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Quick Reference Guide
Honda Sensing®*  (P 464)
Honda Sensing ® is a driver support system 
which employs the use of two distinctly 
different kinds of sensors, a radar sensor 
located in the front grille and a front sensor 
camera mounted to the interior side of the 
windshield, behind the rearview mirror.
Front Sensor 
Camera The camera is located 
behind the rearview 
mirror.
Radar Sensor The radar sensor is in 
the front grille.
Collision Mitigation 
Braking System
TM 
(CMBS
TM) (P 467)
The system can assist you when it 
determines there is a possibility of your 
vehicle colliding with a vehicle or a 
pedestrian detected in front of your vehicle. 
The CMBS
TM is designed to alert you when 
the potential for a collision is determined, as 
well as to reduce your vehicle speed to help 
minimize collision severity when a collision is 
deemed unavoidable.
Adaptive Cruise Control 
(ACC) 
(P 477)
Helps maintain a constant vehicle speed and 
a set following-interval behind a vehicle 
detected ahead of yours, without you 
having to keep your foot on the brake or 
the accelerator.
Lane Keeping Assist 
System (LKAS) 
(P 490)
Provides steering input to help keep the 
vehicle in the middle of a detected lane and 
provides tactile and visual alerts if the 
vehicle is detected drifting out of its lane.
Road Departure 
Mitigation (RDM) System 
(P 499)
Alerts and helps to assist you when the 
system detects a possibility of your vehicle 
unintentionally crossing over detected lane 
markings and/or leaving the roadway 
altogether.
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Safe DrivingThe seat belt system in cludes an indicator on 
the instrument panel to remind the driver or a 
front passenger or both to fasten their seat 
belts.
If the ignition switch is turned to ON 
(w*1 and 
a seat belt is not fastened, a beeper will sound 
and the indicator will blink. After a few 
seconds, the beeper will stop and the 
indicator will come on and remain illuminated 
until the seat belt is fastened.
The beeper will periodically sound and the 
indicator will blink while the vehicle is moving 
until the seat belt is fastened.
*1: Models with the keyless access system have an  ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an 
ignition switch.
■Seat Belt Reminder1 Seat Belt Reminder
The indicator will also co me on if a front passenger 
does not fasten their seat be lt within six seconds after 
the ignition switch is turned to ON 
( w*1.
When no one is sitting in th e front passenger’s seat, 
the indicator will not come on  and the beeper will not 
sound.
The indicator also may no t come on and the beeper 
may not sound when the occupant is not heavy 
enough to trigger the weight  sensor. Such occupants 
(e.g., infants and smaller  children) should be moved 
to the rear seat as a deploying front airbag likely will 
injure or kill them. 2 Protecting Child Passengers  P. 68
Models with information display
Models with multi-information 
display
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The front, side, and side  curtain airbags are 
deployed according to the direction and 
severity of impact. Both side curtain airbags 
are deployed in a rollover. The airbag 
system includes:
aTwo SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) 
front airbags. The driver’s airbag is stored 
in the center of the steering wheel; the 
front passenger’s airbag is stored in the 
dashboard. Both are marked  SRS 
AIRBAG.
bTwo side airbags, one for the driver and 
one for the front passenger. The airbags 
are stored in the outer edges of the seat-
backs. Both are marked  SIDE AIRBAG.
cTwo side curtain ai rbags, one for each 
side of the vehicle. The airbags are stored 
in the ceiling, abov e the side windows. 
The front and rear pillars are marked 
SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG .
dAn electronic control unit that, when the 
vehicle is on, continually monitors 
information about the various impact 
sensors, seat and buckle sensors, rollover 
sensor, airbag activators, seat belt 
tensioners, and other vehicle 
information. During a crash event the 
unit can record such information.
eAutomatic front seat belt tensioners. In 
addition, the driver’s and front 
passenger’s seat belt buckles incorporate 
sensors that detect whether or not the 
belts are fastened.
fDriver’s seat position sensor. This sensor 
detects the driver’s s eat slide position to 
help determine the optimal deployment 
of the driver’s airbag.
gWeight sensors in the front passenger’s 
seat. The sensors are used for occupant 
classification to activate or deactivate the 
front passenger’s airbag.
hImpact sensors that can detect a 
moderate-to-severe front or side impact.
iAn indicator near the shift lever that 
alerts you that the front passenger’s front 
airbag has been turned off.
jAn indicator on the instrument panel that 
alerts you to a possib le problem with your 
airbag system or seat belt tensioners.
kSafing Sensor
lA rollover sensor that can detect if your 
vehicle is about to ro ll over and signal the 
control unit to deploy both side curtain 
airbags.
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Safe DrivingFront airbags are designed to inflate during moderate-to-severe frontal collisions. 
When the vehicle decelerates suddenly, the  sensors send information to the control 
unit which signals one or both front airbags to inflate.
A frontal collision can be either head-on or  angled between two vehicles, or when a 
vehicle crashes into a stationary  object, such as a concrete wall.
While your seat belt restrains your torso, the 
front airbag provides supplemental protection 
for your head and chest.
The front airbags deflate immediately so that 
they won’t interfere with  the driver’s visibility 
or the ability to steer or operate other 
controls.
The total time for inflation and deflation  is so fast that most occupants are not 
aware that the airbags depl oyed until they see them lying in front of them.
■Operation
■How the Front Airbags Work1How the Front Airbags Work
Although the driver’s and fr ont passenger’s airbags 
normally inflate within a spli t second of each other, it 
is possible for 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 sufficient protec tion, and the supplemental 
protection offered by the  airbag would be minimal.
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■When front airbags should not deploy
Minor frontal crashes:  Front airbags were designed to supplement seat belts and 
help save lives, not to prev ent minor scrapes, or even br oken bones that might occur 
during a less than moderate-to-severe frontal crash.
Side impacts:  Front airbags can provide protection when a sudden deceleration 
causes a driver or front passenger to move toward the front of the vehicle. Side 
airbags and side curtain airbags have been  specifically designed to help reduce the 
severity of injuries that can occur during  a moderate-to-severe side impact which 
can cause the driver or passenger to move toward the side of the vehicle.
Rear impacts:  Head restraints and seat belts are your best protection during a rear 
impact. Front airbags cannot provide any si gnificant protection and are not designed 
to deploy in such collisions.
Rollovers: In a rollover, your best form of protection is a seat belt or, if your vehicle 
is equipped with a rollover sensor, both a  seat belt and a side curtain airbag. Front 
airbags, however, are not designed to depl oy in a rollover as they would provide 
little if any protection.
■When front airbags deploy with little or no visible damage
Because the airbag system senses sudden  deceleration, a strong impact to the 
vehicle framework or suspension might cause one or more of the airbags to deploy. 
Examples include running into  a curb, the edge of a hole, or other low fixed object 
that causes a sudden deceleration in th e vehicle chassis. Since the impact is 
underneath the vehicle, damage may not be readily apparent.
■When front airbags may not deploy , even though exterior damage 
appears severe
Since crushable body parts absorb crash energy during an impact, the amount of 
visible damage does not always indicate proper airbag operation. In fact, some 
collisions can result in severe damage but  no airbag deployment because the airbags 
would not have been needed or would not  have provided protection even if they 
had deployed.
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Safe DrivingThe airbags have advanced features to help reduce the likelihood of airbag related 
injuries to smaller occupants.
The driver’s advanced airbag system includes a 
seat position sensor.
Based on information from this sensor and the 
severity of the impact, the advanced airbag 
system determines the optimal deployment of 
the driver’s airbag.
The front passenger’s advanced airbag system 
has weight sensors. The sensors are used for 
occupant classification to activate or 
deactivate the front  passenger’s airbag.
For adult size occupants, the system will 
automatically activate the front passenger’s 
airbag. If a small adul t sits in the front 
passenger seat and the system does not 
recognize him/her as  an adult, see 
2Passenger Airbag Off Indicator  P. 65
■Advanced Airbags1Advanced Airbags
If there is a problem with the driver’s seat position 
sensor or the passenger’s s eat weight sensors, the 
SRS indicator will come on, and in the event of a 
crash, the airbag will deploy (regardless of the driver’s 
seating position or  passenger’s occupant 
classification) with a force corresponding to the 
severity of the impact. 2 Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) 
Indicator  P. 64
For the advanced front airbags to work 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.
•The steering wheel and passenger’s side dashboard 
are not obstructed by any object.
•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.
Driver’s 
Seat 
Position 
Sensor
Passenger’s 
Seat Weight 
Sensors
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We advise against allowing a  child age 12 or under to ride in the front passenger’s 
seat.
However, if you do allow a small child or in fant to ride in the front passenger’s seat, 
the system is designed to automatically de activate the front passenger’s airbag. Do 
not let a small child or infant ride in the fr ont passenger’s seat if the airbag does not 
automatically deactivate.1 Advanced Airbags
•There are no objects placed under or beside the 
front passenger’s seat . Improperly positioned 
objects can interfere with the advanced airbag 
sensors.
•The head restraint is not contacting the roof. 2Passenger Airbag Off Indicator  P. 65
•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. 2Floor Mats  P. 576
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Side Airbags
The side airbags help protect the torso and  pelvis of the driver or a front passenger 
during a moderate-to-severe side impact.
The side airbags are housed in the outside 
edge of the driver’s and passenger’s seat-
backs.
Both are marked SIDE AIRBAG.
When the sensors detect a moderate-to-
severe side impact, the  control unit signals the 
side airbag on the impact side to immediately 
inflate.
■Housing Locations
1 Side Airbags
Make sure you and your front seat passenger always 
sit upright. Leaning into the  path of a side airbag can 
prevent the airbag from  deploying properly and 
increases your risk of serious injury.
Do not attach accessories on  or near the side airbags. 
They can interfere with the proper operation of the 
airbags, or hurt someone if an airbag inflates.
Do not cover or replace the front seat-back covers 
without consulting a dealer.
Improperly replac ing or covering front seat-back 
covers can prevent your si de airbags from properly 
deploying during  a side impact.
Housing Location
■Operation
When 
inflated
Side Airbag
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