2010 Chrysler 300 Owner Manual - Page 66

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 65 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 and seated properly, or if items are positioned in the area where the side curtain airbag inflates. This especially applies to children. The side curtain airbag is only about The Advanced Front Airbag gas is vented through the 3-1/2 in (9 cm) thick when it is inflated. vent holes in the sides of the airbag. In this way, the airbags do not interfere with your control of the vehicle. Because airbag sensors estimate deceleration over time, vehicle speed and damage are not good indicators of Supplemental Side Airbag Inflatable Curtain whether or not an airbag should have deployed. (SABIC) Inflator Units - If Equipped During collisions where the impact is confined to a NOTE: In a rollover the pretensioners and/or SABIC particular area of the side of the vehicle, the ORC may airbags may deploy on both sides of the vehicle. deploy the SABIC airbags, depending on the severity and Front and Side Impact Sensors type of collision. In these events, the ORC will deploy the In front and side impacts, impact sensors can aid the SABIC only on the impact side of the vehicle. ORC in determining appropriate response to impact A quantity of non-toxic gas is generated to inflate the side events. Additional sensors in the ORC determine the curtain airbag. The inflating side curtain airbag pushes level of airbag deployment and provide verification. the outside edge of the headliner out of the way and separate and fold out of the way as the airbags inflate to their full size. The airbags fully inflate in about 50 to 70 milliseconds. This is about half of the time it takes to blink your eyes. The airbags then quickly deflate while helping to restrain the driver and front passenger. 2