Dodge Viper 2017, Operating Information Manual

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WARNING! (Continued)
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Never place a rear-facing child restraint in
front of an air bag. A deploying Passenger
Advanced Front Air Bag can cause death
or serious injury to a child 12 years or
younger, including a child in a rear-facing
child restraint.
•
Only use a rear-facing child restraint in a
vehicle with a rear seat.
Driver And Passenger Front Air Bag
Features
The Advanced Front Air Bag system has multi-
stage driver and front passenger air bags. This
system provides output appropriate to the se-
verity and type of collision as determined by the
Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC), which
may receive information from the front impact
sensors (if equipped) or other system compo-
nents.
The first stage inflator is triggered immediately
during an impact that requires air bag deploy-
ment. A low energy output is used in less severe
collisions. A higher energy output is used for
more severe collisions.
This vehicle may be equipped with a driver
and/or front passenger seat belt buckle switch
that detects whether the driver or front passen-
ger seat belt is buckled. The seat belt buckle
switch may adjust the inflation rate of the Ad-
vanced Front Air Bags.
This vehicle may be equipped with driver and/or
front passenger seat track position sensors that
may adjust the inflation rate of the Advanced
Front Air Bags based upon seat position.
This vehicle has an Occupant Classification
System (“OCS”) in the front passenger seat. The
OCS is designed to activate or deactivate the
Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag depending
on the occupant’s seated weight. It is designed
to deactivate the Passenger Advanced Front Air
Bag for an unoccupied seat and for occupants
whose seated weight classifies them in a cat-
egory other than a properly seated adult. This
could be a child, teenager, or even an adult.
The Passenger Air Bag Disable (“PAD”) Indica-
tor Light (an amber light located in the center of
the instrument panel) tells the driver and front
passenger when the Passenger Advanced Front
Air Bag is deactivated. The PAD Indicator Light
illuminates the words “PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF” to show that the Passenger Advanced
Front Air Bag will not deploy during a collision.
NOTE:
When the front passenger seat is empty or
when very light objects are placed on the
seat, the Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag
will not deploy even though the Passenger
Air Bag Disable (PAD) System Indicator Light
is NOT illuminated.
WARNING!
•
No objects should be placed over or near
the air bag on the instrument panel or
steering wheel because any such objects
could cause harm if the vehicle is in a
collision severe enough to cause the air
bag to inflate.
•
Do not put anything on or around the air
bag covers or attempt to open them manu-
ally. You may damage the air bags and you
could be injured because the air bags may
no longer be functional. The protective
covers for the air bag cushions are de-
signed to open only when the air bags are
inflating.
•
Relying on the air bags alone could lead to
more severe injuries in a collision. The air
bags work with your seat belt to restrain
you properly. In some collisions, air bags
won’t deploy at all. Always wear your seat
belts even though you have air bags.
Front Air Bag Operation
Front Air Bags are designed to provide addi-
tional protection by supplementing the seat
belts. Front air bags are not expected to reduce
the risk of injury in rear, side, or rollover colli-
sions. The front air bags will not deploy in all
frontal collisions, including some that may pro-
duce substantial vehicle damage — for ex-
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