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uuAirbags uSide Airbags
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Safe DrivingWhen the sensors detect a moderate-to-
severe side impact, the control unit signals the
side airbag on the impact side to immediately
inflate.
■Operation
When
inflated
Side
Airbag
When
inflated
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uuAirbags uSide Airbags
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■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.

uuAirbags uAirbag System Indicators
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Safe Driving■When the passenger airbag off
indicator comes on
The indicator comes on to alert you that the
passenger’s airbag ha s been turned off.
This occurs if the seat is empty or when the
weight sensors determine that a small child or
infant is on the passenger seat.
Children age 12 or under should always ri de properly restrained in a back seat.
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If the indicator is on, in the event of a crash the passenger’s airbag will not deploy.
The passenger’s knee airbag will not deploy, either.
■Passenger Airbag Off Indicator1 Passenger Airbag Off Indicator
To ensure the passenger is detected properly, confirm
that:
•The occupant is sitting in an upright position,
wearing the seat belt prope rly and the seat back is
not excessively reclined.
•The occupant is not leaning against the door or
center console.
•The occupant’s feet are plac ed on the floor in front
of them.
•There are no objects ha nging from the front
passenger’s seat.
•Only small, lightweight objec ts are in the seat back
pocket.
•No liquid has been spille d on or under the seat.•There is no child seat or other object pressing
against the rear of the seat or seat back.
•There is no rear passenger pushing or pulling on
the back of the front passenger’s seat.
•There are no objects placed under or beside the
front passenger’s seat . Improperly positioned
objects can interfere with the advanced airbag
sensors.
•The floor mat behind the front passenger’s seat is
set in the correct position evenly on the floor. An
improperly placed mat can interfere with the
advanced airbag sensors.
•The head restraint is not contacting the roof.
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uuAirbags uAirbag Care
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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 vehicl e has been in a moderate-to-severe collision
Even if the airbags did not inflate, have your dealer inspect the following: the driver’s
seat position sensor, weight sensors in the passenger’s seat, the seat belt tensioners
for the front seats and outer rear seats, an d each seat belt that was worn during the
crash.
■Do not remove or modify a front seat without consulting a dealer
This would likely disable or affect the prop er operation of the driver’s seat position
sensor or the weight sensors in the passenger ’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 H onda 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, includi ng the airbag, tensioners,
sensors, and control unit.

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uuChild Safety uSafety of Infants and Small Children
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Safety of Infants and Small Children
An infant must be properly restrained in a rear-facing child seat until the infant
reaches the seat manufacturer’s weight or height limit for the seat.
■Positioning a rear-facing child seat
Child seats must be placed and secured in a
rear seating position.
When properly installed, a rear-facing chil d seat may prevent the driver or a front
passenger from moving their seat all the wa y back, or from locking their seat-back
in the desired position. Make sure that there is no contact between the child seat
and the seat in front of it.
It can also interfere with proper operation of the passenger’s advanced front airbag
system.
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If this occurs, we recommend that you insta ll 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 smaller rear-facing child seat.
■Protecting Infants1 Protecting Infants
Experts recommend use of a rear-facing seat for a
child so long as the child’ s height and weight are
appropriate for a rear facing seat.
Infants should never be s eated 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
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uuIndicators u
Instrument Panel
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanation
Transmission
System Indicator
●Blinks if the transmission system has a
problem.●Blinks while driving - Avoid sudden starts and
acceleration and have your vehicle checked by a
dealer immediately.
●Blinks if the transmission system has a
problem and the performance of the
vehicle is reduced.●Avoid sudden starts, sudden acceleration and high
speed, and have your vehi cle checked by a dealer
immediately.
●Blinks if the transmission system has a
problem and the paddle shifters cannot be
used.
●Have your vehicle checked by a dealer immediately.
Seat Belt Reminder
Indicator
●Blinks and the beeper sounds for a few
seconds if you are not wearing a seat belt
when you set the power mode to ON, then
the indicator comes on.
●If the front passenger is not wearing a seat
belt, the indicator comes on a few seconds
later.
●Comes on for a while when the rear seat
belt is unfastened while the power mode in
ON.
●Blinks while driving if you and/or any
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 passengers fasten their seat belts.
●Stays on after you and/or the passengers have
fastened the seat belt(s) - A detection error may
have occurred in the sensor. Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
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uuIndicators u
Instrument Panel
*1:Models without drive mode switch
*2:Models with drive mode switch
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanation
ECON Mode
Indicator●Comes on when the ECON mode is on.
●Comes on when you set the drive mode to
ECON .
2ECON Button* P. 449
2 Drive Mode Switch* P. 450
NORMAL Mode
Indicator*
●Comes on when you set the drive mode to
NORMAL .2Drive Mode Switch* P. 450
SPORT Mode
Indicator*
●Comes on when you set the drive mode to
SPORT .●The ambient meter remains lit up in red as long as
SPORT mode is selected.
●The ambient meter goes off and gauges in the
instrument panel lit up in red as long as SPORT
mode is selected.
2 Drive Mode Switch* P. 450
Low Temperature
Indicator*
●Comes on when the engine coolant
temperature is low.●If the indicator stays on after the engine has
reached normal operating temperature, there may
be a problem with the temperature sensors. Have
your vehicle inspected by a dealer.
*1
*2
Models without drive mode switch
Models with drive mode switch
Models with A-type meter
Models with B-type meter
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uuIndicators u
Instrument Panel
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanation
Safety Support
Indicator (Amber)
●Comes on when mud, snow, or ice
accumulates in the vicinity of the sonar
sensor.
●Remove the obstacle in th e vicinity of the sonar
sensor.
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●Comes on when mud, snow, or ice
accumulates in the vicinity of the blind spot
information system sensor.
●Comes on when the temperature of the
blind spot information system sensor is
high.
●Comes on while driving - Something may be
interfering with the bli nd spot information system
sensor. Check the vicinity of the blind spot
information system sensor and remove any
obstacles.
●The system will return to normal when the
temperature cools down.
2 Blind Spot Information System* P. 469
Safety Support
Indicator (Green/
Gray)
●Lights up in green when Road Departure
Mitigation system, CMBSTM, Low Speed
Braking Control* and blind spot
information system* are on.●Lights up in green and gray when Road
Departure Mitigati on system, CMBSTM, Low
Speed Braking Control*, blind spot
information system* or any two or three of
these systems are off.
●Lights up in gray when Road Departure
Mitigation system, CMBSTM, Low Speed
Braking Control* and blind spot
information system* are off.
2 Road Departure Mitigation system On and Off
P. 540
2 CMBS
TM On and Off P. 480
2 Blind Spot Information System On and Off
P. 471
2 System On and Off P. 491
Models with Low Speed Braking Control
Models with blind spot information system
* Not available on all models