Acura 3.5 RL Manual page 1401

Spring-loaded Lock Connector
Some SRS system connectors have a spring-loaded lock.
Frontal Airbags and Seat Belt Tensioners:
Disconnecting
To release the lock, pull the spring-loaded sleeve toward
the stop while holding the opposite half of the connector.
Then pull the connector halves apart.
NOTE: Be sure to pull on the sleeve and not on the
connector half.
Connecting
1. Hold the pawl-side connector half, and press on the
back of the sleeve-side connector half in the direction
shown. As the two connector halves are pressed
together, the sleeve is pushed back by the pawl.
NOTE: Do not touch the sleeve.
2. When the connector halves are completely connected,
the pawl is released, and the spring-loaded sleeve
locks the connector.
SPRING-LOADED
SLEEVE
SPRING-LOADED
SLEEVE
Side Airbag Connector:
Disconnecting
To release the lock, pull the slider and the spring-loaded
sleeve while holding the opposite half of the connector.
Then pull the connector halves apart. Be sure to pull on
the sleeve and not on the connector half.
Connecting
Hold the both connector halves, and press them forcibly
until the projection of the sleeve-side connector clicks to
lock.