Reference Book and Tech News - Chrysler Academy
Reference Book and Tech News - Chrysler Academy
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<strong>Reference</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Tech</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />
PASSIVE RESTRAINTS<br />
The Dart has several improvements to the passive restraint system that the technician<br />
should be aware of. The Dart has airbags in the st<strong>and</strong>ard locations, such as driver <strong>and</strong><br />
passenger front, front seat thorax, <strong>and</strong> the driver-side knee blocker. In addition to those<br />
locations, you will also find airbags on the passenger-side knee blocker, full side curtain<br />
airbags, <strong>and</strong> the rear-seat cushion airbags on both the left <strong>and</strong> right sides, bringing the<br />
total count to 10 (Fig. 17).<br />
The Dart also uses an occupant<br />
classification system (OCS) that deploys<br />
the passenger front airbags based on the<br />
passenger weight. Before servicing any<br />
airbag component, the passive restraint<br />
system must be disabled. Please refer to<br />
the service information, Restraints<br />
section.<br />
<strong>Tech</strong>nicians servicing either of the front<br />
airbags will notice an additional connector<br />
(Fig. 18). This connector is connected to<br />
the adaptive venting solenoid. The<br />
adaptive venting solenoid controls the<br />
force of airbag deployment based on<br />
information received from the impact<br />
sensors.<br />
Figure 17: Ten Airbags Front <strong>and</strong> Rear<br />
Figure 18: Adaptive Venting Solenoid<br />
Connector<br />
M a r c h 2 0 1 2<br />
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