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uuAirbags uSide Airbags
Safe Driving
■When a side airbag deploys with little or no visible damage
Because the airbag system senses sudden acceleration, a strong impact to the side
of the vehicle’s framework can cause a side airbag to deploy. In such cases, there
may be little or no damage, but the side impact sensors detected a severe enough
impact to deploy the airbag.
■When a side airbag may not deploy, even though visible damage appears
severe
It is possible for a side airbag not to deploy during an impact that results in
apparently severe damage. This can occur when the point of impact was toward the
far front or rear of the vehicle, or when the vehicle’s crushable body parts absorbed
most of the crash energy. In either case , the side airbag would not have been
needed nor provided protection even if it had deployed.
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uuAirbags uAirbag System Indicators
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Safe Driving■When the passenger front airbag off
indicator comes on
The indicator comes on to alert you that the
passenger's front airbag has been turned off.
This occurs when the weight sensors detect
about 65 lbs (29 kg) or less, the weight of an
infant or small child, on the seat.
Children age 12 or under should always ri de properly restrained in a back seat.
2Child Safety P. 60
Objects placed on the seat can also cause the indicator to come on.
If the front passenger's seat is empty, th e passenger's front airbag will not deploy
and the indicator will not come on.
■Passenger Front Airbag Off Indicator1 Passenger Front Airbag Off Indicator
If the indicator comes on wi th no front passenger and
no objects on the passenger's seat, or with an adult
riding there, something may be interfering with the
weight sensor, such as:
•An object hanging on the seat or in the seat-back
pocket.
•A child seat or other obj ect pressing against the
rear of the seat-back.
•A rear passenger pushing or pulling on the back of
the front passe nger's seat.
•The front seat or seat-back is forced back against
an object on the seat or floor behind it.
•An object placed under th e front passenger's seat.
If none of these conditions exist, have your vehicle
checked by a dealer as soon as possible.
The passenger front airbag off indicator may come
on and go off repeat edly if the total weight on the
seat is near the airbag cutoff threshold.
U.S. Canada
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uuAirbags uAirbag Care
Safe Driving
Airbag Care
You do not need to, and should not, perform any maintenance on or replace any
airbag system components yourself. However, you should have your vehicle
inspected by a dealer in the following situations:
■When the airbags have deployed
If an airbag has inflated, th e control unit and other related parts must be replaced.
Similarly, once an automatic seat belt te nsioner has been activated, it must be
replaced.
■When the vehicle has been in a moderate-to-severe collision
Even if the airbags did not infl ate, have your dealer inspect the following: the driver’s
seat position sensor, weight sensors in the passenger’s seat, front seat belt
tensioners, and each seat belt that was worn during the crash.
■Do not remove or modify a fron t seat without consulting a dealer
This would likely disable or affect the proper operation of the driver’s seat position
sensor or the weight sensors in the passenge r’s seat. If it is necessary to remove or
modify a front seat to accommodate a pe rson with disabilities, contact a Honda
dealer, or for U.S. vehicles, American Ho nda Automobile Customer Service at 1-800-
999-1009 and for Canadian vehicles, Hond a Canada Customer Relations at 1-888-
9-HONDA-9.
1 Airbag Care
We recommend against the use of salvaged airbag
system components, including the airbag, tensioners,
sensors, and control unit.
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uuChild Safety uSafety of Infants and Small Children
Safe Driving
Safety of Infants and Small Children
An infant must be properly restrained in a rear-facing, reclining child seat until the
infant reaches the seat manufacturer’s weig ht or height limit for the seat, and the
infant is at least one year old.
■Positioning a rear-facing child seat
Child seats must be placed and secured in a
rear seating position.
When properly installed, a rear-facing child seat may prevent the driver or a front
passenger from moving their seat all the way back, or from locking their seat-back
in the desired position. Make sure that th ere is no contact between the child seat
and the seat in front of it.
It can also interfere with pr oper operation of the passenger’s advanced front airbag
system.
2 Airbags P. 47
If this occurs, we recommend that you install the child seat directly behind the front
passenger’s seat, move the seat as far fo rward as needed, and leave it unoccupied.
Or, you may wish to get a sm aller rear-facing child seat.
■Protecting Infants1Protecting Infants
Many experts recommend us e of a rear-facing seat
for a child up to two years old if the child’s height and
weight are appropriate for a rear-facing seat.
Rear-facing child seats should never be installed in a
forward facing position.
Always refer to the child seat manufacturer’s
instructions before installation.
Do not allow a front seat to rest against a child seat
installed in a rear seating position:
The weight sensor in the fr ont seat may not correctly
detect the actual weight of the occupant.
3WARNING
Placing a rear-facing child seat in the front
seat can result in serious injury or death
during a crash.
Always place a rear-fac ing child seat in the
rear seat, not the front.
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uuIndicators u
Instrument Panel
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
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 a dealer.
2 Seat Belt Reminder P. 40
Low Fuel
Indicator
•Comes on when the fuel reserve is
running low (approximately 2.5
U.S. gal./9.5 liter left).
• Blinks if there is a problem with
the fuel gauge.•Comes on - Refuel your vehicle as soon
as possible.
• Blinks - Have your vehicle checked by a
dealer.
Anti-lock Brake
System (ABS )
Indicator
• Comes on for a few 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 a dealer. With this
indicator on, your vehicle still has normal
braking ability but no anti-lock function.
2 Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) P. 612
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uuIndicators u
Instrument Panel
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Road Departure
Mitigation
(RDM) Indicator
•Comes on for a few seconds when
you change the power mode to
ON, then goes off.
• Comes on if there is a problem
with the RDM system.•Stays on constantly - Have your
vehicle checked by a dealer.
• Comes on when the RDM system
shuts itself off.•Stays on - The temperature inside the
camera is too high.
Use the heating and cooling system
*/
climate control system* to cool down the
camera.
The system activates when the
temperature inside the camera cools
down.
2 Front Sensor Camera P. 607
•Stays on - The area around the camera
is blocked by dirt, mud, etc. Stop your
vehicle in a safe place, and wipe it off
with a soft cloth.
• Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if
the indicator and message come back on
after you cleaned the area around the
camera.
2 Front Sensor Camera P. 607
* Not available on all models
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Instrument Panel
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Collision
Mitigation
Braking
System
TM
(CMBSTM)
Indicator
• Comes on when the CMBSTM
system shuts itself off.• Stays on - The temperature inside the
camera is too high. Use the heating and
cooling system
*/climate control system*
to cool down the camera. The system
activates when the temperature inside
the camera cools down.
2 Front Sensor Camera P. 607
•Stays on - The area around the camera
is blocked by dirt, mud, etc. Stop your
vehicle in a safe place, and wipe it off
with a soft cloth.
2 Front Sensor Camera P. 607
•When the radar sensor gets dirty, stop
your vehicle in a safe place, and wipe off
dirt using a soft cloth. Indicator may take
some time to go off after the radar
sensor is cleaned.
• Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if
the indicator does not go off even after
you clean the sensor cover.
2 Radar Sensor P. 609
* Not available on all models
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Instrument Panel
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Blind spot
information
System Indicator
•Stays on while blind spot
information system is turned off.—
•Comes on when mud, snow, or ice
accumulates in the vicinity of
sensor.• Comes on while driving - Remove the
obstacle in the vicinity of the sensor.
2 Blind spot information System*
P. 555
• Comes on if there is a problem
with the system.• Comes on while driving - Have your
vehicle checked by a dealer.
Models with Blind spot information System
* Not available on all models
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