sensor HONDA PASSPORT 2023 Owners Manual
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Quick Reference Guide
Quick Reference Guide
Visual Index
❚Gauges (P109)
❚Driver Information 
Interface 
(P110)
❚System Indicators (P82)
❚ECON Button (P418)
❚Audio System (P230)
❚Navigation System* 
() See the Navigation System Manual
❚ (Vehicle Stability AssistTM (VSA ®) 
System OFF) Button 
(P422)
❚Collision Mitigation Braking SystemTM 
(CMBSTM) OFF Button (P438)
❚Heated Windshield Button* (P176)
❚Road Departure Mitigation (RDM) 
Button 
(P471)
❚Parking Sensor System Button* (P484)
❚Steering Wheel Adjustments (P180)
❚ENGINE START/STOP Button (P160)
❚Front Seat Heater Buttons* (P209)
❚Front Seat Heaters and Seat 
Ventilator Buttons* (P210)
❚Rear Defogger/Heated Door Mirror* 
Button 
(P175)
❚Audio/Information Screen (P231)
❚Hazard Warning Button
❚Climate Control System (P215)
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Quick Reference Guide
Honda Sensing® (P432)
Honda Sensing ® is a driver support system 
which employs the use of two distinctly 
different kinds of sensors, a radar sensor 
located behind the emblem and a front 
sensor camera mounted to the interior side 
of the windshield, behind the rearview 
mirror.
Front Sensor 
Camera
Radar Sensor
The radar sensor is 
behi
nd the emblem.
Collision Mitigation 
Braking System
TM 
(CMBS
TM) (P435)
The system can assist you when it 
determines there is a possibility of your 
vehicle colliding with a vehicle or a 
pedestrian detected in front of your vehicle. 
The CMBS
TM is designed to alert you when 
the potential for a collision is determined, as 
well as to reduce your vehicle speed to help 
minimize collision severity when a collision is 
deemed unavoidable.
Adaptive Cruise Control 
(ACC) 
(P447)
Helps maintain a constant vehicle speed and 
a set following-interval behind a vehicle 
detected ahead of yours, without you 
having to keep your foot on the brake or 
the accelerator.
Lane Keeping Assist 
System (LKAS) 
(P460)
Provides steering input to help keep the 
vehicle in the middle of a detected lane and 
provides tactile and visual alerts if the 
vehicle is detected drifting out of its lane.
Road Departure 
Mitigation (RDM) System 
(P469) Alerts and helps to assist you when the 
system detects a possibility of your vehicle 
unintentionally crossing over detected lane 
markings and/or leaving the roadway 
altogether.
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uuSeat Belts uAbout Your Seat Belts
Safe Driving■Front seats
The seat belt system includes an indicator on 
the instrument panel to remind the driver or a 
front passenger or both to fasten their seat 
belts.
If you set the power mode to ON and a seat 
belt is not fastened, a  beeper will sound, and 
the indicator will blink. After a few seconds, 
the beeper will stop and the indicator will 
come on and remain illuminated until the seat 
belt is fastened.
The beeper will periodically sound and the 
indicator will blink while the vehicle is moving 
until the seat belt is fastened.
■Seat Belt Reminder1 Seat Belt Reminder
The indicator will also co me on if a front passenger 
does not fasten their seat belt within six seconds after 
the power mode is set to ON.
When no one is sitting in th e front passenger’s seat, 
the indicator will not come on  and the beeper will not 
sound.
The indicator also may no t come on and the beeper 
may not sound when the occupant is not heavy 
enough to trigger the weight  sensor. Such occupants 
(e.g., infants and smaller  children) should be moved 
to the rear seat as a deploying front airbag likely will 
injure or kill them. 2 Protecting Child Passengers  P. 64
The driver information interface uses colors to aid the 
driver in checking the st atus of the passengers.
For the front seating positions:
•Green indicates the seat  belt is fastened.•An unfastened gray graphic  indicates the seat belt 
is not fastened and an occupant has not been 
detected.
•An unfastened red graphic i ndicates the seat belt is 
unfastened and an occupa nt has been detected.
: Fastened
: Unfastened
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uuAirbags uAirbag System Components
Safe Driving
The front, side, and side curtain airbags are 
deployed according to the direction and 
severity of impact. Both side curtain airbags 
are deployed in a ro llover. The airbag 
system includes:
aTwo SRS (Supplemental  Restraint System) 
front airbags. The driver’s airbag is stored 
in the center of the steering wheel; the 
front passenger’s airbag is stored in the 
dashboard. Both are marked  SRS 
AIRBAG.
bTwo side airbags, one for the driver and 
one for a front passenger. The airbags are 
stored in the outer edges of the seat-
backs. Both are marked SIDE AIRBAG .
cTwo side curtain airbags, one for each 
side of the vehicle. The airbags are stored 
in the ceiling, above the side windows. 
The front and rear pillars are marked 
SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG.
dAn electronic control unit that, when the 
power mode is in ON, continually 
monitors information about the various 
impact sensors, seat and buckle sensors, 
rollover sensor, airbag activators, seat 
belt tensioners and other vehicle 
information. During  a crash event the 
unit can record such information.
eAutomatic front seat belt tensioners. In 
addition, the driver's and front 
passenger's seat belt buckles incorporate 
sensors that detect whether or not the 
belts are fastened.
fDriver's seat position sensor. This sensor 
detects the driver's seat slide position to 
help determine the optimal deployment 
of the driver's airbag.
gWeight sensors in the front passenger's 
seat. The sensors are used for occupant 
classification to activate or deactivate the 
front passenger's airbag.
hImpact sensors that can detect a 
moderate-to-severe front or side impact.
iAn indicator on the dashboard that alerts 
you that the front passenger’s front 
airbag has been turned off.
jAn indicator on the instrument panel that 
alerts you to a possib le problem with your 
airbag system or seat belt tensioners.
kSafing Sensor
lA rollover sensor that can detect if your 
vehicle is about to roll over and signal the 
control unit to deploy  both side curtain 
airbags.
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uuAirbags uFront Airbags (SRS)
Safe DrivingFront airbags are designed to inflate duri ng moderate-to-severe frontal collisions. 
When the vehicle decelerates suddenly, the sensors send information to the control 
unit which signals one or both front airbags to inflate.
A frontal collision can be either head-on or angled between two vehicles, or when a 
vehicle crashes into a stationary object, such as a concrete wall.
While your seat belt restrains your torso, the 
front airbag provides supplemental protection 
for your head and chest.
The front airbags deflate immediately so that 
they won’t interfere with the driver’s visibility 
or the ability to steer or operate other 
controls.
The total time for inflation and deflation  is so fast that most occupants are not 
aware that the airbags deployed until th ey see them lying in front of them.
■Operation
■How the Front Airbags Work1How the Front Airbags Work
Although the driver’s and fr ont passenger’s airbags 
normally inflate within a spli t second of each other, it 
is possible for only one airbag to deploy. This can 
happen if the severity of a  collision is at the margin, 
or threshold that determines whether or not the 
airbags will deploy. In such cases, the seat belt will 
provide sufficient protec tion, and the supplemental 
protection offered by the  airbag would be minimal.
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uuAirbags uFront Airbags (SRS)
Safe Driving
■When front airbags should not deploy
Minor frontal crashes:  Front airbags were designed to supplement seat belts and 
help save lives, not to prevent minor scrape s, or even broken bones that might occur 
during a less than moderate-to-severe frontal crash.
Side impacts:  Front airbags can provide protection when a sudden deceleration 
causes a driver or front passenger to move  toward the front of the vehicle. Side 
airbags and side curtain airbag s have been specifically designed to help reduce the 
severity of injuries that can occur during a moderate-to-severe side impact which 
can cause the driver or passenger to move toward the side of the vehicle.
Rear impacts:  Head restraints and seat belts are your best protection during a rear 
impact. Front airbags cannot provide any  significant protection and are not designed 
to deploy in such collisions.
Rollovers:  In a rollover, your best form of protection is a seat belt or, if your vehicle 
is equipped with a rollover sensor, both a se at belt and a side curtain airbag. Front 
airbags, however, are not designed to deploy in a rollover as they would provide 
little if any protection.
■When front airbags deploy with little or no visible damage
Because the airbag system senses sudden deceleration, a strong impact to the 
vehicle framework or suspension might caus e one or more of the airbags to deploy. 
Examples include running into a curb, the edge of a hole, or other low fixed object 
that causes a sudden deceleration in th e vehicle chassis. Since the impact is 
underneath the vehicle, damage may not be readily apparent.
■When front airbags may not deploy, even though exterior damage 
appears severe
Since crushable body parts absorb crash energy during an impact, the amount of 
visible damage does not always indicate proper airbag operation. In fact, some 
collisions can result in severe damage but no airbag deployment because the airbags 
would not have been needed or would not  have provided protection even if they 
had deployed.
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uuAirbags uFront Airbags (SRS)
Safe DrivingThe airbags have advanced features to help  reduce the likelihood of airbag related 
injuries to smaller occupants. The driver’s advanced airbag system includes a 
seat position sensor.
Based on information from  this sensor and the 
severity of the impact, the advanced airbag 
system determines the optimal deployment of 
the driver's airbag.
■Advanced Airbags1 Advanced Airbags
If there is a problem with the driver's seat position 
sensor or the passenger's s eat weight sensors, the 
SRS indicator will come on, and in the event of a 
crash, the airbag will deploy (regardless of the driver's 
seating position or  passenger's occupant 
classification) with a force corresponding to the 
severity of the impact. 2 Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) 
Indicator  P. 60
For the advanced front airbags to work properly, 
confirm that:
•The occupant is sitting  in an upright position, 
wearing the seat belt prope rly and the seat-back is 
not excessively reclined.
•The occupant is not leaning against the door or 
center console.
•The occupant's feet are plac ed on the floor in front 
of them.
•There are no objects ha nging from the front 
passenger's seat.
•Only small, lightweight objects are in the seat-back 
pocket.
•The steering wheel and passenger's side dashboard 
are not obstructed by any object.
•No liquid has been spille d on or under the seat.•There is no child seat or other object pressing 
against the rear of the seat or seat-back.
•There is no rear passenger pushing or pulling on 
the back of the front passenger's seat.
Driver’s 
Seat 
Position 
Sensor
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Safe Driving
The front passenger's ad vanced airbag system 
has weight sensors. The sensors are used for 
occupant classification to activate or 
deactivate the front  passenger's airbag.
For adult size occupants, the system will 
automatically activate the front passenger's 
airbag. If a small adul t sits in the front 
passenger seat and the system does not 
recognize him/her as an adult, see
2 Passenger Airbag Off Indicator  P. 61
We advise against allowing a child age 12 or 
under to ride in the front passenger's seat. 
However, if you do allow a small child or 
infant to ride in the front passenger's seat, the 
system is designed to automatically deactivate 
the front passenger's airbag. Do not let a 
small child or infant ride in the front 
passenger’s seat if the airbag does not 
automatically deactivate.
1Advanced Airbags
•There are no objects placed under or beside the 
front passenger's seat . Improperly positioned 
objects can interfere with the advanced airbag 
sensors.
•The head restraint is not contacting the roof. 2Passenger Airbag Off Indicator  P. 61
•The floor mat behind the front passenger's seat is 
hooked to the floor mat anchor. An improperly 
placed mat can interfere with the advanced airbag 
sensors. 2Floor Mats  P. 545
Passenger’s 
Seat 
Weight 
Sensors
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Safe Driving
Side Airbags
The side airbags help protect the torso and  pelvis of the driver or a front passenger 
during a moderate-to-severe side impact.
The side airbags are housed in the outside 
edge of the driver’s and passenger’s seat-
backs.
Both are marked  SIDE AIRBAG.
When the sensors detect a moderate-to-
severe side impact, the control unit signals the 
side airbag on the impact side to immediately 
inflate.
■Housing Locations
1 Side Airbags
Make sure you and your front seat passenger always 
sit upright. Leaning into the  path of a side airbag can 
prevent the airbag from  deploying properly and 
increases your risk of serious injury.
Do not attach accessories on  or near the side airbags. 
They can interfere with the proper operation of the 
airbags, or hurt someone if an airbag inflates.
Do not cover or replace the front seat-back covers 
without consulting a dealer . Improperly replacing or 
covering front seat-back cove rs can prevent your side 
airbags from properl y deploying during a side impact.
Housing 
Location
■Operation
When 
inflated
Side 
Airbag
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uuAirbags uSide Airbags
Safe Driving
■When a side airbag deploys with little or no visible damage
Because the airbag system senses sudden acceleration, a strong impact to the side 
of the vehicle’s framework can cause a side  airbag to deploy. In such cases, there 
may be little or no damage, but the side impact sensors detected a severe enough 
impact to deploy the airbag.
■When a side airbag may not deploy,  even though visible damage appears 
severe
It is possible for a side airbag not to deploy during an impact that results in 
apparently severe damage. This can occur  when the point of impact was toward the 
far front or rear of the vehicle, or when  the vehicle’s crushable body parts absorbed 
most of the crash energy. In either case , the side airbag would not have been 
needed nor provided protection  even if it had deployed.
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