Seat Belt Pretensioners; Supplemental Active Head Restraints (Ahr) - Dodge Durango 2012 Owner's Manual

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• The belt and retractor assembly must be replaced

if the seat belt assembly Automatic Locking Re-

tractor (ALR) feature or any other seat belt func-

tion is not working properly when checked ac-

cording to the procedures in the Service Manual.

• Failure to replace the belt and retractor assembly

could increase the risk of injury in collisions.

Seat Belt Pretensioners

The seat belts for both front seating positions are

equipped with pretensioning devices that are designed to

remove slack from the seat belt in the event of a collision.

These devices may improve the performance of the seat

belt by assuring that the belt is tight about the occupant

early in a collision. Pretensioners work for all size occu-

pants, including those in child restraints.

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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). Like the air bags, the preten-

sioners are single use items. A deployed pretensioner or

a deployed air bag must be replaced immediately.

These head restraints are passive, deployable compo-

nents, and vehicles with this equipment cannot be readily

identified by any markings, only through visual inspec-

tion of the head restraint. The head restraint will be split

in two halves, with the front half being soft foam and

trim, the back half being decorative plastic.

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