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Seat Belts Seat Belt Inspection
Seat Belt Inspection Regularly check the condition of your seat belts as follows:Pull each belt out fully, and look for frays, cuts, burns, and wear.
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Check that the latches work smoothly and the belts retract easily.
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If a belt does not retract easily, cleaning the belt may correct the problem.
Only use a mild soap and warm water. Do not use bleach or cleaning solvents.
Any belt that is not in good condition or working properly will not provide proper protection and should be replaced as soon as possible. A belt that has been worn during a crash may not provide the same level of protection in a subsequent crash. Have your seat belts inspected by a dealer after any collision.
Seat Belt Inspection
WARNING
Not checking or maintaining seat belts can result in serious injury or death if the seat belts do not work properly when needed. Check your seat belts regularly and have any problem corrected as soon as possible.
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Airbags
Airbag System Components
The front, front side, and side curtain airbags are deployed according to the direction and severity of the impact. The airbag system includes:
Two SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System) front airbags. The driver’s
airbag is stored in the center of the
steering wheel; the passenger’s airbag
is stored in the dashboard. Both are
marked “SRS AIRBAG.”
Two side airbags, one for the driver
and one for a passenger. The airbags
are stored in the outer edges of the
seat-backs. Both are marked “SIDE
A I R B A G .”
Two 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.”
An electronic control unit that
continually monitors and records
information about the sensors,
the airbag activators, the seat belt
tensioners, and driver and passenger
seat belt use when the ignition
switch is in ON
II. It also includes
emergency backup power in case
your vehicle’s electrical system is
disconnected in a crash.
Automatic seat belt tensioners. The
driver’s and passenger’s seat belts
incorporate sensors that detect
whether or not they are fastened.
A driver’s seat position sensor that
monitors the distance of the seat from
the front airbag. If the seat is too far
forward, the airbag will inflate with
less force.
Weight sensors in the passenger’s
seat. The passenger’s airbag will be
turned off if the weight on the seat is
65 lbs (29 kg) or less (the weight of an
infant or small child).
Impact sensors that can detect a
moderate to severe front or side
collision.
An indicator on the dashboard that
alerts you that the passenger’s front
airbag has been turned off.
Sensors that can detect if a child
or small statured adult is in the
deployment path of the passenger’s
side airbag.
An indicator on the instrument panel
that alerts you to a possible problem
with your airbag system or seat belt
tensioners.
An indicator on the instrument panel
that alerts you that the passenger’s
side airbag has been turned off.
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Airbags Airbag System Components
Important Facts About Your Airbags
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Airbags can pose serious hazards. To do their job, airbags must inflate with tremendous force. So, while airbags help save lives, they can cause minor injuries,
and sometimes even fatal ones if occupants are not wearing their seat belts properly and sitting correctly. What you should do: Always wear your seat belt properly, and sit upright and
as far back from the steering wheel as possible while allowing full control of the vehicle. A passenger should move their seat as far back from the dashboard as possible. Remember, however, that no safety system can prevent all injuries or deaths that can occur in a severe crash, even when seat belts are properly worn and the airbags deploy. Do not place hard or sharp objects between yourself and a front airbag.
Carrying hard or sharp objects on your lap, or driving with a pipe or other sharp object in your mouth, can result in injuries if your front airbag inflates. Do not attach or place objects on the front airbag covers. Objects on the
covers marked “SRS AIRBAG” could interfere with the proper operation of the airbags or be propelled inside the vehicle and hurt someone if the airbags inflate.
Important Facts about Your Airbags
Do not attempt to deactivate your airbags. Together, airbags and seat belts provide the best protection. When driving, keep your hands and arms out of the deployment path of the front airbag by holding each side of the steering wheel. Do not drive with an arm over the airbag cover.
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Airbags Types of Airbags Front Airbags (SRS)
Types of Airbags
Your vehicle is equipped with three types of airbags:Front airbags:

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Airbags in front of the driver’s and passenger’s seats.
Side airbags:

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Airbags in the driver’s and passenger’s seat-backs.
Side curtain airbags:

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Airbags in the ceiling along side the windows on both
sides of the vehicle.
Each is discussed in the following pages.
Front Airbags (SRS) The front SRS airbags inflate in a moderate to severe frontal collision to help protect the head and chest of the driver and/or passenger. SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) indicates that the airbags are designed to
supplement seat belts, not replace them. Seat belts are the occupant's primary restraint system.
Housing Locations

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The front airbags are housed in the center of the steering wheel for the driver, and in the dashboard for the passenger. Both airbags are marked SRS AIRBAG.
Type of Airbags
The airbags can inlate whenever the ignition switch is in ON
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Front Airbags (SRS)
Dual-Stage, Multi-Threshold Front Airbags (SRS)Your vehicle is equipped with dual-stage, multiple-threshold front airbags (SRS).During a frontal crash severe enough to cause one or both front airbags to deploy, the airbags can inlate at different rates, depending on the severity of the crash, whether or not the seat belts are latched, and other factors. Front airbags are designed to supplement the seat belts to help reduce the likelihood of head and chest injuries in frontal crashes.
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Airbags Front Airbags (SRS)
Operation
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Front airbags are designed to inflate during a moderate-to-severe frontal collision. 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.
How the Front Airbags Work

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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 they see them lying in front of them.
How the Front Airbags Work
After a front airbag inlates in a crash, you may see what looks like smoke. This is actually powder from the airbag's surface. Although the powder is not harmful, people with respiratory problems may experience some temporary discomfort. If this occurs, get out of the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so. Although the driver's and passenger's airbags normally inlate within a split 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 mar gin,
or threshold, that determines whether or not the airbags will deploy. In such cases, the seat belt will provide suficient protection, and the supplemental protection offered by the airbag would be minimal.
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Airbags
Front Airbags (SRS)
When Front Airbags Should Not Deploy
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Minor frontal crashes: Front airbags are designed to supplement seat belts and
help save lives, not to prevent minor scrapes, 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 passenger to move towards the front of the vehicle. Side airbags and side curtain airbags 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 towards 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: Seat belts, and in vehicles equipped with a rollover sensor, side airbags
and side curtain airbags offer the best protection in a rollover. Because front airbags could provide little if any protection, they are not designed to deploy during a rollover.
When Front Airbags Deploy with Little or No Visible Damage
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Because the airbag system senses sudden deceleration, a strong impact to the vehicle framework or suspension might cause 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 the 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
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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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Airbags Front Airbags (SRS)
Advanced Airbags
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Your front airbags have advanced features to reduce the likelihood of airbag related injuries to smaller occupants.
The driver's advanced front airbag system includes a seat position sensor. If the seat is too far forward, the airbag inflates with less force, regardless of the severity of the impact. The passenger's advanced front airbag system includes weight sensors. Although Honda recommends against carrying an infant or small child in the passenger seat, if the sensors detect the weight of a child (up to about 65 lbs or 29 kg), the system will automatically turn off the passenger’s front airbag.
Advanced Airbags
If there is a problem with the driver's seat position sensor, the SRS indicator will come on and the airbag will inlate with full (normal) force, regardless of the driver's seating position. For both advanced front airbags to work properly: Do not spill any liquid on or under the seats.
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Do not put any object under the passenger’s
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seat. Make sure any objects are positioned properly
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on the rear loor. Improperly positioned objects can interfere with the advanced airbag sensors.All occupants should sit upright and wear their
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seat belts properly.
Driver’s SeatPositionSensor
Passenger’s Seat
WeightSensors
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Airbags Side Airbags
The side airbags help protect the upper torso of the driver or a passenger during a moderate to severe side impact.Housing Locations

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The side airbags are housed in the outside edge of the driver’s and passenger’s seat-backs. Both are marked SIDE AIRBAG.
Operation

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When the sensors detect a moderate-to- severe side impact, the control unit signals the side airbag on the impact side to immediately inflate.
Side Airbags
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 inlates. If the impact is on the passenger side, the airbag deploys even if there is no passenger in the passenger seat. Do not cover or replace the front seat-back covers without consulting a dealer. Improperly replacing or covering front seat-back covers can prevent your side airbags from properly deploying during a side impact.
Housing Location
Side Airbag When inlated
Side Airbags
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Airbags
Side Airbags
When a Side Airbag Deploys With Little or No Visible Damage
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Because the airbag systems sense 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
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Appears Severe
It is possible for a side airbag to not deploy during an impact that results in apparently severe damage. This can occur when the point of impact was towards 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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