2014 Dodge Grand Caravan Passenger Owner Manual - Page 86

84 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE at a very high speed and with such a high force that it could injure you if you are not seated properly, or if items are positioned in the area where the side air bag inflates. This especially applies to children. Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtain (SABIC) Inflator Units positioned in the area where the side curtain air bag inflates. This especially applies to children. The side curtain air bag is only about 3-1/2 in (9 cm) thick when it is inflated. 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 may deploy on both sides of the vehicle. and type of collision. In these events, the ORC will Front And Side Impact Sensors deploy the SABIC only on the impact side of the vehicle. In front and side impacts, impact sensors can aid the A quantity of non-toxic gas is generated to inflate the side ORC in determining appropriate response to impact curtain air bag. The inflating side curtain air bag pushes events. the outside edge of the headliner out of the way and covers the window. The air bag inflates in about 30 Enhanced Accident Response System milliseconds (about one-quarter of the time that it takes In the event of an impact causing air bag deployment, if to blink your eyes) with enough force to injure you if you the communication network remains intact, and the are not belted and seated properly, or if items are power remains intact, depending on the nature of the