How Your Front Airbags Work - Acura 2011 RDX Owner's Manual

Additional Information About Your Airbags
An indicator on the instrument
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panel that alerts you to a possible
problem with your airbag system
components (see page 32).
An indicator on the instrument
●
panel that alerts you that the
passenger's side airbag has been
turned off (see page 32).
An indicator on the dashboard that
●
alerts you that the passenger's
front airbag has been turned off
(see page 33).
Emergency backup power in case
●
your vehicle's electrical system is
disconnected in a crash.
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How Your Front Airbags Work

If you ever have a moderate to severe
frontal collision, sensors will detect
the vehicle's rapid deceleration.
If the rate of deceleration is high
enough, the control unit will inflate
the driver's and front passenger's
airbags, at the time and with the
force needed.
2011 RDX
During a frontal crash, your seat belt
restrains your lower body and torso,
and the front 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
such cases, the seat belt will provide
sufficient protection, and the
supplemental protection offered by
the airbag would be minimal.
Only the driver's airbag will deploy if
there is no passenger in the front
seat, or if the advanced airbag
system has turned the passenger's
airbag off (see page 33).