Dodge Charger: OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS / Front Air Bags

Dodge Charger 2011-2026 Owner's Manual / SAFETY / OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS / Front Air Bags

This vehicle has front air bags and lap/shoulder belts for both the driver and front passenger. The front air bags are a supplement to the seat belt restraint systems. The driver front air bag is mounted in the center of the steering wheel. The passenger front air bag is mounted in the instrument panel, above the glove compartment. The words “SRS AIRBAG” or “AIRBAG” are embossed on the air bag covers.

Dodge Charger. Front Air Bags

Driver And Passenger Front Air Bags
Driver Knee Impact Bolster/Supplemental Driver Knee Air Bag
Passenger Knee Impact Bolster

WARNING!

Being too close to the steering wheel or instrument panel during front air bag deployment could cause serious injury, including death. Air bags need room to inflate. Sit back, comfortably extending your arms to reach the steering wheel or instrument panel.
Never place a rear-facing child restraint in front of an air bag. A deploying passenger front air bag can cause death or serious injury to a child 12 years or younger, including a child in a rear-facing child restraint.
Never install a rear-facing child restraint in the front seat of a vehicle. Only use a rear-facing child restraint in the rear seat. If the vehicle does not have a rear seat, do not transport a rear-facing child restraint in that vehicle.

Redundant Air Bag Warning Light

If a fault with the Air Bag Warning Light is detected, which could affect the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS), the Redundant Air Bag Warning Light will illuminate on the instrument panel...

Driver And Passenger Front Air Bag Features

The Advanced Front Air Bag system has multistage driver and front passenger air bags. This system provides output appropriate to the severity and type of collision as determined by the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC), which may receive information from the front impact sensors (if equipped) or other system components...

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Dodge Charger 2011-2026 Owner's Manual: Daytime Running Lights (DRLs) — If Equipped

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Dodge Charger 2011-2026 Owner's Manual: Forward Collision Warning (FCW) With Mitigation Operation

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