2012 ACURA RL seats

µ 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.
......... Important Safety Precautions . 8
....... Your Vehicle’s Saf ety Features . 9
......... Protecting Adults and Teens . 13
..... 1. Close and Lock the Doors . 13
........... 2. Adjust the Front Seats . 15
............ 3. Adjust the Seat-Backs . 16
... 4. Adjust the Head Restraints . 16
5. Fasten and Position the Seat
..................................... Belts . 17
6. Maintain a Proper Sitting
................................ Position . 19
..... Advice f or Pregnant Women . 19
... Additional Safety Precautions . 20
Additional Inf ormation About
....................... Your Seat Belts . 21
.. Seat Belt System Components . 21...................... Lap/Shoulder Belt . 22
Automatic Seat Belt
............................... Tensioners . 23
........... Seat Belt e-pretensioners . 24
............... Seat Belt Maintenance . 25
Additional Inf ormation About
........................... Your Airbags . 26
...... Airbag System Components . 26
How Your Front Airbags
......................................... Work . 28
... How Your Side Airbags Work . 32
How Your Side Curtain
.......................... Airbags Work . 33
.. How the SRS Indicator Works . 34
How the Side Airbag Of f
...................... Indicator Works . 35
How the Passenger Airbag
............... Of f Indicator Works . 35
............................. Airbag Service . 36
... Additional Safety Precautions . 37
Protecting Children General
................................ Guidelines . 38
All Children Must Be
............................... Restrained . 38
All Children Should Sit in a
................................. Back Seat . 39The Passenger’s Front Airbag
......... Can Pose Serious Risks . 39
If You Must Drive with Several
................................... Children . 41
If a Child Requires Close
.................................. Attention . 41
... Additional Safety Precautions . 41
Protecting Inf ants and Small
................................... Children . 43
....................... Protecting Inf ants . 43
......... Protecting Small Children . 44
..................... Selecting a Child Seat . 45
.................... Installing a Child Seat . 46
............................... With LATCH . 47
......... With a Lap/Shoulder Belt . 49
.............................. With a Tether . 51
........... Protecting Larger Children . 52
............... Checking Seat Belt Fit . 52
.................. Using a Booster Seat . 53
When Can a Larger Child Sit in
......................................... Front . 54
... Additional Safety Precautions . 55
............. Carbon Monoxide Hazard . 56
................................... Saf ety Labels . 57
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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Your vehicle is equipped with many
features that work together to
protect you and your passengers
during a crash.
However, you and your passengers
can’t take full advantage of these
f eatures unless you remain sitting in
the correct position and
. In fact, some safety
f eatures can contribute to injuries if
they are not used properly.
The f ollowing pages explain how you
cantakeanactiveroleinprotecting
yourself and your passengers. 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 belt s
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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(8) (9)
(10) (9)(12)
(1) (2) (2)
(6) Seat Belts
(7) Front Airbags
(8) Side Airbags
(9) Side Curtain Airbags
(10) Door Locks
(11) Front Seat Belt Tensioners/
Seat Belt e-pretensioners (1) Safety Cage
(2) Crush Zones
(3) Seats and Seat-Backs
(4) Head Restraints
(5) Collapsible Steering Column
(12) Occupant Position Detection
System (OPDS) Sensors : On model with Collision Mitigation
Braking System (CMBS )
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µ 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.)
Not wearing a seat belt properly
increases the chance of serious
injury or death in a crash, even
though your vehicle has airbags.
In addition, most states and all
Canadian provinces and territories
require you to wear seat belts.When properly worn, seat belts:
Keep you connected to the vehicle
so you can take advantage of the
vehicle’s built-in saf ety f eatures.
Help protect you in almost every
type of crash, including:
frontal impacts
side impacts
rear impacts
rolloversHelp 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.
Your Vehicle’s Saf ety Features
Seat Belts
Why Wear Seat Belt s
What You Should Do:
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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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See page f or how to adjust the
f ront seats. If you sit too close to the steering
wheel or dashboard, you can be
seriously injured by an inf lating f ront
airbag, or by striking the steering
wheel or dashboard.
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration and Transport
Canada recommend that drivers
allow at least 10 inches (25 cm)
between the center of the steering
wheel and the chest. In addition to
adjusting the seat, you can adjust the
steering wheel up and down, and in
and out (see page ).
If you cannot get f ar enough away
f rom the steering wheel and still
reach the controls, we recommend
that you investigate whether some
type of adaptive equipment may help. Adjust the driver’s seat as far to the
rear as possible while allowing you to
maintain f ull control of the vehicle.
Have a f ront passenger adjust their
seat as far to the rear as possible.148156
Protecting A dults and Teens
Adjust the Front Seats 2.
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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Sitting too close to a front
airbag can result in serious
injury or death if the front
airbags inflate.
Always sit as far back from the
front airbags as possible.
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This could cause
very serious injuries in a crash.
If a seat belt does not seem to work
properly, it may not protect the
occupant in a crash.
Using a seat
belt that is not working properly can
result in serious injury or death.
Have your dealer check the belt as
soon as possible.
See page f or additional
inf ormation about your seat belts
and how to take care of them. If the seat belt touches or crosses
your neck, or if it crosses your arm
instead of your shoulder, you need to
adjust the seat belt anchor height. This spreads the f orces of a crash
over the strongest bones in your
upper body.
The front seats have adjustable seat
belt anchors. To adjust the height of
an anchor, press and hold the release
button and slide the anchor up or
down as needed (it has f our
positions).21
Protecting A dults and Teens
Never place t he shoulder port ion of a
lap/shoulder belt under your arm or
behind your back.
No one should sit in a seat wit h an
inoperat ive seat belt .
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Improperly positioning the seat
belts can cause serious injury
or death in a crash.
Make sure all seat belts are
properly positioned before
driving.
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If you are pregnant, the best way to
protect yourself and your unborn
child when driving or riding in a
vehicle is to always wear a seat belt,
and keep the lap part of the belt as
low as possible across the hips. 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. 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 safely parked and the
engine is of f .
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.
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Protecting A dults and Teens
Advice f or Pregnant Women Maintain a Proper Sitting
Position 6.
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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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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For added saf ety, the f ront seat belts
are equipped with e-pretensioners
that work in combination with the
collision mitigation braking system
(CMBS ) (see page ) and the
brake pedal assist f unction (see page
).If your vehicle gets too close to the
vehicle ahead of it in your lane, the
driver’s e-pretensioner slightly
retracts the seat belt to alert the
driver of the approaching vehicle. If
a collision with the vehicle in f ront of
you is likely, the e-pretensioners on
both front seats retract the seat belts
with enough f orce to properly
restrain you and your f ront
passenger. After they activate, the
e-pretensioners release the retracted
seat belts.
To get the f ull benef it of the
e-pretensioners, you and your f ront
passenger must sit normally in your
seats and wear your seat belts
properly (see page ).The e-pretensioners do not activate
when the vehicle stability assist
(VSA) of f indicator on the
instrument panel is on.
If the automatic seat belt tensioners
are activated by a collision, both
f ront seat belts and all related
components must be replaced (see
page ). If only the
e-pretensioners were activated, no
components need to be replaced.
In addition, the f ront passenger’s
e-pretensioner does not activate
when the passenger’s airbag is
automatically turned off because the
weight sensor detects a child in the
f ront passenger’s seat. 17
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On models with Collision Mitigation
Braking System
Seat Belt e-pretensioners
Additional Inf ormation About Your Seat Belts
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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 or small-statured adults 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 objects or metal items
under the f ront seats.The driver’s advanced front airbag
system includes a seat position
sensor under the seat. If the seat is
too far forward, the airbag will
inf late with less f orce, regardless of
the severity of the impact.
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. Failure to f ollow these instructions
could damage the sensors or prevent
them f rom working properly.
Objects placed or pushed under
the f ront passenger’s seat may
cause the sensor to malf unction,
increasing the risk of injury in a
crash.
Advanced Airbags
Additional Inf ormation About Your Airbags
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DRIVER’S SEAT POSITION SENSOR
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