Dodge 2012 Challenger-SRT - Owner Manual User Manual

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Because air bag sensors measure vehicle deceleration

over time, vehicle speed and damage by themselves are

not good indicators of whether or not an air bag 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 air bag.
The ORC monitors the readiness of the electronic parts of

the air bag system whenever the ignition switch is in the

START or ON/RUN position. If the key is in the OFF

position, in the ACC position, or not in the ignition, the

air bag system is not on and the air bags will not inflate.
The ORC contains a backup power supply system that

may deploy the air bags even if the battery loses power or

it becomes disconnected prior to deployment.

Also, the ORC turns on the Air Bag Warning

Light in the instrument panel for approxi-

mately four to eight seconds for a self-check

when the ignition is first turned on. After the

self-check, the Air Bag Warning Light will turn off. If the

ORC detects a malfunction in any part of the system, it

turns on the Air Bag Warning Light, either momentarily

or continuously. A single chime will sound if the light

comes on again after initial startup.
It also includes diagnostics that will illuminate the instru-

ment cluster Air Bag Warning Light if a malfunction is

noted that could affect the air bag system. The diagnos-

tics also record the nature of the malfunction.

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