2008 Jeep Liberty Owner's Manual - Page 63

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 63 • The Side Impact SRS Side Curtain Airbags are designed to activate only in certain side collisions and rollover events. When the ORC detects a collision requiring the side curtain airbag to inflate, it signals the inflators on the crash side of the vehicle or both sides of the vehicle for a rollover event. A quantity of nontoxic gas is generated to inflate the side curtain airbag. The inflating side curtain airbag pushes the outside edge of the headliner out of the way and covers the window. The airbag inflates in about 30 milliseconds (about one quarter of the time that it takes to 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 airbag inflates. This especially applies to children. The side curtain airbag is only about 31⁄2 inches (9 cm) thick when it is inflated. The front passenger seat assembly contains critical components that affect the front passenger airbag deployment. Correctly functioning front passenger seat components are critical for the Occupant Classification System (OCS) to properly classify the front passenger and calculate the proper airbag deployment. Do not make any modifications to the front passenger seat components or assembly. The following requirements must be strictly adhered to: • Do not modify the front passenger seat assembly or components in any way. • At no time should any supplemental restraint system (SRS) component or SRS related component or fastener be modified or replaced with any part except those which are approved by DaimlerChrysler/ Mopar. 2