument panel
display: the SBR system also indicates
the presence and status of the rear seat
belts by means of symbols:
green: passenger present with seat
belt fastened
red: passenger present with seat
belt not fastened
: passenger not present
SBR system warning cycle
The SBR system warning cycle is active
when the car is moving faster than
8 km/h (5 mph) and the driver or front
seat passenger is unbuckled (if the SBR
system for the passenger side front seat
is equipped, this function is not active
when the passenger side front seat is
unoccupied). The SBR system warning
cycle starts with the warning light
flashing and an intermittent acoustic
warning. Once the SBR system warning
cycle is complete, the warning light
will remain illuminated until the seat
belts are fastened. The SBR system
warning cycle sequence may repeat
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