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Your Vehicle at a Glance
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POWER TAILGATE
SWITCH
PARKING SENSOR
SYSTEM SWITCH MOONROOF
SWITCH
VEHICLE STABILITY
ASSIST (VSA) OFF
SWITCH PEDAL POSITION
ADJUSTMENT SWITCH WINDSHIELD WIPERS/WASHERS
CLOCK
PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF
INDICATOR
POWER SLIDING
DOOR SWITCH
/ CRUISE CONTROL
BUTTONS
HAZARD WARNING
BUTTON
REAR WINDOW
DEFOGGER
BUTTON
HORN
(P.82) (P.
35)
NAVIGATION
SYSTEM
BUTTONS
VEHICLE STABILITY
ASSIST (VSA) OFF
SWITCH
REMOTE AUDIO
CONTROL BUTTONS
MULTI-INFORMATION
BUTTONS
STEERING WHEEL
ADJUSTMENT
LIGHT
CONTROL
SWITCH
REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
HEADLIGHTS/TURN SIGNAL/
FOG LIGHTS
AUDIO SYSTEM/
REAR
ENTERTAINMENT
SYSTEM
(P
.193)
(P .162)
(P.189)
(P .158)
(P .387)
(P .352)
(P.387)
(P .282) BLUETOOTH
HANDSFREELINKBUTTONS
(P.326)
(P.141)(P
.135, 138) (P.
134 )
(P. 135 )
(P .319)
(P. 281 )
(P. 140 )
(P. 140 )
(P .221, 285)
(P
.205)
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After all occupants have adjusted
their seats and head restraints, and
put on their seat belts, it is very
important that they continue to sit
upright, well back in their seats, with
their feet on the floor, until the
vehicle is parked and the engine is
off.In addition, an occupant who is out of
position in the f ront seat can be
seriously or f atally injured in a crash
by striking interior parts of the
vehicle or being struck by an
inflating front airbag.
Sitting improperly can increase the
chance of injury during a crash. For
example, if an occupant slouches,
lies down, turns sideways, sits
forward, leans forward or sideways,
or puts one or both f eet up, the
chance of injury during a crash is
greatly increased. Maintain a Proper Sitting
Position
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Protecting A dults and Teens
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Sitting improperly or out of
position can result in serious
injury or death in a crash.
Always sit upright, well back in
the seat, with your feet on the
floor.
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A irbag System Components
Additional Inf ormation About Your Airbags
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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(8) Front Passenger’s Weight Sensors
(9) Front Impact Sensors
(10) Passenger Airbag Off Indicator
(11) Side Impact Sensors (1) Driver’s Front Airbag
(2) Passenger’s Front Airbag
(3) Control Unit
(4) Front Seat Belt Tensioners
(5) Side Airbags
(6) Side Curtain Airbags
(7) Driver’s Seat Position Sensor
(15) Supplemental Restraint System(SRS) Indicator
(12) Occupant Position Detection
System (OPDS) Sensors
(13) Front Passenger’s Weight Sensors/ OPDS Sensors Control Unit
(14) Rear Safing Sensor
(9) (2)
(15) (5)
(11)
(4) (11)
(6)
(11)
(14)
(11)
(1)
(3) (11) (4)
(7) (11) (8)
(5) (12)
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Af ter inf lating, the f ront airbags will
immediately def late, so they won’t
interf ere with the driver’s visibility,
or the ability to steer or operate
other controls.
During a f rontal crash, your seat belt
restrains your lower body and torso,
and the airbag helps protect your
head and chest.
Although both airbags normally
inf late within a split second of each
other, it is possible f or only one
airbag to deploy.
This can happen if 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
suf f icient protection, and the
supplemental protection of f ered by
the airbag would be minimal.
Only the driver’s airbag can deploy if
there is no passenger in the f ront
seat, or if the advanced airbag
system has turned the passenger’s
airbag off (see page ).
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Additional Inf ormation About Your Airbags
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The driver’s advanced front airbag
system includes a seat position
sensor under the seat. If the seat is
too f ar f orward, the airbag will
inf late with less f orce, regardless of
the severity of the impact.
Your f ront airbags are also advanced
airbags. The main purpose of this
feature is to help prevent airbag-
caused injuries to short drivers and
children who ride in f ront.
For both advanced airbags to work
properly:
Occupants must sit upright and
wear their seat belts properly.
Do not spill any liquids on or
under the seats, cover the sensors,
or put any cargo or metal objects
under the f ront seats.
Failure to f ollow these instructions
could damage the sensors or prevent
them f rom working properly. If there is a problem with the sensor,
the SRS indicator will come on, and
the airbag will inf late in the normal
manner regardless of the driver’s
seating position.
Second-row passengers should not
put their f eet under the f ront seats. The passenger’s advanced f ront
airbag system has weight sensors
under the seat. Although Honda
does not encourage carrying an
inf ant or small child in f ront, if the
sensors detect the weight of an
inf ant or small child (up to about 65
lbs or 29 kg), the system will
automatically turn the passenger’s
front airbag off.
Additional Inf ormation About Your Airbags
Advanced Airbags
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DRIVER’S
SEAT
POSITION
SENSOR
PASSENGER’S
SEAT WEIGHT
SENSOR
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If you ever have a moderate to
severe side impact, sensors will
detect rapid acceleration and signal
the control unit to instantly inf late
either the driver’s or the passenger’s
side airbag and activate the seat belt
tensioner on the af f ected side.
When the airbag is turned of f , a
‘‘passenger airbag of f ’’ indicator in
the center of the dashboard comes
on (see page ). Be aware that objects placed on the
passenger’s seat can also cause the
airbag to be turned off.
If the weight sensors detect there is
no passenger in the f ront seat, the
airbag will be off. However, the
passenger airbag of f indicator will
not come on.
To ensure that the passenger’s
advanced front airbag system will
work properly,
This includes:
A second row passenger pushing
or pulling on the back of the f ront
passenger’s seat. Moving the f ront seat f orcibly
back against cargo on the seat, the
f loor behind it, or a f olded second
row seat.
Hanging heavy items on the f ront
passenger seat, or placing heavy
items in the seat-back pocket.
Also,makesurethefloormatbehind
the f ront passenger’s seat is properly
positioned on the f loor (see page ). If it is not, the mat may
interf ere with the proper operation
of the f ront passenger’s seat and its
sensors.
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How Your Side A irbags Work
Additional Inf ormation About Your Airbags
do not do anyt hing
t hat would increase or decrease t he weight on the f ront passenger’s seat.
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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Only one airbag will deploy during a
side 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 f rom the
side airbags, front seat occupants
should wear their seat belts and sit
upright and well back in their seats.If the side airbag of f indicator comes
on (see page ), have the
passenger sit upright. Once the
passenger is out of the airbag’s
deployment path, the system will
turn the airbag back on, and the
indicator will go out.
There will be some delay between
the moment the passenger moves
into or out of the airbag deployment
pathandwhentheindicatorcomes
on or goes of f .
A f ront seat passenger should not
use a cushion or other object as a
backrest. It may prevent the cutof f
system f rom working properly.
Your vehicle has a side airbag cutof f
system designed primarily to protect
a child riding in the f ront passenger’s
seat.
Although Honda does not encourage
children to ride in f ront, if the
position sensors detect a child has
leaned into the side airbag’s
deployment path, the airbag will shut
off.
Objects placed on the f ront
passenger seat can also cause the
side airbag to be shut of f . Thesideairbagmayalsoshutoff if a
short adult leans sideways, or a
larger adult slouches and leans
sideways into the airbag’s
deployment path. 35Side A irbag Cut of f Syst em
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If the indicator comes on at any
other time, or does not come on at all,
you should have the system checked
by your dealer. For example:If the SRS indicator does not come
on after you turn the ignition
switch to the ON (II) position.
If the indicator stays on after the
engine starts.
If the indicator comes on or
flashesonandoff whileyoudrive.
When you turn the ignition switch to
the ON (II) position, this indicator
comes on f or several seconds then
goes of f . This tells you the system is
working properly.
If you see any of these indications,
the airbags and seat belt tensioners
may not work properly when you
need them. You will also see a ‘‘CHECK
AIRBAG SYSTEM’’ message on the
multi-inf ormation display (see page
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The SRS indicator alerts you to a
potential problem with your airbags
or seat belt tensioners.
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Additional Inf ormation About Your Airbags
How the SRS Indicator
Works
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Ignoring the SRS indicator can
result in serious injury or death
if the airbag systems or
tensioners do not work properly.
Have your vehicle checked by a
dealer as soon as possible if
the SRS indicator alerts you to
a possible problem.
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