０５／０８／２９ １７：５３：５７ ３１Ｓ２Ａ６６０ ００１９ Additional Information About Your Seat Belts Seat Belt System Components If a passenger does not fasten their The seat belts use the same Your seat belt system includes lap/ seat belt, the indicator will come on monitoring system as the airbags. shoulder belts in both seating about 6 seconds after the ignition The system may not work properly positions. The seat belts are also switch is turned to the ON (II) under these conditions: equipped with automatic seat belt position. tensioners. Placing heavy items on the Ifeitherthedriverorpassengerdoes passenger’s seat. The seat belt system not fasten their seat belt while includes an indicator on the driving, the beeper will sound and The passenger is not sitting instrument panel and a beeper to the indicator will flash again at properly. remind you and your passenger to regular intervals. fasten your seat belts. Have your vehicle checked by a When no one is sitting in the dealer if the indicator comes on or This system monitors the seat belts. passenger’s seat, or a small child is the beeper sounds when there is no If you turn the ignition switch to the riding there, the indicator will not passenger or objects on the seat. ON (II) position before your seat come on and the beeper will not belt is fastened, the beeper will sound. sound and the indicator will flash. If your seat belt is not fastened before the beeper stops, the indicator will stop flashing but remain on. 16 ０５／０８／２９ １７：５４：０３ ３１Ｓ２Ａ６６０ ００２０ Additional Information About Your Seat Belts Lap/Shoulder Belt Both seat belts have an emergency The lap and shoulder belt goes over retractor. In normal driving, the your shoulder, across your chest, retractor lets you move freely in your and across your hips. seat while it keeps some tension on Driver and Passenger Safety the belt. During a collision or sudden To fasten the belt, insert the latch stop, the retractor automatically plate into the buckle, then tug on the locks the belt to help restrain your belt to make sure the buckle is body. latched (see page 12 for how to properly position the belt). The passenger’s seat belt has an additional locking mechanism that To unlock the belt, press the red must be activated to secure a PRESSbuttononthebuckle.Guide forward-facing child seat (see page the belt across your body so that it 34 ). retracts completely. After exiting the vehicle, be sure the belt is out of the If the shoulder part of the belt is way and will not get closed in the pulled all the way out, the locking door. mechanism will activate. The belt will retract, but it will not allow the passenger to move freely. To deactivate the locking mechanism, unlatch the buckle and let the seat belt fully retract. To refasten the seat belt, pull it out only as far as needed. 17 ０５／０８／２９ １７：５４：１２ ３１Ｓ２Ａ６６０ ００２１ Additional Information About Your Seat Belts Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners The tensioners are designed to Seat Belt Maintenance activate primarily in frontal collisions, For safety, you should check the andtheyshouldactivateinany condition of your seat belts regularly. collision severe enough to cause airbag inflation. Pull each belt out fully and look for frays, cuts, burns, and wear. Check However, the tensioners can be that the latches work smoothly and activated during a collision in which the belts retract easily. If a belt does the front airbags do not deploy. In not retract easily, cleaning it may this case, the airbags would not be correct the problem (see page 157 ). needed, but the additional restraint Any belt that is not in good condition could be helpful. or not working properly will not provide good protection and should When the tensioners are activated, be replaced as soon as possible. For added protection, the seat belts the seat belts will remain tight until are equipped with automatic seat they are unbuckled in the normal Honda provides a lifetime warranty belt tensioners. When activated, the manner. on seat belts for U.S. models. See tensioners immediately tighten the your Honda Warranty Information beltstohelpholdthedriveranda If the seat belt tensioners ever booklet for details. passenger in place. activate, they must be replaced, because the belts would no longer If a seat belt is worn during a crash, retract properly. it must be replaced by your dealer. A belt that has been worn during a crash may not provide the same level of protection in a subsequent crash. 18 ０５／０８／２９ １７：５４：１６ ３１Ｓ２Ａ６６０ ００２２ Additional Information About Your Seat Belts The dealer should also inspect the anchors for damage and replace them if needed. If the automatic seat Not checking or maintaining belt tensioners activate during a seat belts can result in serious Driver and Passenger Safety crash, they must be replaced. injury or death if the seat belts do not work properly when needed. Check your seat belts regularly and have any problem corrected as soon as possible. 19 ０５／０８／２９ １７：５４：２１ ３１Ｓ２Ａ６６０ ００２３ Additional Information About Your Airbags Airbag System Components (8) (2) (9) (1) (1) Driver’s Airbag (2) Passenger’s Airbag (4) (4) (3) Control Unit (3) (4) Front Seat Belt Tensioners (5) Driver’s Seat Position Sensor (6) (6) Passenger’s Weight Sensors (7) Passenger’s Weight Sensor Unit (8) Front Impact Sensors (5) (6) (7) (9) Passenger Airbag Off Indicator 20 ０５／０８／２９ １７：５４：２９ ３１Ｓ２Ａ６６０ ００２４ Additional Information About Your Airbags Your airbag system includes: Weight sensors and unit that An indicator on the dashboard that monitor the weight on the alerts you that the passenger’s Two SRS (Supplemental Restraint passenger’s seat. These airbag has been turned off (see System) airbags. The driver’s automatically turn off the page 26 ). Driver and Passenger Safety airbag is stored in the center of passenger’s airbag if they detect the steering wheel; the passenger’s an infant or small child may be in Emergency backup power in case airbag is stored in the dashboard. theseat(seepage 24 ). your vehicle’s electrical system is Both are marked ‘‘SRS AIRBAG.’’ disconnected in a crash. A sophisticated electronic system Automatic seat belt tensioners that continually monitors and (see page 18 ). records information about the sensors, the control unit, the Sensors that can detect a airbag activators, the seat belt moderate to severe front impact. tensioners, and driver and passenger seat belt use when the Sensors that can detect whether a ignition switch is in the ON (II) child is in the passenger’s airbag position. path and signal the control unit to turn the airbag off (see page 24 ). An indicator on the instrument panel that alerts you to a possible A driver’s seat position sensor that problem with your airbags, monitors the distance of the seat sensors, or seat belt tensioners from the airbag. If the seat is too (see page 25 ). far forward, the airbag will inflate with less force (see page 24 ). 21 ０５／０８／２９ １７：５４：３７ ３１Ｓ２Ａ６６０ ００２５ Additional Information About Your Airbags How Your Front Airbags Work During a frontal crash, your seat belt restrains your lower body and torso, and the airbag helps protect your head and chest. Although both airbags normally inflate within a split 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 If you ever have a moderate to such cases, the seat belt will provide After inflating, the airbags will severe frontal collision, sensors will sufficient protection, and the immediately deflate, so they won’t detect the vehicle’s rapid supplemental protection offered by interfere with the driver’s visibility, deceleration. the airbag would be minimal. or the ability to steer or operate other controls. If the rate of deceleration is high Only the driver’s airbag will deploy if enough, the control unit will instantly there is no passenger in the The total time for inflation and inflate the driver’s and passenger’s passenger’s seat, or if the advanced deflation is one-tenth of a second, so airbags, at the time and with the airbag system has turned the fast that most occupants are not force needed. passenger’s airbag off (see page 24 ). aware that the airbags deployed until they see them lying in their laps. 22.