2011 Chrysler 300 Owner Manual - Page 66

64 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Airbag (SAB) Inflator Units The Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Airbags (SAB) are designed to activate only in certain side collisions. Supplemental Side Airbag Inflatable Curtain (SABIC) Inflator Units During collisions where the impact is confined to a particular area of the side of the vehicle, the ORC may deploy the SABIC airbags, depending on the severity and The ORC determines if a side collision requires the side type of collision. In these events, the ORC will deploy the airbags to inflate based on the severity and type of SABIC only on the impact side of the vehicle. collision. A quantity of non-toxic gas is generated to inflate the side Based on the severity and type of collision, the side curtain airbag. The inflating side curtain airbag pushes airbag inflator on the crash side of the vehicle may be the outside edge of the headliner out of the way and triggered, releasing a quantity of non-toxic gas. The covers the window. The airbag inflates in about 30 inflating SAB exits through the seat seam into the space milliseconds (about one-quarter of the time that it takes between the occupant and the door. The SAB fully inflate to blink your eyes) with enough force to injure you if you in about 10 milliseconds. The side airbag moves at a very are not belted and seated properly, or if items are high speed and with such a high force, that it could injure positioned in the area where the side curtain airbag you if you are not seated properly, or if items are inflates. This especially applies to children. The side positioned in the area where the side airbag inflates. This curtain airbag is only about 3-1/2 in (9 cm) thick when it especially applies to children. is inflated.