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Driver and Front Passenger Seat Belt Pretensioner
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Occupant Classification Module
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Weight Sensors
How The Airbag System Works
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The Occupant Restraint Control (ORC) Module de-
termines if a frontal, side, or rollover collision is severe
enough to require the airbags to inflate. The front
airbag inflators are designed to provide different rates
of airbag inflation from direction provided by the
ORC. The ORC may also modify the rate of inflation
based on the occupant size provided by the Occupant
Classification Module. The ORC will not detect roll
over, or rear impacts.
The ORC also monitors the readiness of the electronic
parts of the system whenever the ignition switch is in
the START or ON positions. These include all of the
items listed above except the knee bolster, the instru-
ment panel, and the steering wheel and column. If the
key is in the LOCK position, in the ACC position, or
not in the ignition, the airbags are not on and will not
inflate.
Also, the ORC turns on the “Airbag Warning
Light” and “PAD Indicator Light” for 6 to 8
seconds for a self-check when the ignition is
first turned on. After the self-check, the
“Airbag Warning Light” will turn off. The “PAD
Indicator Light” will function normally (Refer to ЉPas-
senger Airbag Disable (PAD) Indicator LightЉ in this
section). If the ORC detects a malfunction in any part
of the system, it turns on the “Airbag Warning Light”
52 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE