Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE 4xe 2023, Owner'S Manual

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SAFETY 291
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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
as an infant or a child up to six years old in a
rear-facing child restraint. The Passenger Air Bag
Disable (PAD) Indicator Light (an amber light
located on the overhead console) 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.
Front Air Bag Operation
Front Air Bags are designed to provide additional
protection by supplementing the seat belts. Front
air bags are not expected to reduce the risk of
injury in rear, side, or rollover collisions. The front
air bags will not deploy in all frontal collisions,
including some that may produce substantial
vehicle damage — for example, some pole
collisions, truck underrides, and angle offset
collisions.
On the other hand, depending on the type and
location of impact, front air bags may deploy in
crashes with little vehicle front-end damage but
that produce a severe initial deceleration.
Because air bag sensors measure vehicle
deceleration over time, vehicle speed and damage
by themselves are not good indicators of whether
or not an air bag should have deployed.
Seat belts are necessary for your protection in all
collisions, and also are needed to help keep you in
position, away from an inflating air bag.
When the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC)
detects a collision requiring the front air bags,
it signals the inflator units. A large quantity of
non-toxic gas is generated to inflate the front
air bags.
The steering wheel hub trim cover and the upper
passenger side of the instrument panel separate
and fold out of the way as the air bags inflate to
their full size. The front air bags fully inflate in less
time than it takes to blink your eyes. The front air
bags then quickly deflate while helping to restrain
the driver and front passenger.
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 manually. 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 designed 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.
WARNING!
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