Dodge Ram Truck 2008, Owner'S Manual

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Front Passenger Airbag
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Front and Side Impact Sensors — if equipped
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Steering Wheel and Column
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Instrument Panel
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Knee Impact Bolster
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Front Seat Belt Pretensioners — if equipped
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Supplemental Side Airbag Inflatable Curtains (SABIC)
— if equipped
Advanced Front Airbag Features
The Advanced Front Airbag system has multistage driver
and front passenger airbags. This system provides output
appropriate to the severity and type of collision as
determined by the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC),
which may receive information from the impact sensors
at the front of the car (if equipped).
The first stage inflator is triggered immediately during an
impact that requires airbag deployment. The timing of
the second stage determines whether the output force is
low, medium, or high. If a low output is sufficient to meet
the need, the remaining gas in the inflator is expended.
WARNING!
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No objects should be placed over or near the
airbag on the instrument panel, because any such
objects could cause harm if the vehicle is in a crash
severe enough to cause the airbag to inflate.
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52 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE