Airbag Deployment Sensors And Controls - Jeep 2010 Wrangler Owner's Manual

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WARNING! (Continued)
• Being too close to the steering wheel or
instrument panel during Advanced Front
Airbag deployment could cause serious
injury, including death. Airbags need room
to inflate. Sit back, comfortably extending
your arms to reach the steering wheel or
instrument panel.
• If the vehicle has SAB, they also need room
to inflate. Do not lean against the door or
window. Sit upright in the center of the seat.
NOTE:
After any accident, the vehicle should be
taken to an authorized dealer immediately.
Airbag Deployment Sensors And
Controls
Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC)
The ORC is part of a regulated safety system
required for this vehicle.
The ORC determines if deployment of the front
and/or side airbags is required in a frontal or
side collision. Based on the impact sensors
signals, a central electronic ORC deploys the
Advanced Front Airbags, Supplemental Seat-
Mounted Side Airbags (SAB) — if equipped,
and front seat belt pretensioners, as required,
depending on the severity and type of impact.
Advanced Front Airbags are designed to pro-
vide additional protection by supplementing
the seat belts in certain frontal collisions de-
pending on the severity and type of collision.
Advanced Front Airbags are not expected to
reduce the risk of injury in rear, side, or rollover
collisions.
The Advanced Front Airbags will not deploy in
all frontal collisions, including some that may
produce substantial vehicle damage — for
example, some pole collisions, truck under-
rides, 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 de-
celeration over time, vehicle speed and dam-
age by themselves are not good indicators of
whether or not an airbag should have de-
ployed.
Seat belts are necessary for your protection in
all crashes, and also are needed to help keep
you in position, away from an inflating airbag.
The ORC also monitors the readiness of the
electronic parts of the airbag system whenever
the ignition switch is in the START or ON/RUN
positions. If the key is in the LOCK position, in
the ACC position, or not in the ignition, the
airbag system is not on and the airbags will not
inflate.
The ORC contains a backup power supply
system that may deploy the airbags even if the
battery loses power or it becomes discon-
nected prior to deployment.
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Also, the ORC turns on the Airbag
Warning Light for four to eight sec-
onds for a self-check when the
ignition is first turned on. After the
self-check, the Airbag Warning
Light will turn off. If the ORC de-
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