WARNING!
Ignoring the AIRBAG light in your instrument panel
could mean you won’t have the airbags to protect you
in a collision. If the light does not come on, stays on
after you start the vehicle, or if it comes on as you
drive, have the airbag system checked right away.
Front and Side Impact Sensors
Impact Sensors trigger airbag deployment in direct fron-
tal, offset, and side impacts and aid the Occupant Re-
straint Controller (ORC) in determining appropriate re-
sponse to impact events. Additional sensors in the ORC
determine the level of airbag deployment and provide
verification.
Rollover Sensors
Rollover Sensors trigger airbag deployment in the event
of vehicle rollover and aid the ORC in deploying Side
Airbag Inflatable Curtains (SABIC) for rollover events.
Side Airbag Inflatable Curtain (SABIC) — If
Equipped
The ORC the SABIC during collision with other vehicles
and during collisions where the impact is confined to a
particular area of the vehicle — such as collisions with
poles, trees or similar objects.
It will deploy the SABIC only on the impact side of the
vehicle.
The ORC does detect and protect for rollover when
equipped with side airbags.
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