2010 Dodge Nitro Owner Manual - Page 70

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 69 A quantity of non-toxic gas is generated to inflate the side WARNING! curtain airbag. The inflating side curtain airbag pushes the outside edge of the headliner out of the way and If your vehicle is equipped with left and right covers the window. The airbag inflates in about 30 Supplemental Side Airbag Inflatable Curtains milliseconds (about one quarter of the time it takes to (SABIC), do not stack luggage or other cargo up high blink your eyes) with enough force to injure you if you enough to block the location of the SABIC. The area are not belted and seated properly, or if items are where the SABIC is located should remain free from positioned in the area where the side curtain airbag any obstructions. inflates. This especially applies to children. The side curtain airbag is only about 31⁄2 inches (9 cm) thick when The front passenger seat assembly contains critical comit is inflated. ponents that affect the front passenger airbag deployment. Correctly functioning front passenger seat compoThe system includes side impact sensors adjacent to both nents are critical for the Occupant Classification System front and rear seat occupants that are calibrated to deploy (OCS) to properly classify the front passenger and calcuthe SABIC airbags during impacts that require airbag late the proper airbag deployment. Do not make any occupant protection. modifications to the front passenger seat components, assembly, or to the seat cover. 2