Dodge 2011 Nitro User Manual

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Supplemental Side Airbag Inflatable Curtain
(SABIC)
SABIC airbags may offer side-impact and vehicle rollover
protection to front and rear seat outboard occupants in
addition to that provided by the body structure. Each
airbag features inflated chambers placed adjacent to the
head of each outboard occupant that reduce the potential
for side-impact head injuries. The SABIC airbags deploy
downward, covering both windows on the impact side.

NOTE:

• Should a vehicle rollover occur, the pretensioners

and/or SABIC airbags on both sides of the vehicle
may deploy.

• Airbag covers may not be obvious in the interior trim;

but they will open during airbag deployment.

• Being too close to the SABIC airbags during deploy-

ment could cause you to be severely injured or killed.

The system includes side impact sensors adjacent to both
front and rear seat occupants that are calibrated to deploy
the SABIC airbags during impacts that require side
airbag occupant protection.

WARNING!

• If your vehicle is equipped with left and right

Supplemental Side Airbag Inflatable Curtain
(SABIC), do not stack luggage or other cargo up
high enough to block the location of the SABIC.
The area where the SABIC is located should re-
main free from any obstructions.

• Do not use accessory seat covers or place objects

between you and the side airbags; the performance
could be adversely affected and/or objects could
be pushed into you, causing serious injury.

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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE