Airbag System Components; How The Front Airbag System Works - Chrysler Crossfire Owner's Manual

WARNING!
• Relying on the airbags alone could lead to more
severe injuries in a collision. The airbags work
with your seat belt to restrain you properly. In
some collisions the airbags won't deploy at all.
Always wear your seat belts even though you have
airbags.
• Being too close to the steering wheel or instrument
panel during airbag deployment could cause seri-
ous injury.
• Airbags need room to inflate. Sit back, comfort-
ably extending your arms to reach the steering
wheel or instrument panel.
• The side airbags also need room to inflate. Do not
lean against the door. Sit upright in the center of
the seat.
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Airbag System Components

The airbag system consists of the following:
• Occupant Restraint Controller
• Airbag Warning Light
• Driver and passenger frontal airbag/inflator units
• Driver and passenger side airbag/inflator units
• Driver and Passenger Inflatable Knee Blocker
• Driver and Front Passenger Seat Belt Pretensioners
• Side impact sensors
• Front Passenger Seat Occupant Classification System
(OCS)

How the Front Airbag System Works

• The Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) determines
if a frontal collision is severe enough to require the
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