Acura 2011 RDX Owner's Manual page 33

PASSENGER'S
SEAT WEIGHT
SENSORS
The passenger's advanced front
airbag system has weight sensors
under the seat. Although Acura does
not encourage carrying an infant or
small child in front, if the sensors
detect the weight of an infant or
small child (up to about 65 lbs or 29
kg), the system will automatically
turn the passenger's front airbag off.
Be aware that objects placed on the
passenger's seat can also cause the
airbag to be turned off.
Additional Information About Your Airbags
When the passenger airbag gets
turned off by the weight sensors, a
''passenger airbag off'' indicator in
the center of the dashboard comes
on (see page 33).
If the weight sensors detect there is
no passenger in the front seat, the
airbag is automatically turned off.
However, the passenger airbag off
indicator in this situation will not
come on.
To ensure that the passenger's
advanced front airbag system will
work properly,
do not do anything
that would increase or decrease the
weight on the front passenger's seat.
This includes:
A rear passenger pushing or
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pulling on the back of the front
passenger's seat.
2011 RDX
Moving the front seat forcibly back
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against cargo on the seat or floor
behind it.
Hanging heavy items on the front
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passenger seat, or placing heavy
items in the seat-back pocket.
Moving the front seat or seat-back
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forcibly back against the folded
rear seat.
Back seat passengers should not
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wedge objects or intentionally
force their feet under the front
passenger seat.
Also, make sure the floor mat
behind the front passenger's seat
is properly positioned on the floor
(see page 438). If it is not, the mat
may interfere with the proper
operation of the front passenger's
seat and its sensors.
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