2007 Dodge Caliber Owner's Manual - Page 43

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 43 • Driver Airbag • Passenger Airbag • Front Seat Mounted Side Airbags (If equipped) • Side Curtain Airbags • Steering Wheel and Column • Instrument Panel • Interconnecting Wiring • Knee Impact Bolsters • Driver Inflatable Knee Blocker • Front Acceleration Sensors • Driver and Front Passenger Seat Belt Pretensioners • Occupant Classification System (OCS) for the Front Passenger Seat − Occupant Classification Module − Passenger Airbag Disable (PAD) Indicator Light − Weight Sensors How The Airbag System Works • The Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) determines if a frontal collision is severe enough to require the airbags to inflate. The front airbag inflators are designed to provide different rates of airbag inflation from direction provided by the ORC. The ORC may also modify the rate of inflation based on the occupant size provided by the Occupant Classification Module. The ORC will not detect roll over. The ORC also monitors the readiness of the electronic parts of the system whenever the ignition switch is in the START or RUN positions. These include all of the items listed above except the steering wheel and column, and knee bolsters. If the key is in the OFF position, in the ACC position, or not in the ignition, the airbags are not on and will not inflate. 2