How Your Front Airbags Work - Honda 2004 Pilot Reference Owner's Manual

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Additional Information About Your Airbags
A sophisticated electronic system
that continually monitors and
records information about the
sensors, the control unit, the
airbag activators, and driver and
front passenger seat belt use when
the ignition is in the ON (II)
position.
An indicator on the instrument
panel that alerts you to a possible
problem with your airbags (see
page 23 ).
An indicator on the dashboard that
alerts you that the passenger's
front airbag has been turned off
(see page 18 ).
Emergency backup power in case
your vehicle's electrical system is
disconnected in a crash.
20
Driver and Passenger Safety

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 instantly inflate the
driver's and front passenger's front
airbags, at the time and with the
force needed.
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
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
such cases, the seat belt will provide
sufficient protection, and the
supplemental protection offered by
the airbag would be minimal.