2013 Dodge Durango Owner Manual - Page 80

78 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE you if you are not seated properly, or if items are where the SABIC inflates. This especially applies to positioned in the area where the side air bag inflates. This children. The SABIC is only about 3-1/2 in (9 cm) thick when it is inflated. especially applies to children. Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtain (SABIC) Inflator Units Because air bag sensors estimate deceleration over time, vehicle speed and damage are not good indicators of whether or not an air bag should have deployed. During collisions where the impact is confined to a particular area of the side of the vehicle, the ORC may NOTE: In a rollover the pretensioners and/or SAB and deploy the SABIC air bags, depending on the severity SABIC air bags, and driver/passenger knee air bags may and type of collision. In these events, the ORC will deploy on both sides of the vehicle. deploy the SABIC only on the impact side of the vehicle. Front And Side Impact Sensors A quantity of non-toxic gas is generated to inflate the In front and side impacts, impact sensors can aid the SABIC. The inflating SABIC pushes the outside edge of ORC in determining appropriate response to impact the headliner out of the way and covers the window. The events. SABIC inflates in about 30 milliseconds (about onequarter of the time that it takes to blink your eyes) with Enhanced Accident Response System enough force to injure you if you are not belted and In the event of an impact causing air bag deployment, if seated properly, or if items are positioned in the area the communication network remains intact, and the power remains intact, depending on the nature of the