Air Bag Deployment Sensors And Controls - Jeep 2013 Wrangler Owner's Manual

• Being too close to the SAB during deploy-
ment could cause you to be severely
injured or killed.
The system includes side impact sensors that
are calibrated to deploy the SAB air bag during
impacts that require air bag occupant protec-
tion.
Knee Impact Bolsters
The Knee Impact Bolster helps protect the
knees of the front passenger, and position the
front occupant for the best interaction with the
Advanced Front Air Bag.
Along with seat belts and pretensioners, Ad-
vanced Front Air Bags work with the bolsters to
provide improved protection for the driver and
front passenger. Side air bags also work with
seat belts to improve occupant protection.
Air Bag Deployment Sensors And
Controls
Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC)
The ORC is part of a regulated safety system
required for this vehicle.
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The ORC determines if deployment of the front
and/or side air bags is required in a frontal or
side collision. Based on the impact sensor's
signals, a central electronic ORC deploys the
Advanced Front Air Bags, Supplemental Seat-
Mounted Side Air Bags (SAB) — if equipped,
and front seat belt pretensioners, as required,
depending on several factors, including the
severity and type of impact.
Advanced Front Air Bags are designed to pro-
vide 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 are
not expected to reduce the risk of injury in rear,
side, or rollover collisions.
The Advanced Front Air Bags will not deploy in
all frontal collisions, including some that may
produce substantial vehicle damage — for ex-
ample, 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 may deploy in crashes
with little vehicle front-end damage but that
produce 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 de-
celeration over time, vehicle speed and damage
by themselves are not good indicators of
whether or not an air bag 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 air bag.
The ORC also monitors the readiness of the
electronic parts of the air bag 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 air
bag system is not on and the air bags will not
inflate.
The ORC contains a backup power supply
system that may deploy the air bags even if the
battery loses power or it becomes disconnected
prior to deployment.