Acura 2007 MDX Owner's Manual page 30

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Additional Information About Your Airbags
Automatic front seat belt
tensioners (see page 22
Sensors that can detect a
moderate to severe front impact,
side impact, or if your vehicle is
about to rollover.
Sensors that can detect whether a
child is in the passenger's side
airbag path and signal the control
unit to turn the airbag off (see
page 31 ).
Sensors that can detect whether
the driver's seat belt and a front
passenger's seat belt is latched or
unlatched (see page
20
A driver's seat position sensor that
monitors the distance of the seat
from the front airbag. If the seat is
too far forward, the airbag will
inflate with less force (see page
29 ).
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Weight sensors that monitor the
). weight on the front passenger's
seat. If the weight is about 65 lbs
(29 kg) or less (the weight of an
infant or small child), the
passenger's front airbag will be
turned off (see page
A rollover sensor that can detect if
your vehicle is about to roll over
and signal the control unit to
deploy both side curtain airbags
and front seat belt tensioners (see
page 32
A sophisticated electronic system
that continually monitors and
). records information about the
sensors, the control unit, the
airbag activators, the seat belt
tensioners, and driver and front
passenger seat belt use when the
ignition switch is in the ON (II)
position.
).
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An indicator on the instrument
panel that alerts you to a possible
problem with your airbags,
sensors, or seat belt tensioners
(see page 33 ).
An indicator on the instrument
panel that alerts you that the
passenger's side airbag has been
turned off (see page ).
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An indicator on the dashboard that
alerts you that the passenger's
front airbag has been turned off
(see page 34 ).
Emergency backup power in case
your vehicle's electrical system is
disconnected in a crash.