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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
As a guide, if you are shorter than average, you will
preferalowerposition,andifyouaretallerthanaverage,
you’ll prefer a higher position. When you release the
anchorage,trytomoveitupordowntomakesurethat
itislockedinposition.
In addition, the front passenger seat belt includes a
two-stageload-limitingfeaturetoenhanceoccupantpro-
tectionforthesamereason.
NOTE: Thesedevicesarenotasubstituteforproperseat
beltplacementbytheoccupant.Theseatbeltstillmustbe
wornsnuglyandpositionedproperly.
Rear Seat Belts
Theshoulderbeltanchoragesoftherearthreepointbelts
are nonadjustable for outboard and center rear passen-
gers on sedans. The center belt is mounted to the rear
shelfpanelandexitsthroughabezelinthepanel.
The pretensioners are triggered by the Occupant Re-
straint Controller (ORC). Like the front airbags, the
pretensionersaresingleuseitems.Afteracollisionthatis
severe enough to deploy the airbags and pretensioners,
bothmustbereplaced.
Seat Belt Pretensioners
The seat belts for both front seating positions are
equippedwithpretensioningdevicesthataredesignedto
removeslackfromtheseatbeltintheeventofacollision.
These devices improve the performance of the seat belt
byassuringthatthebeltistightabouttheoccupantearly
inacollision.Pretensionersworkforallsizeoccupants,
includingthoseinchildrestraints.
Enhanced Seat Belt Reminder System (BeltAlertா)
If the occupied driver’s seat belt has not been buckled
within60secondsofstartingthevehicleandifthevehicle
speed is greater than 5 mph (8 km/h), The Enhanced
Warning System (BeltAlert) will alert the driver to
buckletheirseatbelt.Thedrivershouldalsoinstructall
other occupants to buckle their seat belts. Once the
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler Sebring Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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