2001 HONDA ACCORD COUPE Owners Manual

Protecting Children

Attach the tether strap hook to thetether anchorage point and tighten
the strap according to the child seat
maker's instructions. Using the Lower Anchorages
Your car is equipped with lower anchorages at the outer rear seats.
These anchorages are located between the seat-back and seat
bottom and are only to be used with a child seat designed to attach to the
lower anchorages.
The exact location of each anchor is marked with a small circle above the
lower anchor point. To install a child seat designed to
attached to the lower anchorages:
1. Move the seat belt buckle or center seat belt away from the
anchorages.

2. Make sure there are no foreign objects around the anchorages.
Foreign objects could get in the
way of a secure connection
between the child seat and the
anchorage.

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LOWER ANCHORAGES

Rigid type

Protecting Children

3. Put the child seat in the rear left or right vehicle seat and attach thechild seat to the lower anchorages
according to the child seat maker's

instructions.

4. Follow the child seat maker's instructions for any additionaladvice on adjusting or tightening
the fit.
5. Attach the tether strap hook to the
tether anchorage point and tightenthe strap according to the child seat maker's instructions.
6. Push and pull the child seat forward and from side to side to
verify that it is secure enough to stay upright during normal driving
maneuvers.
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Flexible type

Additional Information About Your Seat Belts

Seat Belt System Components

Your seat belt system includes lap/ shoulder belts in all five seating
positions.
The seat belt system alsoincludes a light on the
instrument panel to remind you and
your passengers to fasten your belts. If the driver's seat belt is not
fastened before the ignition is turned ON (II), the light will come on and a
beeper will also sound. The beeper
will stop after a few seconds, but the light will stay on until the driver'sseat belt is fastened. Lap/Shoulder Belt
This seat belt has a single belt that goes over your shoulder, across yourchest and across your hips.
To fasten the belt, insert the latch plate into the buckle, then tug on the
belt to make sure the buckle is

latched.
To unlock the belt, push the red
PRESS button on the buckle.
Guide the belt across your body to
the door pillar. After exiting the car, be sure the belt is out of the way and
will not get closed in the door.
All seat belts have an emergency locking retractor. In normal driving,
the retractor lets you move freely in
your seat while it keeps some tension on the belt. During a collisionor sudden stop, the retractor
automatically locks the belt to help
restrain your body.
The seat belts in all seating positions except the driver's have an additional
locking mechanism that must be activated to secure a child seat. (See
pages 29 and 33 for instructions on
how to secure child seats with this
type of seat belt.)
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SHOULDER
PORTION

UPPER SEAT
BELT ANCHOR

LATCH
PLATE
BUCKLE LAP PORTION

Additional Information About Your Seat Belts

If the shoulder part of the belt is
pulled all the way out, the locking
mechanism will activate. The belt
will retract, but it will not allow the passenger to move freely.
To deactivate the locking mechanism, unlatch the buckle and
let the seat belt fully retract. To
refasten the belt, pull it out only as
far as needed.
See page 14 for instructions on how
to wear the lap/shoulder belt
properly. Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners
The SRS indicator light willcome on if there is a
problem with your automatic seat
belt tensioners (see page 45 ).
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S R S

Additional Information About Your Seat Belts
Seat Belt MaintenanceFor safety, you should check the
condition of your seat belts regularly.
Pull each belt out fully and look for
frays, cuts, burns, and wear. Check that the latches work smoothly and
that the lap/shoulder belts retract easily. Any belt not in good conditionor not working properly will not
provide good protection and should
be replaced as soon as possible.

U.S. Models

Honda provides a lifetime warranty on seat belts. Honda will repair or
replace any seat belt component that
fails to function properly during
normal use. Please see your Honda
Warranty Information booklet for

details.
If a seat belt is worn during a crash,
you should have your dealer inspect the belt, and replace it if necessary.
A belt that has been worn during a crash may not provide the same levelof protection in a subsequent crash.
The dealer should also inspect the anchors for damage and replace
them if needed. Automatic seat belt tensioners that
deployed during a crash must be

replaced.

For information on how to clean yourseat belts, see page 294 .

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Not checking or maintaining
seat belts can result in serious injury or death if the seat belts
do not work properly whenneeded.
Check your seat belts regularly
and have any problem
corrected as soon as possible.

Additional Information About Your Airbags

SRS Components

Your Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) includes:
Two front airbags. The driver'sairbag is stored in the center of
the steering wheel; the front
passenger's airbag is stored in the dashboard. Both are marked "SRS

AIRBAG."

Automatic seat belt tensioners
(see page 41).

Sensors that can detect a
moderate to severe frontal
collision.
A sophisticated electronic system
that continually monitors andrecords information about thesensors, the control unit, the
airbag activators, and driver and
passenger seat belt use when the ignition is ON (II).
An indicator light on the instrument panel that alerts you toa possible problem with the

system (see page 44).

Emergency backup power in case

your car's electrical system is
disconnected in a crash.
How Your Front Airbags Work
If you ever have a moderate to
severe frontal collision, the sensors

will detect the vehicle's rapid deceleration. If the rate of
deceleration is high enough, the

control unit will instantly inflate the

front airbags.

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Additional Information About Your Airbags

During a frontal crash, your seat
belts help restrain your lower body and torso. Your airbag provides a
cushion to help restrain and protect
your head and chest.
Since both airbags use the samesensors, both airbags normally
inflate at the same time. However, it
is possible for only one airbag to
inflate.
This can occur when the severity of a collision is at the margin, or
threshold, that determines whether or not the airbags will deploy. In
such cases, the seat belt will provide
sufficient protection, and the
supplemental protection offered by
the airbag would be minimal. After inflating, the front airbags
immediately deflate, so they won't
interfere with the driver's visibility,or the ability to steer or operate
other controls.
The total time for inflation and deflation is approximately one-tenth
of a second, so fast that most occupants are not aware that the
airbags deployed until they see them
lying in their laps. After a crash, you may see what
looks like smoke. This is actually
powder from the airbag's surface.
Although the powder is not harmful,
people with respiratory problems
may experience some temporary
discomfort. If this occurs, get out of
the car as soon as it is safe to do so.

U.S. Owners:

For additional information on how
your airbags work, see the booklet
titled SRS: What You Need to Know
About Airbags that came with your
owner's manual.

Canadian Owners:

For additional information on how

your airbags work, ask your dealer for a copy of the booklet titled SRS:
What You Need to Know About Airbags.

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Additional Information About Your Airbags

How Your Side Airbags Work
Some models are equipped with sideairbags 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 aside 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 occupantsshould wear their seat belts and sit
upright and well back in their seats. How the SRS Indicator Light
Works
The purpose of the SRSindicator 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 thesystem is working properly.
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