Dodge Charger: OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS / Lap/Shoulder Belt Operating Instructions

Dodge Charger 2011-2025 Owner's Manual / SAFETY / OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS / Lap/Shoulder Belt Operating Instructions

  1. Enter the vehicle and close the door. Sit back and adjust the seat.
  2. The seat belt latch plate is above the back of the front seat, and next to your arm in the rear seat (for vehicles equipped with a rear seat). Grab the latch plate and pull out the seat belt. Slide the latch plate up the webbing as far as necessary to allow the seat belt to go around your lap.

    Dodge Charger. Lap/Shoulder Belt Operating Instructions

  3. When the seat belt is long enough to fit, insert the latch plate into the buckle until you hear a “click.”

    Dodge Charger. Lap/Shoulder Belt Operating Instructions

  4. Position the lap belt so that it is snug and lies low across your hips, below your abdomen. To remove slack in the lap belt portion, pull up on the shoulder belt. To loosen the lap belt if it is too tight, tilt the latch plate and pull on the lap belt. A snug seat belt reduces the risk of sliding under the seat belt in a collision.

    Dodge Charger. Lap/Shoulder Belt Operating Instructions

  5. Position the shoulder belt across the shoulder and chest with minimal, if any slack so that it is comfortable and not resting on your neck. The retractor will withdraw any slack in the shoulder belt.
  6. To release the seat belt, push the red button on the buckle. The seat belt will automat- ically retract to its stowed position. If necessary, slide the latch plate down the webbing to allow the seat belt to retract fully.

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    All seating positions in your vehicle are equipped with lap/shoulder belts. The seat belt webbing retractor will lock only during very sudden stops or collisions...

    Lap/Shoulder Belt Untwisting Procedure

    Use the following procedure to untwist a twisted lap/shoulder belt. Position the latch plate as close as possible to the anchor point. At about 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm) above the latch plate, grab and twist the seat belt webbing 180 degrees to create a fold that begins immediately above the latch plate...

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