2008 Dodge Nitro Owner Manual - Page 54

54 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE • Front Remote Acceleration Sensors • Seat Track Position Sensors (STPS) - If Present • Driver and Front Passenger Seat Belt Pretensioner • Driver and Front Passenger Seat Belt Retractors • Occupant Classification System (OCS) - Front Passenger Seat Only − Occupant Classification Module − Passenger Airbag Disable (PAD) Indicator Light − Weight Sensors How The Airbag System Works • The Occupant Restraint Control (ORC) Module determines if a frontal, side, or rollover collision is severe enough to require the airbags to inflate. The front airbag inflators are designed 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 detect roll over, but not rear impacts. The ORC also monitors the readiness of the electronic parts of the system whenever the ignition switch is in the START or ON positions. These include all of the items listed above except the instrument panel, and the steering wheel and column. If the key is in the LOCK position, in the ACC position, or not in the ignition, the airbags are not on and will not inflate.