airbag HONDA ACCORD COUPE 2004 CL7 / 7.G Owners Manual

Your Vehicle at a Glance
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POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
MIRROR CONTROLS
AUDIO SYSTEM
DIGITAL CLOCK
POWER DOOR LOCK
MASTER SWITCH
HOOD RELEASE
HANDLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MANUAL TRANSMISSION HEATING/COOLING
CONTROLS
CLIMATE CONTROL
SYSTEM
FUEL FILL DOOR/
TRUNK RELEASE HANDLE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS
GAUGES
(P.65) (P.57)
(P.22)
(P.96)
(P.78)
(P.91)
(P.165, 82) (P.166) (P.180)
(P.183)
(P.115)
(P.108) (P.154)
(P.120)
ACCESSORY POWER SOCKETS (P.103) FRONT PASSENGER
AIRBAG
(P.22)
DRIVER’S FRONT
AIRBAG
HAZARD WARNING BUTTON
(P.72)
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Only on vehicles equipped with Navigation System. Ref er to the Navigation System Owner’s Manual.
:
Your Vehicle at a Glance
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HORN
HEADLIGHTS/
TURN SIGNALS
TILT/TELESCOPIC
ADJUSTMENTEX-V6 model without Navigation System is shown. CRUISE
CONTROL
BUTTONS
REAR WINDOW
DEFOGGER
INSTRUMENT PANEL BRIGHTNESS WINDSHIELD WIPERS/WASHERS
MOONROOF SWITCH
VOICE CONTROL SWITCHES TRACTION CONTROL
SYSTEM ON/OFF
SWITCH
STEERING WHEEL
AUDIO CONTROLS
HAZARD
WARNING
BUTTON
AUDIO SYSTEM
(P.72)
(P.70)
(P.152)
(P.94)
(P.192) (P.74)(P.68)
(P.73)
(P.120)
(P.156)
(P.72)
(P.69)
PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF
INDICATOR
(P.30)
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This section gives you important
inf ormation about how to protect
yourself and your passengers. It
shows you how to use seat belts
properly. It explains how your airbag
work, and it tells you how to properly
restrain inf ants and children in your
vehicle.
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Important Safety Precautions . 6
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Your Vehicle’s Saf ety Features . 7
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Seat Belts . 8
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Airbags . 9
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Protecting Adults and Teens . 11
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1. Close and Lock the Doors . 11
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2. Adjust the Front Seats . 11
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3. Adjust the Seat-Backs . 12
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4. Adjust the Head Restraints . 13
5. Fasten and Position the
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Lap/Shoulder Seat Belts . 14
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6. Adjust the Steering Wheel . 15
7. Maintain a Proper Sitting
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Position . 15
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Advice f or Pregnant Women . 16
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Additional Safety Precautions . 16 Additional Inf ormation About Your
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Seat Belts . 18
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Seat Belt System Components . 18
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Lap/Shoulder Belt . 18
Automatic Seat Belt
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Tensioners . 19
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Seat Belt Maintenance . 19
Additional Inf ormation About ...........................
Your Airbags . 21
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Airbag System Components . 21
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Advanced Airbags . 24
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How Your Side Airbags Work . 26
How Your Side Curtain
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Airbags Work . 27
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How the SRS Indicator Works . 27
How the Side Airbag Of f
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Indicator Works . 28
How the Passenger Airbag ...............
Of f Indicator Works . 29
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Airbag Service . 30
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Additional Safety Precautions . 31
Protecting Children General ................................
Guidelines . 32
All Children Must Be ...............................
Restrained . 32 All Children Should Sit in the
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Back Seat . 33
The Passenger’s Front Airbag .........
Can Pose Serious Risks . 33
If You Must Drive with Several ...................................
Children . 35
If a Child Requires Close ..................................
Attention . 35
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Additional Safety Precautions . 36
Protecting Inf ants and Small ....................................
Childlen . 37
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Protecting Inf ants . 37
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Protecting Small Children . 38
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Selecting a Child Seat . 39
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Installing a Child Seat . 40
Installing a Child Seat with .....................................
LATCH . 41
Installing a Child Seat with ...............
a Lap/Shoulder Belt . 43
Installing a Child Seat with ...................................
a Tether . 45
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Protecting Larger Children . 47
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Carbon Monoxide Hazard . 51
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Saf ety Labels . 52
How Your Front Airbags Work
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Driver and Passenger Saf ety5
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You’ll f ind many saf ety
recommendations throughout this
section, and throughout this manual.
Therecommendationsonthispage
are the ones we consider to be the
most important.Excessive speed is a major f actor in
crash injuries and deaths. Generally,
the higher the speed, the greater the
risk, but serious injuries can also
occur at lower speeds. Never drive
f aster than is saf e f or current
conditions, regardless of the
maximum speed posted.
A seat belt is your best protection in
all types of collisions. Airbags
supplement seat belts, but airbags
are designed to inf late only in a
moderate to severe frontal or side
collision. So even though your
vehicle is equipped with airbags,
make sure you and your passengers
always wear your seat belts, and
wear them properly (see page ). While airbags can save lives, they
can cause serious or fatal injuries to
occupants who sit too close to them,
or are not properly restrained.
Inf ants, young children, and short
adults are at the greatest risk. Be
sure to f ollow all instructions and
warnings in this manual.
Alcohol and driving don’t mix. Even
one drink can reduce your ability to
respond to changing conditions, and
your reaction time gets worse with
every additional drink. So don’t drink
and drive, and don’t let your f riends
drink and drive, either.
Having a tire blowout or a
mechanical f ailure can be extremely
hazardous. To reduce the possibility
of such problems, check your tire
pressures and condition f requently,
and perform all regularly scheduled
maintenance (see page ).
Children age 12 and under should
ride properly restrained in the back
seat. Infants and small children
should be restrained in a child seat.
Larger children should use a booster
and a lap/shoulder belt until they canusethebeltproperlywithouta
booster (see page ).
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Important Saf ety Precautions
Always Wear Your Seat Belt
Restrain All Children Control Your Speed
K eep Your Vehicle in Saf e
Condition
Be Aware of Airbag Hazards
Don’t Drink and Drive
Driver and Passenger Saf ety6
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Your vehicle is equipped with many
features that work together to
protect you and your passengers
during a crash.
Some saf ety f eatures do not require
anyactiononyourpart.These
include a strong steel f ramework
that forms a safety cage around the
passenger compartment; f ront and
rear crush zones, a collapsible
steering column, and seat belt
tensioners that tighten the front seat
belts in the event of a crash.
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Your Vehicle’s Saf ety Features
Driver and Passenger Saf ety7
(1)
(2)
(2)
(3) (4)
(5)(7)
(8)
(7) (10)
(11)
(9)
(6)
If equipped
: (1) Safety Cage
(2) Crush Zones
(3) Seats and Seat-Backs
(4) Head Restraints
(5) Collapsible Steering Column
(6) Seat Belts
(7) Front Airbags
(8) Side Airbags
(9) Side Curtain Airbags
(10) Door Locks
(11) Front Seat Belt Tensioners
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However, you and your passengers
can’t take f ull advantage of these
saf ety f eatures unless you remain
sitting in a proper position and
always wear your seat belts properly.
Infact,somesafetyfeaturescan
contribute to injuries if they are not
used properly.
The f ollowing pages explain how you
cantakeanactiveroleinprotecting
yourself and your passengers.Your vehicle is equipped with seat
belts in all seating positions.
Your seat belt system also includes
an indicator on the instrument panel
to remind you and your passengers
to f asten your seat belts.
Seat belts are the single most
effectivesafetydeviceforadultsand
larger children (Inf ants and smaller
children must be properly restrained
in child seats).
Not wearing a seat belt properly
increases the chance of serious
injury or death in a crash, even
though your vehicle has airbags.
In addition, most states and all
Canadian provinces require you to
wear seat belts.When properly worn, seat belts:
Keep you connected to the vehicle
so you can take advantage of the
vehicle’s built-in saf ety f eatures.
Help protect you in almost every
type of crash, including f rontal,
side, and rear impacts and
rollovers.
Help keep you f rom being thrown
against the inside of the vehicle
and against other occupants.
Keep you f rom being thrown out
of the vehicle.
Help keep you in a good position
should the airbags ever deploy. A
good position reduces the risk of
injury f rom an inf lating airbag, and
allows you to get the best
advantage f rom the airbag.
Your Vehicle’s Saf ety Features
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Seat Belts
Why Wear Seat Belt s
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Of course, seat belts cannot
completely protect you in every
crash.Butinmostcases,seatbelts
can reduce your risk of serious
injury.Your vehicle has a Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS) with f ront
airbags to help protect the heads and
chests of the driver and a front seat
passenger during a moderate to
severe f rontal collision (see pagef or more inf ormation on how
your f ront airbags work). Your vehicle also has side airbags to
help protect the upper torso of the
driver or a f ront seat passenger
during a moderate to severe side
impact (see page f or more
information on how your side airbags
work).
Always wear your seat belt, and
make sure you wear it properly.
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Standard on EX and all V 6 models and
all Canadian models
Optional on U.S. LX model
Your Vehicle’s Saf ety Features
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Airbags
What You Should Do:
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Not wearing a seat belt properly
increases the chance of serious
injury or death in a crash, even
though your vehicle has airbags.
Be sure you and your
passengers always wear seat
belts and wear them properly.
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The most important things you need
to know about your airbags are:They are designed to supplement
the seat belts.
To do
their job, airbags must inf late with
tremendous f orce. So while
airbags help save lives, they can
cause minor injuries or more
serious or even fatal injuries if
occupants are not properly
restrained or sitting properly. Always wear
your seat belt properly, and sit
upright, and as f ar back f rom the
steering wheel while allowing f ull
control of the vehicle. A f ront
passenger should move their seat as
f ar back f rom the dashboard as
possible.
The rest of this section gives more
detailed inf ormation about how you
can maximize your saf ety.
Remember, however, that no saf ety
system can prevent all injuries or
deaths that can occur in severe
crashes, even when seat belts are
properly worn and the airbags deploy.
Your vehicle also has side curtain
airbags to help protect the heads of
the driver, f ront passenger, and
passengers in the outer rear seating
positions (see page f or more
inf ormation on how your side curtain
airbags work). 27
Standard on U.S. 4-cylinder EX-L and
EX-V6 models
Your Vehicle’s Saf ety Features
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Airbags do not replace seat belts.
A irbags of f er no prot ect ion in rearimpact s, rollovers, or minorf ront al or side collisions.
A irbags can pose hazards. What you should do:
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If you sit too close to the steering
wheel or dashboard, you can be
seriously injured by an inf lating f ront
airbag, or by striking the steering
wheel or dashboard.
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration and Transport
Canada recommend that drivers
allow at least 10 inches (25 cm)
between the center of the steering
wheel and the chest. In addition to
adjusting the seat, you can adjust the
steering wheel in and out (see page). Adjust the driver’s seat-back to a
comf ortable, upright position,
leaving ample space between your
chest and the airbag cover in the
center of the steering wheel.
Passengers with adjustable seat-
backs should also adjust their seat-
back to a comf ortable, upright
position.
Once your seat is adjusted correctly,
rock it back and f orth to make sure
the seat is locked into position. See
page f or how to adjust the f ront
seats.
If you cannot get f ar enough away
f rom the steering wheel and still
reach the controls, we recommend
that you investigate whether some
type of adaptive equipment may help. 74 83
Protecting A dults and Teens
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Adjust the Seat-Backs
3.
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Sitting too close to a front
airbag can result in serious
injury or death if the front
airbags inflate.
Always sit as far back from the
front airbags as possible.
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Adjust the steering wheel, if needed,
so that the wheel points toward your
chest, not toward your f ace. This
provides optimal protection f rom the
f ront airbag.
See page f or how to adjust the
steering wheel.After all occupants have adjusted
their seats and put on seat belts, it is
very important that they continue to
sit upright, well back in their seats,
with their feet on the floor, until the
vehicle is parked and the engine is
off.
Sitting improperly can increase the
chance of injury during a crash. For
example, if an occupant slouches,
lies down, turns sideways, sits
forward, leans forward or sideways,
or puts one or both f eet up, the
chance of injury during a crash is
greatly increased.
In addition, an occupant who is out of
position in the f ront seat can be
seriously or f atally injured in a crash
by striking interior parts of the
vehicle or being struck by an
inf lating f ront airbag. Being struck
by an inf lating side airbag can
possibly result in serious injuries.
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Adjust the Steering Wheel Maintain a Proper Sitting
Position
6.
7.
Protecting A dults and Teens
Driver and Passenger Saf ety15
Sitting improperly or out of
position can result in serious
injury or death in a crash.
Always sit upright, well back in
the seat, with your feet on thefloor.
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