Owner's manual

Airbag System Components
The airbag system consists of the following:
• Occupant Restraint Control (ORC) Module
• Airbag Warning Light
• Driver Airbag
• Passenger Airbag
• Steering Wheel And Column
• Instrument Panel
• Crash Sensor
• Interconnecting Wiring
• Knee Impact Bolsters
How The Airbag System Works
•
The Occupant Restraint Control (ORC) Module de-
termines if a frontal collision is severe enough to
require the airbags to inflate.
• The ORC will not detect side, 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 position. These include all of the
items listed above except the knee bolster, the instru-
ment panel, and the steering wheel and column. If the
ignition key is in the OFF or 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” in
the instrument panel for 6 to 8 seconds when the
ignition is first turned on, then turns the light off. If it
detects a malfunction in any part of the system, it turns
on the light either momentarily or continuously. If the
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