2011 Jeep Liberty Owner Manual - Page 73

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 71 and damage by themselves are not good indicators of whether or not an air bag should have deployed. A quantity of non-toxic gas is generated to inflate the side curtain air bag. The inflating side curtain air bag pushes the outside edge of the headliner out of the way and covers the window. The air bag inflates in about 30 milliseconds (about one quarter of the time 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 air bag inflates. This especially applies to children. The side curtain air bag is only about 31⁄2 inches (9 cm) thick when it is inflated. WARNING! If your vehicle is equipped with left and right Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtains (SABIC), do not stack luggage or other cargo up high enough to block the location of the SABIC. The area where the SABIC is located should remain free from any obstructions. 2 The front passenger seat assembly contains critical components that affect the front passenger air bag deployment. Correctly functioning front passenger seat components are critical for the Occupant Classification System (OCS) to properly classify the front passenger and calcuThe system includes side impact sensors that are cali- late the proper air bag deployment. Do not make any brated to deploy the side air bags during impacts that modifications to the front passenger seat components, require air bag occupant protection. assembly, or to the seat cover.