1999 Honda Accord Owner's Manual - Page 10

Your Car's Safety Features Airbags The most important things you need to know about your airbags are: Airbags do not replace seat belts. Airbags can pose serious hazards. The seat belts are the occupants' primary protection in all types of collisions. The airbags supplement the seat belts by providing extra protection for the head and chest of each front seat occupant in a moderate to severe frontal collision. Your car has a Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) with frontal airbags to help protect the driver and a front seat passenger. This system also includes an indicator light on the instrument panel to alert you to a possible problem with the system. Airbags offer no protection in side impacts, rear impacts, rollovers, or minor or moderate collisions. To do their job, airbags must inflate with tremendous force and speed. So while airbags save lives, they can cause serious injuries to adults and larger children who are not wearing seat belts, are not wearing them properly, are sitting too close to the airbag, or are not sitting in a proper position. Infants and small children are at an even greater risk of injury or death. What you should do: Always wear your seat belt properly and sit upright and as far back as possible from the steering wheel or dashboard. Airbags are designed to deploy only during a moderate to severe frontal collision. SRS Driver and Passenger Safety