2008 Dodge Ram 2500 Pickup Owner Manual Diesel - Page 54
2008 Dodge Ram 2500 Pickup Manual
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52 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE • Driver and Front Passenger Seat Belt Pretensioners (if equipped) • Driver Seat Track Position Sensor (if equipped) • Passenger Side Frontal Airbag ON/OFF Switch (2500/ 3500 Regular Cab Vehicles Only) • Passenger Airbag Disable (PAD) Indicator Light (2500/3500 Regular Cab Vehicles Only) 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 designed to provide different rates of airbag inflation from information provided by the ORC. The ORC will not detect rollover or rear collisions. 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. Also, the ORC turns on the AIRBAG warning light in the instrument panel for six to eight seconds for a self-check when the ignition is first turned on. After the selfcheck, the AIRBAG warning light will turn off. If the ORC detects a malfunction in any part of the system, it turns on the AIRBAG warning light either momentarily or continuously. A single chime will sound if the light comes on again after initial start up.