Airbag Deployment Sensors And Controls - Dodge 2010 Caliber Owner's Manual

Airbag Deployment Sensors and Controls

Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC)
The ORC is part of a Federally regulated safety system
required for this vehicle.
The ORC determines if deployment of the front and/or
side airbags in a frontal or side collision is required.
Based on the impact sensors signals, a central electronic
ORC deploys the Advanced Front Airbags, Supplemental
Driver Side Knee Airbag, SABIC airbags — if equipped,
Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Airbags — if equipped,
and front seat belt pretensioners — if equipped, as
required, depending on severity and type of impact.
Advanced Front Airbags and knee airbag are designed to
provide additional protection by supplementing the seat
belts in certain frontal collisions depending on the sever-
ity and type of collision. Advanced Front Airbags are not
expected to reduce the risk of injury in rear, side, or
rollover collisions.
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The Advanced Front Airbags and knee airbag will not
deploy in all frontal collisions, including some that may
produce substantial vehicle damage — for example,
some pole collisions, truck underrides, and angle offset
collisions. On the other hand, depending on the type and
location of impact, Advanced Front Airbags may deploy
in crashes with little vehicle front-end damage but that
produce a severe initial deceleration.
The side airbags will not deploy in all side collisions. Side
airbag deployment will depend on the severity and type
of collision.
Because airbag sensors measure vehicle deceleration over
time, vehicle speed and damage by themselves are not
good indicators of whether or not an airbag should have
deployed.
Seat belts are necessary for your protection in all colli-
sions, and also are needed to help keep you in position,
away from an inflating airbag.
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