Advanced Front Airbag Features - Jeep Patriot 2011 Operating Information Manual

• Supplemental Side Airbag Inflatable Cur-
tains (SABIC)
• Front and Side Impact Sensors
• Front Seat Belt Pretensioners and Seat Belt
Buckle Switch
• Supplemental Active Head Restraint for
Driver and Front Passenger

Advanced Front Airbag Features

The Advanced Front Airbag system has multi-
stage driver and front passenger airbags. This
system provides output appropriate to the se-
verity and type of collision as determined by
the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC), which
may receive information from the front impact
sensors.
The first stage inflator is triggered immediately
during an impact that requires airbag deploy-
ment. This low output is used in less severe
collisions. A higher energy output is used for
more severe collisions.
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WARNING!
• No objects should be placed over or near
the airbag on the instrument panel, be-
cause any such objects could cause harm if
the vehicle is in a collision severe enough
to cause the airbag to inflate.
• Do not put anything on or around the airbag
covers or attempt to open them manually.
You may damage the airbags and you
could be injured because the airbags may
no longer be functional. The protective cov-
ers for the airbag cushions are designed to
open only when the airbags are inflating.
• Do not drill, cut or tamper with the knee
bolster in any way.
• Do not mount any accessories to the knee
bolster such as alarm lights, stereos, citi-
zen band radios, etc.
Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Airbags
(SAB) — If Equipped
Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Airbags may
provide enhanced protection to help protect an
occupant during a side impact. The Supple-
mental Seat-Mounted Side Airbag is marked
with an airbag label sewn into the outboard
side of the front seats.
Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Airbag Label
When the airbag deploys, it opens the seam
between the front and side of the seat's trim
cover. Each airbag deploys independently, that
is a left side impact deploys the left airbag only
and a right-side impact deploys only the right
airbag.
Supplemental Side Airbag Inflatable
Curtain (SABIC)
SABIC airbags may offer side-impact and ve-
hicle rollover protection to front and rear seat