Dodge Caliber Owner's Manual page 39

WARNING! (Continued)
• Do not use accessory seat covers or place
objects between you and the side airbags;
the performance could be adversely af-
fected and/or objects could be pushed into
you, causing serious injury.
Knee Impact Bolsters
The Knee Impact Bolsters help protect the
knees of the driver and the front passenger,
and position everyone for the best interaction
with the Advanced Front Airbag.
Along with seat belts and pretensioners, Ad-
vanced Front Airbags work with the knee bol-
sters to provide improved protection for the
driver and front passenger. Side airbags also
work with seat belts to improve occupant pro-
tection.
Here are some simple steps you can take to
minimize the risk of harm from a deploying
airbag:
1. Children 12 years old and younger
should always ride buckled up in a rear seat.
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WARNING!
Infants in rear facing child restraints should
NEVER ride in the front seat of a vehicle with
a passenger front airbag. An airbag deploy-
ment can cause severe injury or death to
infants in that position.
Children that are not big enough to wear the
vehicle seat belt properly (see section on Child
Restraints) should be secured in the rear seat
in child restraints or belt-positioning booster
seats. Older children who do not use child
restraints or belt-positioning booster seats
should ride properly buckled up in the rear
seat. Never allow children to slide the shoulder
belt behind them or under their arm.
If a child from 1 to 12 years old (not in a rear
facing child seat) must ride in the front passen-
ger seat, move the seat as far back as possible
and use the proper child restraint. (Refer to
"Child Restraints")
You should read the instructions provided with
your child restraint to make sure that you are
using it properly.
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2. All occupants should ALWAYS wear their
lap and shoulder belts properly.
3. The driver and front passenger seats
should be moved back as far as practical to
allow the Advanced Front Airbags room to
inflate.
4. Do not lean against the door. If your
vehicle has side airbags, and deployment
occurs, the side airbags will inflate force-
fully into the space between you and the
door.
5. If the airbag system in this vehicle needs
to be modified to accommodate a disabled
person, contact the Customer Center. Phone
numbers are provided under If You Need
Assistance .
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