2011 Jeep Wrangler Owner Manual - Page 66

64 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE Advanced Front Air Bags 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. Because air bag sensors measure vehicle deceleration over time, vehicle speed and damage by themselves are not good indicators of whether or not an air bag should have deployed. Seat belts are necessary for your protection in all crashes, and also are needed to help keep you in position, away The Advanced Front Air Bags will not deploy in all from an inflating air bag. frontal collisions, including some that may produce subThe ORC also monitors the readiness of the electronic stantial vehicle damage - for example, some pole colliparts of the air bag system whenever the ignition switch sions, truck underrides, and angle offset collisions. On is in the START or ON/RUN positions. If the key is in the the other hand, depending on the type and location of LOCK position, in the ACC position, or not in the impact, Advanced Front Air Bags may deploy in crashes ignition, the air bag system is not on and the air bags will with little vehicle front-end damage but that produce a not inflate. severe initial deceleration. The ORC contains a backup power supply system that The side air bags will not deploy in all side collisions. may deploy the air bags even if the battery loses power or Side air bag deployment will depend on the severity and it becomes disconnected prior to deployment. type of collision.