THINGSTOKNOWBEFORESTARTINGYOURVEHICLE
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maybepossiblebasedoncollisionseverityandoccu-
pantsize.Thesteeringwheelhubtrimcoverandthe
upperrightsideoftheinstrumentpanelseparateand
foldoutofthewayasthebagsinflatetotheirfullsize.
The bags fully inflate in about 50 - 70 milliseconds.
Thisisabouthalfofthetimeittakestoblinkyoureyes.
Thebagsthenquicklydeflatewhilehelpingtorestrain
the driver and front passenger. The driver’s front
airbaggasisventedthroughventholesinthesidesof
theairbag.Thepassenger’sfrontairbaggasisvented
through vent holes in the sides of the airbag. In this
waytheairbagsdonotinterferewithyourcontrolof
thevehicle.
OCMcommunicateswiththeOccupantRestraintCon-
troller(ORC).TheORCusestheoccupantcategoryto
determinewhetherthefrontpassengerairbagshould
be turned off. It also determines the rate of airbag
inflationduringacollision.
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YourvehiclehasfourWeightSensorslocatedbetween
theseatandthefloorpan.Theweightsensorsmeasure
applied weight and transfers that information to the
OCM.
• The(Ifequipped)Side Impactare(SRS)designedSeattoMountedactivateonlySideinAirbagscertain
sidecollisions.
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The Occupant Classification Module (OCM) is lo-
cated beneath the front passenger seat. The OCM
classifies the occupant into categories based on the
measurements made by the seat weight sensors. The
The ORC module determines if a side collision is
severe enough to require the side airbags to inflate.
The side airbag control module will not detect roll
over,frontorrearcollisions.
Product Specification
Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler PT Cruiser Manuals |
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Model Year | 2007 |
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