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The Advanced Front Airbags will not deploy in all frontal
collisions, including some that may produce substantial
vehicle damage — for example, some pole collisions,
truck underrides, and angle offset collisions. On the other
hand, depending on the type and location of impact,
Advanced Front Airbags may deploy in crashes with
little vehicle front-end damage but that produce a severe
initial deceleration.
Because airbag sensors measure vehicle deceleration over
time, vehicle speed and damage by themselves are not
good indicators of whether or not an airbag should have
deployed.
Seat belts are necessary for your protection in all colli-
sions, and also are needed to help keep you in position,
away from an inflating airbag.
The ORC monitors the readiness of the electronic parts of
the system whenever the ignition switch is in the START
or ON position. If the key is in the OFF position, in the
ACC position, or not in the ignition, the airbags are not
on and will not inflate.
The ORC contains a backup power supply system that
may deploy the airbags even if the battery loses power or
it becomes disconnected prior to deployment.
The ORC turns on the Airbag Warning Light
and Passenger Airbag Disable (PAD) Indicator
Light for six to eight seconds as a self-check
when the ignition is first turned ON. After the
self-check, the Airbag Warning Light will turn off and the
PAD Indicator Light will function normally (Refer to
“Passenger Airbag Disable (PAD) Indicator Light”). If the
ORC detects a malfunction in any part of the system, it
turns on the Airbag Warning Light either momentarily or
continuously. A single chime will sound if the light comes
on again after initial startup.
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