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Front and side impact sensors, Enhanced accident response system – Dodge 2013 Grand Caravan User Manual

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blink your eyes) with enough force to injure you if you
are not belted and seated properly, or if items are
positioned in the area where the side curtain air bag
inflates. This especially applies to children. The side
curtain air bag is only about 3-1/2 in (9 cm) thick when
it is inflated.

Because air bag sensors estimate deceleration over time,
vehicle speed and damage are not good indicators of
whether or not an air bag should have deployed.

NOTE:

In a rollover the pretensioners and/or SAB and

SABIC air bags may deploy on both sides of the vehicle.

Front And Side Impact Sensors

In front and side impacts, impact sensors can aid the
ORC in determining appropriate response to impact
events.

Enhanced Accident Response System

In the event of an impact causing air bag deployment, if
the communication network remains intact, and the
power remains intact, depending on the nature of the
event the ORC will determine whether to have the
Enhanced Accident Response System perform the follow-
ing functions:

Cut off fuel to the engine.

Flash hazard lights as long as the battery has power or
until the ignition key is turned off.

Turn on the interior lights, which remain on as long as the
battery has power or until the ignition key is removed.

Unlock the doors automatically.

In order to reset the Enhanced Accident Response System
functions after an event, the ignition switch must be
changed from IGN ON to IGN OFF.

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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE

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