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Additional information about your airbags – HONDA 2001 Accord Sedan - Owner's Manual User Manual

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Additional Information About Your Airbags

How Your Side Airbags Work

Some models are equipped with side

airbags for the driver and a front

seat passenger. The airbags are

stored in the outer edges of the front

seat-backs, and both are marked

"SIDE AIRBAG."

If you ever have a moderate to

severe side impact, the sensors will

detect rapid deceleration and signal

the control unit to instantly inflate

either the driver's or the passenger's

side airbag.

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.

How the SRS Indicator Light

Works

The purpose of the SRS

indicator light is to alert

you to a potential problem with your

front airbags. On cars with side

airbags, this light will also alert you

to a potential problem with your

automatic seat belt tensioners (page

41

); or your side airbags or

passenger's side airbag automatic

cutoff system (page

46

).

When you turn the ignition ON (II),

this indicator will light up briefly

then go out. This tells you that the

system is working properly.

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