Dodge 2008 Ram 2500 PowerWagon User Manual

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• Driver and Front Passenger Seat Belt Pretensioners (If

Equipped)

• Driver Seat Track Position Sensor (If Equipped)
• Passenger Side Frontal Airbag ON/OFF Switch (2500/

3500 Standard Cab Vehicles Only)

• Passenger Airbag Disable (PAD) Indicator Light

(2500/3500 Standard Cab Vehicles Only)

How the Airbag System Works

• 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 roll over or rear collisions.

The ORC also monitors the readiness of the electronic
parts of the system whenever the ignition switch is in
the START or RUN positions. These include all of the
items listed above except the steering wheel and
column, and knee bolsters. If the key is in the OFF
position, in the ACC position, or not in the ignition,
the airbags are not on and will not inflate.

Also, the ORC turns on the AIRBAG warn-
ing light in the instrument panel for 6 to 8
seconds for a self-check when the ignition is
first turned on. After the self-check, the

AIRBAG warning light will turn off. If the ORC detects
a malfunction in any part of the system, it turns on the
AIRBAG warning light either momentarily or continu-
ously. A single chime will sound if the light comes on
again after initial start up.

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE