2014 Dodge Durango Owner Manual - Page 76

74 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE Advanced Front Air Bags and Supplemental Driver Side Knee Air Bag are designed to provide additional protecThe Supplemental Driver Side Knee Air Bag provides tion by supplementing the seat belts in certain frontal enhanced protection and works together with the Driver collisions depending on several factors, including the Advanced Front Air Bag during a frontal impact. severity and type of collision. Advanced Front Air Bags Air Bag Deployment Sensors And Controls and Supplemental Driver Side Knee Air Bag are not expected to reduce the risk of injury in rear, side, or Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) rollover collisions. The ORC is part of a Federally regulated safety system The Advanced Front Air Bags and Supplemental Driver required for this vehicle. Side Knee Air Bag will not deploy in all frontal collisions, The ORC determines if deployment of the front and/or including some that may produce substantial vehicle side air bags in a frontal or side collision is required. damage - for example, some pole collisions, truck Based on the impact sensor's signals, a central electronic underrides, and angle offset collisions. On the other ORC deploys the Advanced Front Air Bags, Supplemen- hand, depending on the type and location of impact, tal Driver Side Knee Air Bag, SABIC air bags, Supple- Advanced Front Air Bags and Supplemental Driver Side mental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags, and front seat belt Knee Air Bag may deploy in crashes with little vehicle pretensioners, as required, depending on several factors, front-end damage but that produce a severe initial decelincluding the severity and type of impact. eration. Supplemental Driver Knee Air Bag