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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
lodged und er the seat and interferes with operation of
the weight sensors, a fault will occur which turns on both
the “PAD Ind icator Light” and the “Airbag Warning
Light.” Once the lodged object is rem oved , the fault will
be autom atically cleared after a short period of time.
driver’s front airbag gas is vented throu gh the vent
holes in the sides of the airbag. The passenger’s front
airbag gas is vented throu gh the vent holes in the sides
of the airbag. In this way, the airbags do not interfere
with you r control of the vehicle.
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The Driver and Passen ger Airb ag/In flator Units are
located in the center of the steering wheel and the
passenger side of the instru ment panel. When the ORC
detects a collision requ iring the airbags, it signals the
inflator units. A large quantity of nontoxic gas is
generated to inflate the front airbags. Different airbag
inflation rates are possible, based on collision severity
and occupant size. The steering wheel hu b trim cover
and the upper passenger side of the instru ment panel
separate and fold out of the way, as the bags inflate to
their full size. The bags fully inflate in abou t 50 - 70
millisecond s. This is abou t half of the time that it takes
to blink you r eyes. The bags then quickly deflate while
help ing to restrain the driver and front passenger. The
• ThecatedObeneathccupant theClassificationfront passengerModuleseat.(OCMThe) OCMis lo-
classifies the occupant into categories based on the
measu rem ents made by the seat weight sensors. The
OCM communicates with the Occupant Restraint Con-
troller (ORC). The ORC uses the occupant category to
determ ine whether the front passenger airbag shou ld
be turned off. It also determ ines the rate of airbag
inflation during a collision.
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Your vehicle has four Weigh t Sen sors located betw een
the seat and the floor pan. The weight sensors measu re
applied weight and transfers that inform ation to the
OCM.
| Categories | Jeep Liberty Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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