Honda Accord: Side Curtain Airbags
The side curtain airbags help protect the heads of the driver and passengers in outer seating positions during a moderate-to-severe side impact. The side curtain airbags equipped in this vehicle are also designed to help reduce the likelihood of partial and complete ejection of vehicle occupants through side windows in crashes, particularly rollover crashes.
• Housing Locations
The side curtain airbags are located in the ceiling above the side windows on both sides of the vehicle.
• Operation
The side curtain airbag is designed to deploy in a rollover or a moderate-to-severe side impact.
If the SRS control unit senses that your vehicle is about to rollover, it immediately deploys both side curtain airbags and activates both front seat belt tensioners.
If the impact is on the passenger’s side, the passenger’s side curtain airbag will inflate even if there are no occupants on that side of the vehicle.
To get the best protection from the side curtain airbags, occupants should wear their seat belts properly and sit upright and well back in their seats.
Do not attach any objects to the side windows or roof pillars as they can interfere with the proper operation of the side curtain airbags.
• When side curtain airbags deploy in a frontal collision
One or both side curtain airbags may inflate in a moderate-to-severe angled frontal collision.
In this case, the side curtain airbags will deploy slightly after the front airbags.
Side Airbags
The side airbags help protect the upper torso of the driver or a front
passenger
during a moderate-to-severe side impact.
• Housing Locations
The side airbags are housed in the outside
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Airbag System Indicators
If a problem occurs in the airbag system, the SRS indicator will come on and
a
message appears on the multi-information display*.
• SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) Indicator
• When the i ...
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Temperature Gauge
This shows the temperature of the
engine’s coolant. During normal
operation, the pointer should rise
from the bottom mark to about the
middle of the gauge. In severe
driving conditions, su ...
Seat Belt System Components
Your seat belt system includes lap/
shoulder belts in all seating positions.
The front seat belts are also
equipped with automatic seat belt
tensioners.
The seat belt system
includes an in ...