2014 Dodge Dart Owner Manual - Page 69

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 67 Along with seat belts and pretensioners, Advanced Front Air Bags work with the Supplemental Driver and Passenger Side Knee Air Bags and the knee bolsters to provide improved protection for the driver and front passenger. Side air bags also work with seat belts to improve occupant protection. Air Bag Deployment Sensors And Controls Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) Advanced Front Air Bags and Supplemental Driver and Front Passenger Knee Air Bags are designed to provide additional protection by supplementing the seat belts in certain frontal collisions depending on several factors, including the severity and type of collision. Advanced Front Air Bags and Supplemental Driver and Front Passenger Knee 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 The ORC is part of a Federally regulated safety system and Front Passenger Knee Air Bags will not deploy in all required for this vehicle. frontal collisions, including some that may produce substantial vehicle damage - for example, some pole colliThe ORC determines if deployment of the front and/or side air bags in a frontal or side collision is required. sions, truck underrides, and angle offset collisions. On Based on the impact sensor's signals, a central electronic the other hand, depending on the type and location of ORC deploys the Advanced Front Air Bags, SABIC air impact, Advanced Front Air Bags and Supplemental bags, SABs, Supplemental Driver Side Knee Air Bag, Driver and Front Passenger Knee Air Bags may deploy in Supplemental Passenger Side Knee Air Bag, and front crashes with little vehicle front-end damage but that seat belt pretensioners, as required, depending on several produce a severe initial deceleration. factors, including the severity and type of impact.