2013 Chrysler 200 Owner Manual - Page 72

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