Lap/Shoulder Belts - Dodge Caliber Owner's Manual

WARNING!
In a collision, you and your passengers can
suffer much greater injuries if you are not
properly buckled up. You can strike the interior
of your vehicle or other passengers, or you
can be thrown out of the vehicle. Always be
sure you and others in your vehicle are buck-
led up properly.
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 thrown from the vehicle. Seat
belts reduce the possibility of ejection and the
risk of injury caused by striking the inside of the
vehicle. Everyone in a motor vehicle should
be belted at all times.
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Lap/Shoulder Belts

All the seating positions in your vehicle are
equipped with combination lap/shoulder belts.
The belt webbing retractor is designed to lock
during very sudden stops or collisions. This
feature allows the shoulder part of the belt to
move freely with you under normal conditions.
But in a collision, the belt will lock and reduce
the risk of you striking the inside of the vehicle
or being thrown out.
WARNING!
• It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo
area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a
collision, people riding in these areas are
more likely to be seriously injured or killed.
• Do not allow people to ride in any area of
your vehicle that is not equipped with seats
and seat belts.
• Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a
seat and using a seat belt properly.
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WARNING! (Continued)
• Wearing a seat belt incorrectly is danger-
ous. Seat belts are designed to go around
the large bones of your body. These are the
strongest parts of your body and can take
the forces of a collision the best.
• Wearing your belt in the wrong place could
make your injuries in a collision much
worse. You might suffer internal injuries, or
you could even slide out of part of the belt.
Follow these instructions to wear your seat
belt safely and to keep your passengers
safe, too.
• Two people should never be belted into a
single seat belt. People belted together can
crash into one another in an accident,
hurting one another badly. Never use a
lap/shoulder belt or lap belt for more than
one person, no matter what their size.
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