Additional information about your airbags – HONDA 2008 honda civic User Manual

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Moving the front seat forcibly
back against cargo on the seat or
floor behind it.

Moving the front seat or seat-back
forcibly back against the folded
rear seat.

Be aware that objects placed on the
passenger’s seat can also cause the
airbag to be turned off.

A rear passenger pushing or
pulling on the back of the front
passenger’s seat.

To ensure that the passenger’s
advanced front airbag system will
work properly,

This includes:

If the weight sensors detect there is
no passenger in the front seat, the
airbag will be off. However, the
passenger airbag off indicator will
not come on.

When the airbag is turned off, a
‘‘passenger airbag off’’ indicator in
the center of the dashboard comes
on (see page

).

Hanging heavy items on the front
passenger seat, or placing heavy
items in the seat-back pocket.

If your vehicle is equipped with the
floor mats, make sure the floor mat
behind the front passenger’s seat is
hooked to the floor mat anchor (see
page

). If it is not, the mat may

interfere with the proper operation
of the sensors and operation of the
seat.

If you ever have a moderate to
severe side impact, sensors will
detect rapid acceleration and signal
the control unit to instantly inflate
either the driver’s or the passenger’s
side airbag.

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How Your Side Airbags Work

Additional Information About Your Airbags

do not do anything

that would increase or decrease the
weight on the f ront passenger’s seat.

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