2011 Dodge Charger Owner Manual - Page 67

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 65 WARNING! (Continued) • Being too close to the steering wheel or instrument panel during Advanced Front Air Bag deployment could cause serious injury, including death. Air Bags need room to inflate. Sit back, comfortably extending your arms to reach the steering wheel or instrument panel. • Side air bags also need room to inflate. Do not lean against the door or window. Sit upright in the center of the seat. Air Bag Deployment Sensors And Controls ORC deploys the Advanced Front Air Bags, SABIC air bags, SAB, Supplemental Driver Side Knee Air Bag, and front seat belt pretensioners, as required, depending on the severity and type of impact. Advanced Front Air Bags and Supplemental Driver Side Knee Air Bag are designed to provide additional protection by supplementing the seat belts in certain frontal collisions depending on the severity and type of collision. Advanced Front Air Bags are not expected to reduce the risk of injury in rear, side, or rollover collisions. 2 The Advanced Front Air Bags and Supplemental Driver Side Knee Air Bag will not deploy in all frontal collisions, including some that may produce substantial vehicle Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) damage - for example, some pole collisions, truck The ORC is part of a Federally regulated safety system underrides, and angle offset collisions. On the other required for this vehicle. hand, depending on the type and location of impact, The ORC determines if deployment of the front and/or Advanced Front Air Bags may deploy in crashes with side air bags in a frontal or side collision is required. little vehicle front-end damage but that produce a severe Based on the impact sensor's signals, a central electronic initial deceleration.