2013 Dodge Durango Owner Manual - Page 77

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 75 The Supplemental Driver Side Knee Air Bag provides including the severity and type of collision. Advanced enhanced protection and works together with the Driver Front Air Bags are not expected to reduce the risk of injury in rear, side, or rollover collisions. Advanced Front Air Bag during a frontal impact. The Advanced Front Air Bags will not deploy in all frontal collisions, including some that may produce subOccupant Restraint Controller (ORC) stantial vehicle damage - for example, some pole colliThe ORC is part of a Federally regulated safety system sions, truck underrides, and angle offset collisions. On required for this vehicle. the other hand, depending on the type and location of impact, Advanced Front Air Bags may deploy in crashes The ORC determines if deployment of the front and/or with little vehicle front-end damage but that produce a side air bags in a frontal or side collision is required. severe initial deceleration. Based on the impact sensor's signals, a central electronic ORC deploys the Advanced Front Air Bags, SABIC air The side air bags will not deploy in all side collisions. bags, Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags, and Side air bag deployment will depend on the severity and front seat belt pretensioners, as required, depending on type of collision. several factors, including the severity and type of impact. Because air bag sensors measure vehicle deceleration Advanced Front Air Bags are designed to provide addi- over time, vehicle speed and damage by themselves are tional protection by supplementing the seat belts in not good indicators of whether or not an air bag should certain frontal collisions depending on several factors, have deployed. Air Bag Deployment Sensors And Controls 2