2014 Dodge Avenger Owner Manual - Page 68

66 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE seriously injured or killed. Occupants, especially chil- Air Bag Deployment Sensors And Controls dren, should not lean on or sleep against the door, side Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) windows, or area where the SAB or SABIC air bags The ORC is part of a Federally regulated safety system inflate, even if they are in an infant or child restraint. required for this vehicle. Always sit upright as possible with your back against the seat back, use the seat belts properly, and use the The ORC determines if deployment of the front and/or appropriate sized child restraint, infant restraint or side air bags in a frontal or side collision is required. booster seat recommended for the size and weight of the Based on the impact sensor's signals, a central electronic ORC deploys the Advanced Front Air Bags, SABIC air child. bags, Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags, and Knee Impact Bolsters front seat belt pretensioners, as required, depending on The Knee Impact Bolsters help protect the knees of the the severity and type of impact. driver and front passengers, and position front occupants Advanced Front Air Bags are designed to provide addifor the best interaction with the Advanced Front Air tional protection by supplementing the seat belts in Bags. certain frontal collisions depending on several factors, Along with seat belts and pretensioners, Advanced Front including the severity and type of collision. Advanced Air Bags work with the knee impact bolsters to provide Front Air Bags are not expected to reduce the risk of improved protection for the driver and front passenger. injury in rear, side, or rollover collisions.