If water or
another liquid soaks into a seat-
back, it can prevent the side airbag
cutoff system from working
properly.
Tampering could cause
the airbags to deploy, possibly
causing very serious injury. Together, airbags and
seat belts provide the best
protection. This could make the
driver’s seat position sensor or the
f ront passenger’s weight sensors
inef f ective. If it is necessary to
remove or modif y a f ront seat to
accommodate a person with
disabilities, f irst contact Honda
Automobile Customer Service at
(800) 999-1009 in the US, or
Honda Customer Relations at 1-
888-9-HONDA-9 in Canada.
Additional Inf ormation About Your Airbags
Do not expose t he f ront passenger’s
seat -back t o liquid.
Do not t amper wit h airbag component s or wiring f or anyreason.
Donotattempttodeactivateyour
airbags. Do not remove or modif y a f ront
seat wit hout consult ing yourdealer.Additional Saf ety Precautions
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
37
The alarm also activates if a
passenger inside the locked vehicle
turns the ignition switch on.Do not attempt to alter this system
or add other devices to it.
Once the security system is sets,
opening any door, the hatch, or the
hood without using the key or the
remote transmitter, will cause the
alarm to activate. It also activates if
the audio unit is removed f rom the
dashboard or the wiring is cut.
The security system helps to protect
your vehicle and valuables f rom thef t.
The horn sounds and a combination
of headlights, parking lights, side
marker lights and taillights f lashes if
someone attempts to break into your
vehicle or remove the audio unit.
This alarm continues for two
minutes, then the system resets. To
deactivate the system before the two
minutes have elapsed, unlock the
driver’s door with the key or the
remote transmitter.
The security system sets
automatically 15 seconds after you
lock the doors, hood, and the hatch.
For the system to activate, you must
lock the doors and the hatch f rom
the outside with the key, or use
driver’s lock tab, door lock master
switch, or remote transmitter. The
security system indicator on the
instrument panel starts blinking
immediately to show you the system
is setting itself .
To see if the system is set
af ter you exit the vehicle, press the
LOCK button on the remote
transmitter within five seconds. If
the system is set, the horn will beep
once. The security system does not set if
the hood, hatch, or any door is not
f ully closed. If the system will not set,
check the door and hatch open
indicator on the instrument panel
and multi-inf ormation display (see
page ) to see if the doors and
hatch are f ully closed. Since it is not
part of the monitor display, manually
check the hood. 12
On LX and EX models
Security System
Features
221
NOTE:SECURITY SYSTEM INDICATOR
