Work; Works - Acura 2004 MDX Owner's Manual

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Additional Information About Your Airbags
How Your Side Curtain Airbags

Work

In a Side Impact
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 vehicle.
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Driver and Passenger Safety
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 vehicle.
In a Rollover
If sensors detect your vehicle is
about to tip over, the control unit will
instantly deploy the side curtain
airbag on the downward side of the
rolling motion.
If sensors detect the vehicle is
continuing to roll over to the other
side, the control unit will deploy the
other side curtain airbag.
In a rollover toward the passenger's
side of the vehicle, the side curtain
airbag will inflate even if there are no
occupants on that side of the vehicle.
Side curtain airbags are designed to
help protect the heads of the driver,
front passenger, and passengers in
the outer seating positions of the
second and third rows.
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 light
alerts you to a potential
problem with your front airbags, side
airbags, side curtain airbags, or seat
belt tensioners.
When you turn the ignition to ON
(II), this indicator will come on
briefly then go out. This tells you the
system is working properly.