Additional information about your side airbags – HONDA 2000 Accord Sedan - Owner's Manual User Manual

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Additional Information About Your Side Airbags

How The Side Airbag Indicator

Light Works

The purpose of this light is

to alert you if the

passenger's side airbag has been

automatically shut off.

Although Honda does not encourage

children to ride in the front, to help

prevent injury, your car has an

automatic cutoff system for the

passenger's side airbag. This system

is designed to shut off the airbag if a

child leans sideways and the child's

head is in the deployment path of the

side airbag.

The side airbag may also shut off if a

small adult leans sideways, or a

larger adult slouches and leans

sideways, and the adult's head is in

the deployment path of the airbag.

A front seat passenger should not

use a cushion or other object as a

backrest. It may prevent the cutoff

system from working properly.

If this light comes on, you should

have the passenger sit upright. Once

the passenger is out of the

deployment path of the side airbag,

the airbag will turn on and the light

will go out.

When you turn the ignition ON (II),

the indicator light should light up

briefly and go out (see page

53

). If it

doesn't light, or it stays on or comes

on without a passenger in the front

seat, have the system checked.

The SRS indicator light will

come on if there is a

problem with your side airbags or

the automatic cutoff system (see

page

43

).

Driver and Passenger Safety

SIDE

AIRBAG

SRS

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