2009 Dodge Avenger Owner Manual - Page 63

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 61 It also includes diagnostics that will illuminate the instrument cluster Airbag Warning Light if a malfunction is noted. The diagnostics also record the nature of the malfunction. Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) in determining appropriate response to frontal impact events. Additional sensors in the ORC determine the level of airbag deployment and provide deployment verification. Side Inflatable Curtain and Front Seat-Mounted Airbags - If Equipped The Occupant Restraint Controller System (ORC) deploys the side inflatable curtain and seat-mounted thorax side airbags during collision with other vehicles and during collisions where the impact is confined to a particular area of the vehicle - such as collisions with poles, trees or similar objects. It will deploy the side inflatable curtains and front seat thorax mounted airbags only on the impact side of the vehicle. 2 WARNING! Ignoring the Airbag Warning Light in your instrument panel could mean you won't have the airbags to protect you in a collision. If the light does not come on, stays on after you start the vehicle, or if it comes on as you drive, have the airbag system checked right away. Impact Sensors Two sensors, located on the front body structure, trigger airbag deployment in direct frontal impacts and aid the