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Safe Driving
Types of Airbags
Your vehicle is equipped with four types of airbags:
• Front airbags: Airbags in front of the driver’s and front passenger’s seats.
• Driver’s knee airbag: Airbag under the steering column.
• Side airbags: Airbags in the driver’s and front passenger’s seat-backs.
• Side curtain airbags: Airbags above the side windows.
Each is discussed in the following pages.
Front Airbags (SRS)
The front SRS airbags inflate in a moderate-to-severe frontal collision to help protect
the head and chest of the driver and/or front passenger.
SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) indica tes that the airbags are designed to
supplement seat belts, not replace them . Seat belts are the occupant’s primary
restraint system.
The front airbags are housed in the center of the steering wheel for the driver, and
in the dashboard for the front pass enger. Both airbags are marked SRS AIRBAG.
■Housing Locations
1Types of Airbags
The airbags can inflate whenever the power mode is
in ON.
After an airbag inflates in a crash, you may see a
small amount of smoke. This is from the combustion
process of the infl ator material and is not harmful.
People with respiratory pr oblems may experience
some temporary discomfort. If this occurs, get out of
the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so.
1 Front Airbags (SRS)
During a frontal crash severe enough to cause one or
both front airbags to deploy, the airbags can inflate
at different rates, dependi ng on the severity of the
crash, whether or not the se at belts are latched, and/
or other factors. Frontal airbags are designed to
supplement the seat belts to help reduce the
likelihood of head and chest injuries in frontal
crashes.
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■When side curtain airbags deploy in a frontal collision
One or both side curtain airbags may also inflate in a moderate-to-severe angled
frontal collision.
Airbag System Indicators
If a problem occurs in the airbag syst em, the SRS indicator will come on and a
message appears on the driver information interface.
■When the power mode is set to ON
The indicator comes on for a few seconds,
then goes off. This tells you the system is
working properly.
If the indicator comes on at any other time, or does not come on at all, have the
system checked by an authorized Honda Cl arity Plug-In Hybrid dealer as soon as
possible. If you don’t, your airbags and seat belt tensioners may not work properly
when they are needed.
■Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Indicator
1 Supplemental Restraint Sy stem (SRS) Indicator
3WARNING
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 an
authorized Honda Clar ity Plug-In Hybrid
dealer as soon as possible if the SRS
indicator alerts you to a possible problem.
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Instrument Panel
Indicators
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Parking Brake
and Brake
System Indicator
(Red)
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you set the power mode to ON,
then goes off if the parking brake
has been released.
●Comes on when the parking brake
is applied, and goes off when it is
released.
●Comes on when the brake fluid
level is low.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the brake system.
●The beeper sounds and the
indicator comes on if you drive
with the parking brake not fully
released.
●Comes on while driving - Make sure
the parking brake is released. Check the
brake fluid level.
2 What to do when the indicator
comes on while driving P. 548
●Comes on along with the parking
brake and brake system indicator
(amber) - Immediately stop in a safe
place. Contact an authorized Honda
Clarity Plug-In Hybrid dealer for repair.
The brake pedal becomes harder to
operate. Depress the pedal further than
you normally do.
●Comes on along with the ABS
indicator - Have your vehicle checked by
an authorized Honda Clarity Plug-In
Hybrid dealer.
2 If the Brake System Indicator (Red)
Comes On or Blinks P. 548
U.S.
Canada
(Red)
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Parking Brake
and Brake
System Indicator
(Red)
●Comes on for about 15 seconds
when you push the electric parking
brake switch while the power
mode is in VEHICLE OFF.
●Stays on for about 15 seconds
when you set the power mode to
VEHICLE OFF while the electric
parking brake is set.
●Blinks and the parking brake and
brake system indicator (amber) comes
on at the same time - There is a
problem with the electric parking brake
system. The parking brake may not be
set.
Avoid using the parking brake and have
your vehicle checked by an authorized
Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid dealer
immediately.
2 If the Brake System Indicator (Red)
Comes On or Blinks at the Same
Time When the Brake System
Indicator (Amber) Comes On P. 550
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Automatic Brake
Hold System
Indicator
●Comes on for a fe w seconds when
you set the power mode to ON,
then goes off.
●Comes on when the automatic
brake hold system is on.
2 Automatic Brake Hold P. 435
Automatic Brake
Hold Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you set the power mode to ON,
then goes off.
●Comes on when the automatic
brake hold is activated.2 Automatic Brake Hold P. 435—
U.S.
Canada
(Red)
U.S.
Canada
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IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Parking Brake
and Brake
System Indicator
(Amber)
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you set the power mode to ON,
then goes off.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with a system related to braking
other than the conventional brake
system.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the cooperative control with
regenerative braking, the electric
servo brake system, or the hill start
assist system.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the electric parking brake
system or the automatic brake
hold system.
●Comes on while driving - Avoid using
the parking brake and have your vehicle
checked by an author ized Honda Clarity
Plug-In Hybrid dealer immediately.
●Stays on constantly - Avoid high speeds
and sudden braking. Take the vehicle to
an authorized Honda Clarity Plug-In
Hybrid dealer immediately.
●With this indicator on, your vehicle still
has normal braking ability.
POWER
SYSTEM
Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you set the power mode to ON,
then goes off.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the electric ve hicle system or
plug-in charging system.
●Have your vehicle checked by an
authorized Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid
dealer.
U.S.
Canada
(Amber)
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READY Indicator
●Comes on when the vehicle is
ready to drive.●May go off if the POWER SYSTEM or
transmission system indicator comes on.
2 Turning on the Power P. 376
Malfunction
Indicator Lamp
●Comes on when you set the power
mode to ON, and goes off either
when the power system is on or
after several seconds if the vehicle
did not start. If “readiness codes”
have not been set, it blinks five
times before it goes off.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the emissions control system.
●Blinks when a misfire in the
engine's cylinders is detected.
●Readiness codes are part of the on board
diagnostics for the emissions control
systems.
2 Testing of Readiness Codes P. 572●Comes on while driving - Have your
vehicle checked by an authorized Honda
Clarity Plug-In Hybrid dealer.
●Blinks while driving - Stop in a safe
place where there are no flammable
objects. Stop the power system for 10
minutes or more, and wait for the engine
to cool down. Then, t ake the vehicle to an
authorized Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid
dealer.
2 If the Malfunction Indicator Lamp
Comes On or Blinks P. 547
12-Volt Battery
Charging System
Indicator
●Comes on when you set the power
mode to ON, and goes off when
the power system is on.
●Comes on when the 12-volt
battery is not charging.
●Comes on while driving - Turn off the
climate control system and rear defogger
in order to reduce electricity
consumption.
2 If the 12-Volt Battery Charging
System Indicator Comes On P. 546
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Seat Belt
Reminder
Indicator
●Comes on and the beeper sounds
if you are not wearing a seat belt
when you set the power mode to
ON.
●If the front passenger is not
wearing a seat belt, the indicator
comes on a few seconds later.
●Blinks while driving if either you
and/or the front passenger has not
fastened a seat belt. The beeper
sounds and the indicator blinks at
regular intervals.
●The beeper stops and the indicator goes
off when you and the front passenger
fasten their seat belts.
●Stays on after you and/or the front
passenger has fastened the seat
belt(s) - A detection error may have
occurred in the sensor. Have your vehicle
checked by an authorized Honda Clarity
Plug-In Hybrid dealer.
2 Seat Belt Reminder P. 49
Anti-lock Brake
System (ABS)
Indicator
●Comes on for a fe w seconds when
you set the power mode to ON,
then goes off.
●If it comes on at any other time,
there is a problem with the ABS.
●Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle
checked by an authorized Honda Clarity
Plug-In Hybrid dealer. With this indicator
on, your vehicle still has normal braking
ability but no anti-lock function.
2 Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) P. 437
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Supplemental
Restraint System
Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you set the power mode to ON,
then goes off.
●Comes on if a problem with any of
the following is detected:
-Supplemental restraint system
- Side airbag system
- Side curtain airbag system
- Seat belt tensioner
●Stays on constantly or does not come
on at all - Have your vehicle checked by
an authorized Honda Clarity Plug-In
Hybrid dealer.
Electric Power
Steering (EPS)
System Indicator
●Comes on when you set the power
mode to ON, and goes off when
the power system is on.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the EPS system.
●Stays on constantly or does not come
on at all - Have your vehicle checked by
an authorized Honda Clarity Plug-In
Hybrid dealer.
2 If the Electric Power Steering (EPS)
System Indicator Comes On P. 549
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