Airbag Deployment Sensors And Controls - Dodge Caliber 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 air-
bags 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 front airbag de-
ployment could cause serious injury, in-
cluding death. Airbags need room to inflate.
Sit back, comfortably extending your arms
to reach the steering wheel or instrument
panel.
• Side airbags also need room to inflate. Do
not lean against the door. Sit upright in the
center of the seat.
Airbag 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 airbags in a frontal or side collision
is required. Based on the impact sensors sig-
nals, a central electronic ORC deploys the
Advanced Front Airbags, SABIC airbags — if
equipped, Supplemental Side Seat Airbags —
if equipped, and front seat belt pretensioners
— if equipped, as required, depending on
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.
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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 collisions, and also are needed to help keep
you in position, away from an inflating airbag.
The ORC monitors the readiness of the elec-
tronic parts of the system whenever the ignition
switch is in the START or ON position. If the key
is in the OFF position, in the ACC position, or
not in the ignition, the airbags are not on and
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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