Additional information about your airbags – Acura 2008 TSX - Owner's Manual User Manual

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If the impact is on the passenger’s
side, the passenger’s side curtain
airbag will inflate even if there are no
occupants on that side of the vehicle.

To get the best protection from the
side curtain airbags, occupants
should wear their seat belts and sit
upright and well back in their seats.

A front seat passenger should not
use a cushion or other object as a
backrest. It may prevent the cutoff
system from working properly.

There will be some delay between
the moment the passenger moves
into or out of the airbag deployment
path and when the indicator comes
on or goes off.

If the side airbag off indicator comes
on (see page

), have the

passenger sit upright. Once the
passenger is out of the airbag’s
deployment path, the system will
turn the airbag back on, and the
indicator will go out.

In a moderate to severe side impact,
sensors will detect rapid acceleration
and signal the control unit to
instantly inflate the side curtain
airbag and activate the seat belt
tensioner on the driver’s or the
passenger’s side of the vehicle.

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Additional Information About Your Airbags

How Your Side Curtain Airbags
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SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG

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