THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
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Seat Belt Pretensioners
Seat Belts And Pregnant Women
The seat belts for both front seating positions are
equ ipped with pretensioning devices that are designed to
rem ove slack from the seat belt in the event of a collision.
These devices improve the perform ance of the seat belt
by assu ring that the belt is tight abou t the occupant early
in a collision. Pretensioners work for all size occupants,
inclu ding those in child restraints.
We recom mend that pregnant women use the seat belts
throu ghou t their pregnancy. Keeping the mother safe is
the best way to keep the baby safe.
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Pregnant women shou ld wear the lap part of the belt
across the thighs and as snu g across the hip s as possible.
Keep the belt low so that it does not come across the
abd omen. That way the strong bones of the hip s will take
the force if there is a collision.
NOTE: These devices are not a substitu te for prop er seat
belt placem ent by the occupant. The seat belt still must be
worn snu gly and positioned prop erly.
Driver and Front Passenger Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS) - Airbag
The pretensioners are triggered by the front airbag con-
trol module (see Airbag Section). Like the front airbags,
the pretensioners are single use item s. After a collision
that is severe enou gh to deploy the airbags and preten-
sioners, both must be rep laced .
This vehicle has airbags for both the driver and front
passenger as a supplement to the seat belt restraint
system s. The driver’s front airbag is mounted in the
center of the steering wheel. The passenger’s front airbag
is mounted in the instru ment panel, above the glove
compartm ent. The word s SRS AIRBAG are embossed on
the airbag covers.
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler PT Cruiser Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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