THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
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NOTE: These devices are not a substitu te for prop er seat
belt placem ent by the occupant. The seat belt must still be
worn snu gly and positioned prop erly.
The pretensioners are triggered by the Occupant Re- 2
straint Control (ORC) Mod ule. Like the front airbags, the
pretensioners are a single use item . After a collision that
is severe enou gh to deploy the airbags and pretensioners,
they must be rep laced .
WARN ING!
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The belt and retractor assem bly must be rep laced
if the seat belt assem bly “au tom atic lock ing retrac-
tor” featu re or any oth er seat belt function is not
work ing prop erly when checked accord ing to the
proced ures in the Service Manual.
Failu re to rep lace the belt and retractor assem bly
could increase the risk of injury in collision s.
Enhanced Seat Belt Use Reminder System
(BeltAlert)
If the driver’s seat belt has not been buckled within 60
second s of starting the vehicle and if the vehicle speed is
greater than 5 mph (8 km/ h), the Enhanced Warning
System (BeltAlert) will alert the driver to buckle their seat
belt. The driver shou ld also instru ct all other occupants to
buckle their seat belts. Once the warning is triggered , the
Enhanced Warning System (BeltAlert) will continu e to
chim e and flash the Seat Belt Warning Light for 96
Seat Belt Pretensioners
The driver and front passenger seat belts are equ ipped
with a pretensioning device that is designed to rem ove
any slack from the seat belt system s in the event of a
collision. This device improves the perform ance of the
seat belt by assu ring that the belt is tight arou nd the
occupant early in a collision. Pretensioners work for all
size occupants, inclu ding those in child restraints.
| Categories | Jeep Grand Cherokee Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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