THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
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Seat Belt Pretensioner — If Equipped
Enhanced Seat Belt Use Reminder System
Thefrontpassengerseatbeltisequippedwithapreten-
sioningdevicethatisdesignedtoremoveanyslackfrom
the seat belt systems in the event of a collision. These
devices improve the performance of the seat belt by
assuringthatthebeltistightaroundtheoccupantearly
inacollision.Pretensionersworkforallsizeoccupants,
includingthoseinchildrestraints.
(BeltAlertா)
Ifthedriver’sorfrontpassenger’sseatbelthasnotbeen
buckledwithin60secondsofstartingthevehicle,andif
the vehicle speed is greater than 5 mph (8 km/h), the
Enhanced Seat Belt Use Reminder System (BeltAlert)
willalertthedriverorfrontpassengertobuckletheirseat
belt.Thedrivershouldalsoinstructallotheroccupantsto
buckle their seat belts. Once the warning is triggered,
BeltAlertwillcontinuetochimeandflashtheSeatBelt
Reminder Light for 96 seconds or until the driver’s or
frontpassenger’sseatbeltisbuckled.BeltAlertwillbe
reactivatedifthedriver’sorfrontpassenger’sseatbeltis
unbuckled for more than 10 seconds and the vehicle
speedisgreaterthan5mph(8km/h).
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NOTE: Thesedevicesarenotasubstituteforproperseat
beltplacementbytheoccupant.Theseatbeltmuststillbe
wornsnuglyandpositionedproperly.
ThepretensioneristriggeredbytheOccupantRestraint
Controller(ORC).Likethefrontairbags,thepretension-
ers are single use items. After a collision that is severe
enough to deploy the airbags and pretensioners, both
mustbereplaced.
Product Specification
Categories | Jeep Liberty Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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Model Year | 2009 |
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