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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Master Cylinder Replacement
- Do not spill brake fluid on the vehicle; It may damage
the paint. If brake fluid gets on the paint, wash It off
Immediately with water.
- Be careful not to damage or bend the brake lines
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Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio
If an error occurs while playing the Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio, you may see
the
following error messages. If you cannot clear the error message, contact a
dealer.
iPod®/USB Flash Drive
If ...
Opening and Closing the Hood
1. Park the vehicle, and set the
parking brake. Pull the hood
release handle located under the
lower left corner of the dashboard.
The hood will pop up slightly.
2. Reach in between the ho ...