2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner Manual SRT8 - Page 53

52 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE ORC deploys the Advanced Front Airbags, SABIC air- The side airbags will not deploy in all side collisions. Side bags - if equipped, and front seat belt pretensioners - airbag deployment will depend on the severity and type if equipped, as required, depending on severity and type of collision. of impact. Because airbag sensors measure vehicle deceleration over Advanced Front Airbags are designed to provide addi- time, vehicle speed and damage by themselves are not tional protection by supplementing the seat belts in good indicators of whether or not an airbag should have certain frontal collisions depending on the severity and deployed. type of collision. Advanced Front Airbags are not exSeat belts are necessary for your protection in all collipected to reduce the risk of injury in rear, side, or rollover sions, and also are needed to help keep you in position, collisions. away from an inflating airbag. The Advanced Front Airbags will not deploy in all frontal The ORC monitors the readiness of the electronic parts of collisions, including some that may produce substantial the system whenever the ignition switch is in the START vehicle damage - for example, some pole collisions, or ON position. If the key is in the LOCK position, in the truck underrides, and angle offset collisions. On the other ACC position, or not in the ignition, the airbags are not hand, depending on the type and location of impact, on and will not inflate. Advanced Front Airbags may deploy in crashes with little vehicle front-end damage but that produce a severe initial deceleration.