How Your Front Airbags Work - Honda 2011 Element 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 30).
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An indicator on the instrument
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panel that alerts you that the
passenger's side airbag has been
turned off (see page 31).
An indicator on the dashboard that
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alerts you that the passenger's
front airbag has been turned off
(see page 32).
Emergency backup power in case
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your vehicle's electrical system is
disconnected in a crash.

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.