2001 HONDA PASSPORT airbag off

Hel
p kee p yo u in a goo d
positio n shoul d th e airbag s eve r
deploy . A goo d positio n
reduce s th e ris k o f injur y fro m
a n inflatin g airbag , an d allow s
yo u t o ge t th e bes t advantag e
fro m th e airbag .
O f course , sea t belt s canno t
completel y protec t yo u i n ever y
crash . Bu t i n mos t cases , sea t belt s
ca n reduc e you r ris k o f seriou s

injury .

What you should do: Always
wea r you r sea t belt , an d mak e
sur e yo u wea r i t properly .
Airbag
s

You r vehicl e ha s a Supplementa l
Restrain t Syste m (SRS ) wit h
fronta l airbag s t o hel p protec t th e
drive r an d a fron t sea t passenger . Thi
s syste m als o
include s a n indicato r
ligh t o n th e instrumen t pane l t o
aler t yo u t o a possibl e proble m
wit h th e system .
Th e mos t importan t thing s yo u
nee d t o kno w abou t you r airbag s

are :
Airbags
do not replace seat

belts. The sea t belt s ar e th e
occupants ' primar y protectio n
i n al l type s o f collisions . Th e
airbag s supplemen t th e sea t
belt s b y providin g extr a
protectio n fo r th e hea d an d
ches t o f eac h fron t sea t
occupan t i n a moderat e t o
sever e fronta l collision .
Airbags offer no protection in
side impacts, rear impacts,
rollovers, or minor collisions.
Airbag s ar e designe d to deplo y
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onl
y durin g a moderat e to
sever e fronta l collision .
Airbags
can pose serious

hazards. To d o thei r job ,
airbag s mus t inflat e wit h
tremendou s forc e an d speed . S o
whil e airbag s sav e lives , the y
ca n caus e seriou s injurie s t o
adult s an d large r childre n wh o
ar e no t wearin g sea t belts , ar e
no t wearin g the m properly , ar e
sittin g to o clos e t o th e airbag ,
o r ar e no t sittin g in a prope r
position . Infant s an d smal l
childre n ar e a t a n eve n greate r
ris k o f injur y o r death .
What you should do: Always
wea r you r sea t bel t properly , an d
si t uprigh t an d a s fa r bac k a s
possibl e fro m th e steerin g whee l

o r dashboard .
Seat
s an d Seat-Back s

You r vehicle' s seat s ar e designe d
t o kee p yo u in a comfortable ,
uprigh t positio n s o yo u ca n tak e
ful l advantag e o f th e protectio n
offere d b y sea t belt s an d th e
energy-absorbin g material s i n th e

seats.

Ho w yo u adjus t you r seat s an d
seat-back s ca n als o affec t you r
safety . Fo r example , sittin g to o
clos e t o th e steerin g whee l o r
dashboar d increase s th e ris k o f
yo u o r you r passenge r bein g
injure d b y strikin g th e insid e o f
th e vehicle , o r b y a n inflatin g

airbag .
Reclinin
g a seat-bac k to o fa r
reduce s th e sea t belt' s
effectivenes s an d increase s th e
chanc e tha t th e seat' s occupan t
wil l slid e unde r th e sea t bel t i n a
cras h an d b e seriousl y injured .

What you should do: Mov e th e

fron t seat s a s fa r bac k a s possible ,
an d kee p adjustabl e seat-back s i n
a n uprigh t positio n wheneve r th e
vehicl e i s moving .

Hea d Restraint s

Hea d restraint s ca n hel p protec t
yo u fro m whiplas h an d othe r
injuries . Fo r maximu m protection ,
th e bac k o f you r hea d shoul d res t
agains t th e cente r o f th e hea d
restraint .
Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y

7
. Maintai n a Prope r Sittin g

Positio n

Afte r al l occupant s hav e adjuste d
thei r seat s an d pu t o n sea t belts , i t
i s ver y importan t tha t the y
continu e t o si t upright , wel l bac k
i n thei r seats , wit h thei r fee t o n
th e floor , unti l th e vehicl e i s
parke d an d th e engin e
i s off .
Sittin g improperl y ca n increas e
th e chanc e o f injur y durin g a
crash . Fo r example , i f a n occupan t
slouches , lie s down , turns
sideways , sit s forward , lean s
forwar d o r sideways , o r put s on e
o r bot h fee t up , th e chanc e o f
injur y durin g a cras h is greatl y

increased .

I n addition , a n occupan t wh o i s
ou t o f positio n i n th e fron t sea t
ca n b e seriousl y o r fatall y injure d
b y strikin g interio r part s o f th e
vehicle
, o r b y bein g struc k b y a n

inflatin g airbag .

Remember , t o ge t th e bes t
protectio n fro m you r vehicle' s
airbag s an d othe r safet y features ,
yo u mus t si t properl y an d wea r
you r sea t bel t properly . Advic
e fo r Pregnan t Wome n
Becaus e protectin g th e mothe r i s
th e bes t wa y t o protec t he r unbor n
child , a pregnan t woma n shoul d
alway s wea r a sea t bel t wheneve r
sh e drive s o r ride s i n a vehicle .
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g improperl y o r ou t o f
positio n ca n resul t i n seriou s
injur y o r deat h in a crash .
Alway s si t upright , wel l bac k i n
th e seat , wit h you r fee t o n th e

floor .

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
i t 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 pag e 229 . Th
e SR S is designe d t o provid e
protectio n unde r a wid e rang e o f
drivin g conditions , includin g
off-roa d driving . Whe n drivin g
off-road , i t i s importan t tha t
everyon e wea r thei r sea t belt s
properly , an d tha t yo u driv e a t
speeds that ar e saf e fo r th e terrai n
an d conditions . Refe r t o th e

Off-Road Driving Information

bookle t fo r tip s o n prope r

operation .

SR S Component s

You r Supplementa l Restrain t
Syste m (SRS ) includes :
Tw o fronta l 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. "
Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y
Additiona
l Informatio n
Abou t You r SR S

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 i f th e sea t belt s

d o no t 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 .

Airbag
s ca n povid e life-savin g protection ,
bu t onl y i n a sever e fronta l collision .
Airbag s canno t b e helpful , an d the y ar e
no t intende d t o deploy , i n an y othe r typ e o f
collision , includin g sid e o r rea r impacts ,
rollovers , an d mino r o r moderat e fronta l

collisions .

I f th e airbag s deploye d i n an y o f thes e
situations , the y woul d onl y caus e additiona l
replacemen t expense , an d the y migh t eve n
caus e additiona l injuries .
Seat belts, and the car's ability to absorb
crash energy, offer adequate protection in
minor and moderate frontal collisions.

Airbags
cannot be very helpful, and are not
designed to deploy, if your car is hit in the rear.
Because of their frontal location, airbags
offer little if any protection in side impacts.
Airbags usually cannot be helpful and
rarely deploy in rollovers.

By now you know that airbags are designed to

deploy i n a sever e fronta l collisio n wit h
another vehicle or a solid object. But did you
know you r airbag s ca n
als
o deplo y i f yo u hi t a pothol
e o r a raise d object , the y migh t o r
migh t no t deplo y i f yo u cras h int o a pol e o r
tree , an d the y rarel y deplo y i f yo u underrid e
anothe r vehicle ?

If a wheel drops into a deep pothole, or you
strike a hard, raised object such as a curb or
speed bump, a brief high rate of deceleration
may cause the airbags to deploy.
Colliding
head-on with a pole or tree is less

likely to cause airbag deployment than if you

strike the object off-center near harder, more

rigid structural pans.
When
a car underrides another vehicle at
relatively low speed, the impact usually involves
only crushable body pans, and the airbags

rarely deploy.

T
o wea r a sea t bel t properly , yo u shoul d
si t up , wel l bac k i n you r seat , wit h th e la p
portio n o f th e bel t pulle d snugl y acros s you r
hip s an d th e shoulde r portio n restin g agains t
you r ches t an d shoulder .
Befor e drivin g away , it' s ver y importan t t o
mov e th e driver' s sea t a s fa r bac k a s yo u ca n
whil e stil l allowin g goo d contro l o f th e vehicle .
I f yo u hav e a fron t passenger , hav e the m mov e
thei r sea t a s fa r bac k a s possible . Why ?
Yo
u ca n ge t th e maximu m protectio n offere d
b y airbage s b y followin g a fe w simpl e rules .
First , alway s wea r a sea t belt . A sea t bel t i s
you r bes t protectio n i n an y accident .
A properl y wor n sea t bel t wil l als o hel p kee p
yo u i n a goo d positio n shoul d you r airbag s
eve r deploy .