2000 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN Owner's Manual (in English)

Protectin
g Childre n

Attac h th e tethe r stra p hoo k t o th e
tethe r anchorag e poin t an d tighte n
th e stra p accordin g to th e chil d sea t
maker' s instructions .
Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y

Additiona
l Informatio n Abou t You r Sea t Belt s
Sea t Bel t Syste m Component s

You r sea t bel t syste m include s lap /
shoulde r belt s i n al l fiv e seating

positions .

Th e sea t bel t syste m als o
include s a ligh t o n th e
instrumen t pane l t o remin d yo u an d
you r passenger s t o faste n you r belts .
I f th e driver' s sea t bel t i s no t
fastene d befor e th e ignitio n is turne d
O N (II) , th e ligh t wil l com e o n an d a
beepe r wil l als o sound . Th e beepe r
wil l sto p afte r a fe w seconds , bu t th e
ligh t wil l sta y o n unti l th e driver' s
sea t bel t i s fastened . Thi
s sea t bel t ha s a singl e bel t tha t
goe s ove r you r shoulder , acros s you r
ches t an d acros s you r hips .
T o faste n th e belt , inser t th e latc h
plat e int o th e buckle , the n tu g o n th e
bel t t o mak e sur e th e buckl e is

latched .
T
o unloc k th e belt , pus h th e re d
PRESS button o n th e buckle .
Guid e th e bel t acros s you r bod y t o
th e doo r pillar . Afte r exitin g th e car ,
b e sur e th e bel t i s ou t o f th e wa y an d
wil l no t ge t close d in th e door .
Al l sea t belt s hav e a n emergenc y
lockin g retractor . I n norma l driving ,
th e retracto r let s yo u mov e freel y i n
you r sea t whil e it keep s som e
tensio n o n th e belt . Durin g a collisio n
o r sudde n stop , th e retracto r
automaticall y lock s th e bel t t o hel p
restrai n you r body .
Th e sea t belt s i n al l seatin g position s
excep t th e driver' s hav e a n additiona l
lockin g mechanis m tha t mus t b e
activate d to secur e a chil d seat . (Se e
page s 2 8 an d 3 2 fo r instruction s o n
ho w to secur e chil d seat s wit h thi s
typ e o f sea t belt. )

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Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y

Lap/Shoulde
r Bel t
SHOULDE R
PORTIO N UPPE
R SEA T

BEL T ANCHO R

LATC H
PLAT E
BUCKL E
LAP PORTIO N

Additiona
l Informatio n Abou t You r Sea t Belt s

I f th e shoulde r par t o f th e bel t i s
pulle d al l th e wa y out , th e lockin g
mechanis m wil l activate . Th e bel t
wil l retract , bu t i t wil l no t allo w th e
passenge r t o mov e freely .
T o deactivat e th e lockin g
mechanism , unlatc h th e buckl e an d
le t th e sea t bel t full y retract . T o
refaste n th e belt , pul l i t ou t onl y a s
fa r a s needed .
Se e page 1 4 fo r instruction s o n ho w
t o wea r th e lap/shoulde r bel t
properly . Sea
t Bel t Maintenanc e
Fo r safety , yo u shoul d chec k th e
conditio n o f you r sea t belt s regularly .
Pul l eac h bel t ou t full y an d loo k fo r
frays , cuts , burns , an d wear . Chec k
tha t th e latche s wor k smoothl y an d
tha t th e lap/shoulde r belt s retrac t
easily . An y bel t no t i n goo d conditio n
o r no t workin g properl y wil l no t
provid e goo d protectio n an d shoul d
b e replace d a s soo n a s possible .

U.S. Models

Hond a provide s a lifetim e warrant y
o n sea t belts . Hond a wil l repai r o r
replac e an y sea t bel t componen t tha t
fail s t o functio n properl y durin g
norma l use . Pleas e se e you r Honda

Warranty Information booklet fo r

details .
I
f a sea t bel t i s wor n durin g a crash ,
yo u shoul d hav e you r deale r inspec t
th e belt , an d replac e it i f necessary .
A bel t tha t ha s bee n wor n durin g a
cras h ma y no t provid e th e sam e leve l
o f protectio n in a subsequen t crash .
Th e deale r shoul d als o inspec t th e
anchor s fo r damag e an d replac e
the m if needed .
Fo r informatio n o n ho w to clea n you r
sea t belts , se e page 26 5 .

Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y
No
t checkin g o r maintainin g

sea t belt s ca n resul t i n seriou s
injur y o r deat h if th e sea t belt s
d o not wor k properl y whe n

needed .

Chec k you r sea t belt s regularl y
an d hav e an y proble m
correcte d a s soo n a s possible .

Additiona
l Informatio n Abou t You r Fron t Airbag s
SR S Component s

You r Supplementa l Restrain t Syste m
(SRS ) includes : Tw
o fron t airbags . Th e driver' s
airba g is store d in th e cente r o f
th e steerin g wheel ; th e fron t
passenger' s airba g is store d in th e
dashboard . Bot h ar e marke d "SR S
AIRBAG. " Sensor
s tha t ca n detec t a
moderat e to sever e fronta l

collision .
A
sophisticate d electroni c syste m
tha t continuall y monitor s an d
record s informatio n abou t th e
sensors , th e contro l unit , th e
airba g activators , drive r an d
passenge r sea t bel t use , an d al l
relate d wirin g whe n th e ignitio n is
O N (II) . A
n indicato r ligh t o n th e
instrumen t pane l tha t alert s yo u to
a possibl e proble m wit h th e
syste m (se e pag e 4 3 ) . Emergenc
y backu p powe r i n cas e
you r car' s electrica l syste m is
disconnecte d in a crash . Ho
w You r Fron t Airbag s Wor k
I f yo u eve r hav e a moderat e to
sever e fronta l collision , th e sensor s
wil l detec t th e vehicle' s rapi d
deceleration . I f th e rat e o f
deceleratio n is hig h enough , th e
contro l uni t wil l instantl y inflat e th e
fron t airbags .

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Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y

Additiona
l Informatio n Abou t You r Fron t Airbag s

Durin g a fronta l crash , you r sea t
belt s hel p restrai n you r lowe r bod y
an d torso . You r airba g provide s a
cushio n to hel p restrai n an d protec t
you r hea d an d chest .
Sinc e bot h airbag s us e th e sam e
sensors , bot h airbag s normall y
inflat e a t th e sam e time . However , i t
i s possibl e fo r onl y on e airba g to

inflate .

Thi s ca n occu r whe n th e severit y o f
a collisio n is a t th e margin , o r
threshold , tha t determine s whethe r
o r no t th e airbag s wil l deploy . I n
suc h cases , th e sea t bel t wil l provid e
sufficien t protection , an d th e
supplementa l protectio n offere d b y
th e airba g woul d b e minimal . Afte
r inflating , th e fron t airbag s
immediatel y deflate , s o the y won' t
interfer e wit h th e driver' s visibility ,
o r th e abilit y t o stee r o r operat e
othe r controls .
Th e tota l tim e fo r inflatio n an d
deflatio n is approximatel y one-tent h
o f a second, so fas t tha t mos t
occupant s ar e no t awar e tha t th e
airbag s deploye d unti l the y se e the m
lyin g in thei r laps . Afte
r a crash , yo u ma y se e wha t
look s lik e smoke . Thi s is actuall y
powde r fro m th e airbag' s surface .
Althoug h th e powde r i s no t harmful ,

peopl e wit h respirator y problem s

ma y experienc e som e temporar y
discomfort . I f thi s occurs , ge t ou t o f
th e ca r a s soo n a s it i s saf e to d o so .

U.S . Owners :

Fo r additiona l informatio n o n ho w
you r airbag s work , se e th e bookle t

title d SRS: What You Need to Know

About Airbags that came wit h you r

owner' s manual .

Canadia n
Owners
:

Fo r additiona l informatio n o n ho w

you r airbag s work , as k you r deale r
fo r a cop y o f th e bookle t title d SRS:

What You Need to Know About Airbags.

Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y

Additiona
l Informatio n Abou t You r Fron t Airbag s
Ho w th e SR S Indicato r Ligh t
Work s
The purpos e o f th e SR S
indicato r ligh t i s t o aler t
yo u t o a potentia l proble m wit h you r
fron t airbags . O n al l V- 6 model s an d
4-cylinde r E X model with leathe r
interior , thi s ligh t wil l als o aler t yo u
t o a potentia l proble m wit h you r sid e
airbag s o r passenger' s sid e airba g
automati c cutof f system .
Whe n yo u tur n th e ignitio n O N (II) ,
thi s indicato r wil l ligh t u p briefl y
the n g o out . Thi s tell s yo u tha t th e
syste m is workin g properly . However
, i f th e ligh t come s o n a t an y
othe r time , yo u shoul d hav e th e
syste m checke d b y you r dealer . Fo r

example :
I
f th e SR S indicato r ligh t doe s no t
com e o n afte r yo u tur n th e ignitio n

O N (II) . I
f th e ligh t stay s o n afte r th e

engin e starts . I
f th e ligh t come s o n o r flashe s o n
an d of f whil e yo u drive .
I f yo u se e an y o f thes e indications ,
you r fron t o r sid e airbag s ma y no t
deploy , o r you r passenger' s sid e
airba g automati c cutof f syste m ma y
no t wor k properly . Se e you r Hond a
deale r a s soo n a s possible .
Driver an d Passenge r Safet y
SRS

Ignorin
g th e SR S indicato r ligh t
ca n resul t i n seriou s injur y o r
deat h if th e airbag s o r cutof f
syste m d o no t wor k properly .
Hav e you r vehicl e checke d b y a
deale r a s soo n a s possibl e if

th e SR S ligh t alert s yo u t o a

potentia l problem .

Additiona
l Informatio n Abou t You r Sid e Airbag s

On all V-6 models, and 4-cylinder EX

model with leather interior

You r ca r i s equippe d wit h sid e
airbag s fo r th e drive r an d a fron t

sea t passenger . Th e airbag s ar e

store d in th e oute r edge s o f th e fron t

seat-backs , an d bot h ar e marke d

"SIDE AIRBAG. "
Ho
w You r Sid e Airbag s Wor k
I f yo u eve r hav e a moderat e to
sever e sid e impact , th e sensor s wil l
detec t rapi d deceleratio n an d signa l
th e contro l uni t t o instantl y inflat e
eithe r th e driver' s o r th e passenger' s
sid e airbag .
Onl y on e airba g wil l deplo y durin g a
sid e impact . I f th e impac t i s o n th e
passenger' s side, the passenger' s
sid e airba g wil l deplo y eve n if ther e
i s n o passenger . T
o ge t th e bes t protectio n fro m th e
sid e airbags , fron t sea t occupant s
shoul d wea r thei r sea t belt s an d si t
uprigh t an d wel l bac k in thei r seats .
Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y

Additiona
l Informatio n Abou t You r Sid e Airbag s

Ho w Th e Sid e Airba g Indicato r
Ligh t Work s
Th e purpos e o f thi s ligh t i s
t o aler t yo u i f th e
passenger' s sid e airba g ha s bee n
automaticall y shu t off .
Althoug h Hond a doe s no t encourag e
childre n t o rid e in th e front , t o hel p
preven t injury , you r ca r ha s a n
automati c cutof f syste m fo r th e
passenger' s sid e airbag . Thi s syste m
i s designe d t o shu t of f th e airba g if a
chil d lean s sideway s an d th e child' s
hea d is i n th e deploymen t pat h o f th e
sid e airbag .
Th e sid e airba g ma y als o shu t of f i f a
smal l adul t lean s sideways , o r a
large r adul t slouche s an d lean s
sideways , an d th e adult' s hea d is in
th e deploymen t pat h o f th e airbag .
A
fron t sea t passenge r shoul d no t

us e a cushio n o r othe r objec t a s a

backrest . I t ma y preven t th e cutof f

syste m fro m workin g properly .

I f thi s ligh t come s on , yo u shoul d

hav e th e passenge r si t upright . Onc e

th e passenge r i s ou t o f th e

deploymen t pat h o f th e sid e airbag ,

th e airba g wil l tur n o n an d th e ligh t
wil l g o out .

Whe n yo u tur n th e ignitio n O N (II) ,
th e indicato r ligh t shoul d ligh t u p

briefl y an d g o ou t (se e page 53 ). I f i t

doesn' t light , o r i t stay s o n o r come s

o n withou t a passenge r i n th e fron t

seat , hav e th e syste m checked . Th
e SR S indicato r ligh t wil l
com e o n i f ther e i s a
proble m wit h you r sid e airbag s o r
th e automati c cutof f syste m (se e
page 43 ).

Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y

SID
E

AIRBA GSRS