2004 Honda Accord Owner's Manual - Page 28

Additional Information About Your Airbags To ensure that the passenger's advanced front airbag system will work properly, do not do anything that would increase or decrease the weight on the front passenger's seat. How Your Side Airbags Work Only on models equipped with side airbags 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. The passenger's side airbag has a cutoff system designed to turn off the passenger's side airbag if a child's head is in the airbag's deployment path (see page 31 ). If the side airbag off indicator light comes on, have the passenger sit upright. Once the passenger is out of the deployment path of the side airbag, the system will turn the airbag back on and the light will go out. A front seat passenger should not use a cushion or other object as a backrest. It may prevent the cutoff system from working properly. This includes: A rear passenger pushing or pulling on the back of the passenger's seat. Moving the front seat forcibly back against cargo on the seat or floor behind it. Hanging heavy items on the front passenger seat, or placing heavy items in the seat-back pocket. Make sure the rear floor mat is hooked to the floor mat anchor. If not, the floor mat will prevent the seat operation and the sensors may not work properly. If you ever have a moderate to severe side impact, the sensors will detect rapid deceleration 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 Driver and Passenger Safety 27