2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner Manual SRT8 - Page 55

54 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE A quantity of non-toxic gas is generated to inflate the side curtain airbag. The inflating side curtain airbag pushes the outside edge of the headliner out of the way and covers the window. The airbag inflates in about 30 ms (about one-quarter of the time that it takes to blink your eyes) with enough force to injure you if you are not belted The driver front airbag gas is vented through the vent and seated properly, or if items are positioned in the area holes in the sides of the airbag. The passenger front where the side curtain airbag inflates. This especially airbag gas is vented through the vent holes in the sides of applies to children. The side curtain airbag is only about the airbag. In this way, the airbags do not interfere with 3-1/2 in (9 cm) thick when it is inflated. your control of the vehicle. Because airbag sensors estimate deceleration over time, Supplemental Side Airbag Inflatable Curtain vehicle speed and damage are not good indicators of (SABIC) Inflator Units - If Equipped whether or not an airbag 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 SABIC deploy the SABIC airbags, depending on severity and airbags may deploy on both sides of the vehicle. type of collision. In these events, the ORC will deploy the SABIC only on the impact side of the vehicle. of the way as the bags inflate to their full size. The bags fully inflate in about 50 to 70 milliseconds. This is about half of the time it takes to blink your eyes. The bags then quickly deflate while helping to restrain the driver and front passenger.