Airbag System Components
The airbag system consists of the following:
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Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC)
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Side Remote Acceleration Sensors
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Side Door Pressure Sensors
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Airbag Warning Light
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Driver Airbag
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Front Passenger Airbag
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Supplemental Side Curtain Airbags above Side Win-
dows
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Steering Wheel and Column
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Instrument Panel
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Interconnecting Wiring
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Seat Belt Reminder Light
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Knee Impact Bolsters
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Front Acceleration Sensors
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Driver and Front Passenger Seat Belt Pretensioners
How the Airbag System Works
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The Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) determines
if a frontal collision is severe enough to require the
airbags to inflate. The front airbag inflators are de-
signed to provide different rates of airbag inflation
from direction provided by the ORC. The ORC will not
detect rollover.
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The ORC also determines if a side impact is severe
enough to deploy the supplemental side curtain airbag
as required for each type of impact.
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