Honda Accord: Safety Messages
Your safety, and the safety of others, is very important. To help you make informed decisions, we have provided safety messages, and other safety information throughout this manual.
. Of course, it is not'practical or possible to warn you about all the hazards associated with servicing this vehicle. You must use your own good judgment.
You will find important safety information in a variety of forms including: -Safety Labels — on the vehicle.
-Safety Messages — preceded by a safety alert symbol
and
one of three signal words, DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION.
These signal words mean:
You WILL be KILLED or SERIOUSLY
HURT if
you don't follow instructions.
You CAN be KILLED or SERIOUSLY
HURT if you don't follow instructions.
You CAN be HURT if you don't
follow
instructions.
-Instructions — how to service this vehicle correctly and safely.
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As you read this manual, you will find information that is
preceded by a
symbol. The purpose
of this message is
to help prevent damage to your vehicle, other property, or the
environment.
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Specifications apply to USA and Canada
As sections with * include SRS components;
special precautions are required when servicing.
marked sections are not included in this manual, see Volume 1.
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Supplemental restraint system (SRS) (if steering maintenance is required)
The Accord SRS includes a driver's airbag in the steering wheel hub, a
passenger's airbag in the dashboard
above the glove box, seat belt tensioners in the front seat belt retractors,
side curtai ...
See also:
Control Unit Input
Test/Replacement
1. Remove the driver's dashboard lower cover (see page 20-166).
2. Remove the screws, then disconnect the 28P connector (A) from the
HandsFreeLink control unit (B).
3. Inspect the connector an ...
Back-up Light Switch Test
1. Disconnect the back-up light switch 2P connector (A).
2. Check for continuity between back-up light switch 2P
connector terminals No. 1 and No. 2. There should be
continuity only when the shif ...
System Description
The vehicle is equipped with a Type Vll (GEN 5) immobilizer system that will
disable the vehicle unless a programmed
ignition key is used.
This system consists of a transponder combined with a k ...