Overview of occupant safety

In this section, you will learn the most important facts about the restraint system components of the vehicle. The restraint system consists of: • seat belts • child restraint systems • ...

Introduction

SRS consists of: • the SRS warning lamp • air bags • air bag control unit (with crash sensors) • Emergency Tensioning Devices/belt buckle tensioners • belt force limiters SRS redu ...

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Active Fuel Management®
Vehicles with V8 engines may have Active Fuel Management™. This system allows the engine to operate on either all or half of its cylinders, depending on the driving conditions. When less power is ...

Child seat positioning
When installing a child seat in the rear, the front seat must be moved forward and upwards to install any rear-facing child seat. Care must be taken not to load any part of the child seat when re ...

Driving on snow or ice
WARNING ► Wet ice (328F, 08C and freezing rain), very cold snow or ice can be slick and very hard to drive on. The vehicle will have much less traction or “grip” under these condi ...