2004 Dodge Dakota Owner's Manual - Page 33

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 33 • The driver and front passenger seats should be moved back as far as practical to allow the airbag room to inflate. • AIRBAG Readiness Light • Driver Airbag • Passenger Airbag • Steering Wheel and Column • Instrument Panel • Airbag Control Module bullet (with integrated crash sensor) • Interconnecting Wiring • Knee Impact Bolsters • Passenger Side Frontal Airbag ON/OFF Switch How The Airbag System Works • The airbag control module determines if a frontal collision is severe enough to require the airbags to inflate. • The airbag control module will not detect side, roll over, or rear collisions. 2 WARNING! • Relying on the airbags alone could lead to more severe injuries in a collision. The airbags work with your seat belt to restrain you properly. In some collisions the airbags won't deploy at all. Always wear your seat belts even though you have airbags. • Being too close to the steering wheel or instrument panel during airbag deployment could cause serious injury. Airbags need room to inflate. Sit back, comfortably extending your arms to reach the steering wheel or instrument panel. Airbag System Components The airbag system consists of the following: • Airbag Control Module