Air Bag Deployment Sensors And Controls - Dodge Charger SRT 2014 Owner's Manual

Air Bag 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 air bags in a frontal or side collision is required. Based
on the impact sensor's signals, a central electronic ORC
deploys the Advanced Front Air Bags, SABIC air bags,
SAB, Supplemental Driver Side Knee Air Bag, and front
seat belt pretensioners, as required, depending on several
factors, including the severity and type of impact.
Advanced Front Air Bags and Supplemental Driver Side
Knee Air Bag are designed to provide additional protection
by supplementing the seat belts in certain frontal collisions
depending on several factors, including the severity and
type of collision. Advanced Front Air Bags and Supplemen-
tal Driver Side Knee Air Bag are not expected to reduce the
risk of injury in rear, side, or rollover collisions.
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The Advanced Front Air Bags and Supplemental Driver Side
Knee Air Bag will not deploy in all frontal collisions,
including some that may produce substantial vehicle dam-
age — 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 Air Bags
and Supplemental Driver Side Knee Air Bag may deploy in
crashes with little vehicle front-end damage but that pro-
duce a severe initial deceleration.
The side air bags will not deploy in all side collisions.
Side air bag deployment will depend on the severity and
type of collision.
Because air bag sensors measure vehicle deceleration
over time, vehicle speed and damage by themselves are
not good indicators of whether or not an air bag should
have deployed.
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