2013 Chrysler 300 Owner Manual - Page 69

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 67 between the occupant and the door. The SAB fully inflate in about 10 milliseconds. The side air bag moves at a very high speed and with such a high force that it could injure you if you are not seated properly, or if items are positioned in the area where the side air bag inflates. This especially applies to children. Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtain (SABIC) Inflator Units 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 air bag inflates. This especially applies to children. The side curtain air bag is only about 3-1/2 in (9 cm) thick when it is inflated. Because air bag sensors estimate deceleration over time, vehicle speed and damage are not good indicators of whether or not an air bag should have deployed. 2 During collisions where the impact is confined to a particular area of the side of the vehicle, the ORC may Front And Side Impact Sensors deploy the SABIC air bags, depending on the severity In front and side impacts, impact sensors can aid the and type of collision. In these events, the ORC will ORC in determining appropriate response to impact deploy the SABIC only on the impact side of the vehicle. events. A quantity of non-toxic gas is generated to inflate the side Enhanced Accident Response System curtain air bag. The inflating side curtain air bag pushes the outside edge of the headliner out of the way and In the event of an impact causing air bag deployment, if covers the window. The air bag inflates in about 30 mil- the communication network remains intact, and the liseconds (about one-quarter of the time that it takes to power remains intact, depending on the nature of the