Dodge 2007 Caliber - Manual (Page 43)

• Driver Airbag
• Passenger Airbag
• Front Seat Mounted Side Airbags (If equipped)
• Side Curtain Airbags
• Steering Wheel and Column
• Instrument Panel
• Interconnecting Wiring
• Knee Impact Bolsters
• Driver Inflatable Knee Blocker
• Front Acceleration Sensors
• Driver and Front Passenger Seat Belt Pretensioners
• Occupant Classification System (OCS) for the Front
Passenger Seat
− Occupant Classification Module
− Passenger Airbag Disable (PAD) Indicator Light
− Weight Sensors
How The Airbag System Works
• The Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) determines
if a frontal collision is severe enough to require the
airbags to inflate. The front airbag inflators are de-
signed to provide different rates of airbag inflation
from direction provided by the ORC. The ORC may
also modify the rate of inflation based on the occupant
size provided by the Occupant Classification Module.
The ORC will not detect roll over.
The ORC also monitors the readiness of the electronic
parts of the system whenever the ignition switch is in
the START or RUN positions. These include all of the
items listed above except the steering wheel and
column, and knee bolsters. 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.
THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 43
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