How Your Side Airbags Work - Honda 2011 Element Owner's Manual

Additional Information About Your Airbags
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 front
passenger seat.
If your vehicle has optional floor
mats, make sure the mat behind the
front passenger's seat is hooked to
the floor mat anchor (see page 209).
If it is not, the mat may interfere with
the proper operation of the sensors
and operation of the seat.
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How Your Side Airbags Work

If you ever have a moderate to severe
side impact, sensors will detect rapid
acceleration and signal the control
unit to instantly inflate either the
driver's or the passenger's side
airbag.
Only one airbag will deploy during a
side impact. If the impact is on the
passenger's side, the passenger's
side airbag will deploy even if there
is no passenger.
To get the best protection from the
side airbags, front seat occupants
should wear their seat belts and sit
upright and well back in their seats.