How Your Side Curtain Airbags Work - Honda 2003 Accord Owner's Manual

Additional Information About Your Airbags
How Your Side Curtain Airbags
Work
U.S. EX-V6 model, optional on Canadian
EX-V6 model
SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG
Your car is equipped with side
curtain airbags. These airbags are
stored in the front, center, and rear
pillars on both sides. The front and
center pillars on both sides are
marked ''SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG.''
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Driver and Passenger Safety
In a moderate to severe side impact,
sensors will detect rapid deceleration
and signal the control unit to
instantly inflate the side curtain
airbag on the driver's or the
passenger's side of the car. 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 car.
To get the best protection from the
side curtain airbags, occupants
should wear their seat belts and sit
upright and well back in their seats.
How the SRS Indicator Works
The SRS indicator alerts
you to a potential problem
with the front airbags or seat belt
tensioners. If equipped, it also alerts
you to a potential problem with the
side airbags, the automatic cutoff
system for the passenger's side
airbag, or the side curtain airbags.
When you turn the ignition ON (II),
this indicator will light briefly then
go out. This tells you that the system
is working properly.