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

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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.

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.

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

Only one airbag will deploy during a
side impact. If the impact is on the
passenger’s side, the passenger’s
side airbag will deploy even if there
is no passenger.

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

Your vehicle has a side airbag cutoff
system designed primarily to protect
a child riding in the front passenger’s
seat.

The side airbag may also shut off if a
short adult leans sideways, or a
larger adult slouches and leans
sideways into the airbag’s
deployment path.

Objects placed on the front
passenger seat can also cause the
side airbag to be shut off.

Although Honda does not encourage
children to ride in front, if position
sensors detect a child has leaned into
the side airbag’s deployment path,
the airbag will shut off.

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Side Airbag Cutof f System

Additional Information About Your Airbags

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