Acura 2004 MDX - Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 30)

The driver’s advanced front airbag
system includes a seat position
sensor under the seat. If the seat is
positioned too far forward, the
airbag will inflate sequentially,
regardless of the severity of the
impact.
When the airbag is turned off, an
indicator in the center of the
dashboard will come on indicating
‘‘Passenger Airbag Off’’ (see page
).
To ensure that the passenger’s
advanced front airbag system will
work properly,
This includes:
A rear passenger pushing or
pulling on the back of the
passenger’s seat.
Moving the front seat forcibly
back against cargo on the seat or
floor behind it.
Hanging heavy items on the front
passenger seat, or placing heavy
items in the seat-back pocket.
If there is no passenger in the front
seat, the
but the
indicator .
The passenger’s advanced front
airbag system has weight sensors
under the seat. If the sensors detect
a total weight on the seat of about 65
lbs (
30 kg) or less, the system will
automatically turn the passenger’s
front airbag off.
If there is a problem with the sensor,
the SRS indicator will come on in the
instrument panel and the airbag will
inflate in the normal manner
regardless of the driver’s seating
position.
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Additional Information About Your Airbags
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
do not do anything
that would increase or decrease the
weight on the f ront passenger’s seat.
airbag will be of f
will not come on
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DRIVER’S
SEAT
POSITION
SENSOR
PASSENGER’S
SEAT WEIGHT
SENSOR
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