2007 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID airbag

Calif ornia Proposition 65 WarningThis product contains or emits chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer and birth
def ects or other reproductive harm.
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle is equipped with one or more devices commonly ref erred to as event data recorders. These devices
record f ront seat belt use, f ront passenger seat occupancy, airbag deployment data, and the f ailure of any airbag
system component. This data belongs to the vehicle owner and may not be accessed by anyone else except as legally
required or with the permission of the vehicle owner.
Service Diagnostic Recorders
This vehicle is equipped with service-related devices that record inf ormation about powertrain perf ormance. The data
can be used to verif y emissions law requirements and/or help technicians diagnose and solve service problems. It may
also be combined with data f rom other sources f or research purposes, but it remains conf idential and is never linked to
the vehicle owner.
Introduction
WARNING:
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Your Vehicle at a Glance
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MIRROR CONTROLSPOWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
ACCESSORY POWER SOCKETS
INDICATORS
TRUNK RELEASE LEVER
POWER DOOR LOCK
MASTER SWITCH
AUDIO SYSTEM
CLIMATE
CONTROL
SYSTEM
HOOD RELEASE
HANDLE
(P.60)
GAUGES (P.67)
(P.93)
(P.84)
(P.94)
(P.88) (P.157) (P.158)
(P.100)(P.172)
(P.106) (P.118)
FUEL FILL DOOR
RELEASE LEVER SHIFT LEVER
PARKING BRAKE (P.98
) (P.11,
24)
DRIVER’S FRONT AIRBAG
PASSENGER’S FRONT AIRBAG
(P.11, 24)
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Your Vehicle at a Glance
Your Vehicle at a Glance
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INSTRUMENT PANEL
BRIGHTNESS
VOICE CONTROL
SWITCHES HEADLIGHTS/
TURN SIGNALS
REMOTE AUDIO
CONTROLS
HORN
STEERING WHEEL
ADJUSTMENT CRUISE CONTROLS
REAR WINDOW
DEFOGGER HAZARD
WARNING BUTTON
VSA OFF SWITCH
MOONROOF
SWITCH WINDSHIELD
WIPERS/WASHERS
PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF INDICATOR
(P.78) (P.75)
(P.33)
(P.79 )
(P.147)
(P.79, 109, 112)
(P.80 )
(P.184)
(P.97) (P.143)
(P.76)
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This section gives you important
inf ormation about how to protect
yourself and your passengers. It
shows you how to use seat belts. It
explains how your airbags work. And
it tells you how to properly restrain
inf ants and children in your vehicle.
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Important Safety Precautions . 8
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Your Vehicle’s Saf ety Features . 9
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Seat Belts . 10
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Airbags . 11
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Protecting Adults and Teens . 13
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1. Close and Lock the Doors . 13
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2. Adjust the Front Seats . 13
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3. Adjust the Seat-Backs . 14
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4. Adjust the Head Restraints . 15
5. Fasten and Position the Seat
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Belts . 16
6. Maintain a Proper Sitting ................................
Position . 17
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Advice f or Pregnant Women . 18
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Additional Safety Precautions . 19
Additional Inf ormation About Your .................................
Seat Belts . 20
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Seat Belt System Components . 20 ......................
Lap/Shoulder Belt . 21
Automatic Seat Belt ...............................
Tensioners . 22
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Seat Belt Maintenance . 23
Additional Inf ormation About Your .....................................
Airbags . 24
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Airbag System Components . 24
How Your Front Airbags
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Work . 26
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How Your Side Airbags Work . 29
How Your Side Curtain Airbags
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Work . 31
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How the SRS Indicator Works . 31
How the Side Airbag Of f
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Indicator Works . 32
How the Passenger Airbag Of f ......................
Indicator Works . 33
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Airbag Service . 34
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Additional Safety Precautions . 35
Protecting Children General ................................
Guidelines . 36
All Children Must Be ...............................
Restrained . 36
All Children Should Sit in a .................................
Back Seat . 37The Passenger’s Front Airbag
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Poses Serious Risks . 37
If You Must Drive with Several ...................................
Children . 39
If a Child Requires Close ..................................
Attention . 39
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Additional Safety Precautions . 40
Protecting Inf ants and .........................
Small Children . 41
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Protecting Inf ants . 41
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Protecting Small Children . 42
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Selecting a Child Seat . 43
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Installing a Child Seat . 44
Installing a Child Seat ............................
with LATCH . 45
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with a Lap/Shoulder Belt . 47
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with a Tether . 49
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Protecting Larger Children . 50
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Checking Seat Belt Fit . 50
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Using a Booster Seat . 51
When Can a Larger Child
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Sit in Front . 52
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Additional Safety Precautions . 53
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Carbon Monoxide Hazard . 54
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Saf ety Labels . 55
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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You’ll f ind many saf ety
recommendations throughout this
section, and throughout this manual.
Therecommendationsonthispage
are the ones we consider to be the
most important.
Excessive speed is a major f actor in
crash injuries and deaths. Generally,
the higher the speed, the greater the
risk, but serious injuries can also
occur at lower speeds. Never drive
f aster than is saf e f or current
conditions, regardless of the
maximum speed posted.
Having a tire blowout or a
mechanical f ailure can be extremely
hazardous. To reduce the possibility
of such problems, check your tire
pressures and condition f requently,
and perform all regularly scheduled
maintenance (see page ).
A seat belt is your best protection in
all types of collisions. Airbags are
designed to supplement seat belts,
not replace them. So even though
your vehicle is equipped with airbags,
make sure you and your passengers
always wear your seat belts, and
wear them properly (see page ).
Children age 12 and under should
ride properly restrained in a back
seat. Infants and small children
should be restrained in a child seat.
Larger children should use a booster
and a lap/shoulder belt until they
canusethebeltproperlywithouta
booster (see pages ). While airbags can save lives, they
can cause serious or fatal injuries to
occupants who sit too close to them,
or are not properly restrained.
Inf ants, young children, and short
adults are at the greatest risk. Be
sure to f ollow all instructions and
warnings in this manual.
Alcohol and driving don’t mix. Even
one drink can reduce your ability to
respond to changing conditions, and
your reaction time gets worse with
every additional drink. So don’t drink
and drive, and don’t let your f riends
drink and drive, either.
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Important Saf ety Precautions
Always Wear Your Seat Belt Control Your Speed
K eep Your Vehicle in Saf e
Condition
Restrain All Children Be Aware of Airbag Hazards
Don’t Drink and Drive
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Your vehicle is equipped with many
features that work together to
protect you and your passengers
during a crash.
The f ollowing pages explain how you
cantakeanactiveroleinprotecting
yourself and your passengers. However, you and your passengers
can’t take full advantage of these
f eatures unless you remain sitting in
a proper position and. In fact, some safety
f eatures can contribute to injuries if
they are not used properly. Some f eatures do not require any
action on your part. These include a
strong steel f ramework that f orms a
saf ety cage around the passenger
compartment, front and rear crush
zones, a collapsible steering column,
and tensioners that tighten the f ront
seat belts in a crash.
Your Vehicle’s Saf ety Features
always wear
your seat belts
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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(1)
(2)
(2)
(3) (4)
(5)(6)
(7)
(8)
(7) (10)
(11)
(9)
(8)
(1) Safety Cage
(2) Crush Zones
(3) Seats and Seat-Backs
(4) Head Restraints
(5) Collapsible Steering Column
(6) Seat Belts
(7) Front Airbags
(8) Side Airbags
(9) Side Curtain Airbags
(10) Door Locks
(11) Seat Belt Tensioners
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Your vehicle is equipped with seat
belts in all seating positions.
Seat belts are the single most
effectivesafetydeviceforadultsand
larger children. (Inf ants and smaller
children must be properly restrained
in child seats.)
In addition, most states and all
Canadian provinces require you to
wear seat belts. Not wearing a seat belt properly
increases the chance of serious
injury or death in a crash, even
though your vehicle has airbags.Keep you connected to the vehicle
so you can take advantage of the
vehicle’s built-in saf ety f eatures.
When properly worn, seat belts: Help keep you f rom being thrown
against the inside of the vehicle
and against other occupants.
Keep you f rom being thrown out
of the vehicle.
Help keep you in a good position
should the airbags ever deploy. A
good position reduces the risk of
injury f rom an inf lating airbag and
allows you to get the best
advantage f rom the airbag.
Of course, seat belts cannot
completely protect you in every
crash.Butinmostcases,seatbelts
can reduce your risk of serious
injury.
Always wear your seat belt, and
make sure you wear it properly.
Your seat belt system also
includes an indicator on the
instrument panel and a beeper to
remind you and your passengers to
f asten your seat belts.
Help protect you in almost every
type of crash, including f rontal,
side, and rear impacts, and
rollovers.
Seat Belts
Why Wear Seat Belt s
What You Should Do:
Your Vehicle’s Saf ety Features
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Not wearing a seat belt properly
increases the chance of serious
injury or death in a crash, even
though your vehicle has airbags.
Be sure you and your
passengers always wear seat
belts and wear them properly.
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CONT INUED
Your vehicle has a supplemental
restraint system (SRS) with f ront
airbags to help protect the heads and
chests of the driver and a front seat
passenger during a moderate to
severe f rontal collision (see pagef or more inf ormation on how
your f ront airbags work). In addition, your vehicle has side
curtain airbags to help protect the
heads of the driver, f ront passenger,
and passengers in the outer rear
seating positions during a moderate
to severe side impact (see page
f or more inf ormation on how
your side curtain airbags work).
Your vehicle has side airbags to help
protect the upper torso of the driver
or a f ront seat passenger during a
moderate to severe side impact (see
page f or more inf ormation on how
your side airbags work).
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Your Vehicle’s Saf ety Features
Airbags
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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