2010 Chrysler Town & Country Owner Manual - Page 77

76 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE Advanced Front Airbags may deploy in crashes with in the ACC position, or not in the ignition, the airbag little vehicle front-end damage but that produce a severe system is not on and the airbags will not inflate. initial deceleration. The ORC contains a backup power supply system that The side airbags will not deploy in all side collisions. Side may deploy the airbags even if the battery loses power or airbag deployment will depend on the severity and type it becomes disconnected prior to deployment. of collision. Also, the ORC turns on the Airbag Warning Because airbag sensors measure vehicle deceleration over Light in the instrument panel for approxitime, vehicle speed and damage by themselves are not mately four to eight seconds for a self-check good indicators of whether or not an airbag should have when the ignition is first turned on. After the deployed. self-check, the Airbag Warning Light will turn off. If the ORC detects a malfunction in any part of the system, it Seat belts are necessary for your protection in all colliturns on the Airbag Warning Light, either momentarily sions, and also are needed to help keep you in position, or continuously. A single chime will sound if the light away from an inflating airbag. comes on again after initial startup. The ORC monitors the readiness of the electronic parts of It also includes diagnostics that will illuminate the instruthe airbag system whenever the ignition switch is in the ment cluster Airbag Warning Light if a malfunction is START or ON position. If the key is in the LOCK position, noted that could affect the airbag system. The diagnostics also record the nature of the malfunction.