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AdditionalInformationAboutYourAirbags
Afteracrash,youmayseewhat
Dual-ThresholdAirbags
lookslikesmoke.Thisisactually
powderfromtheairbag’ssurface.
Althoughthepowderisnotharmful,
peoplewithrespiratoryproblems
mayexperiencesometemporary
discomfort.Ifthisoccurs,getoutof
thevehicleassoonasitissafetodo
so.
Yourfrontairbagsarealsodual-
thresholdairbags.Airbagswiththis
featurehavetwodeployment
thresholdsthatdependonwhether
sensorsdetecttheoccupantis
wearingaseatbeltornot.
Iftheoccupant’sbeltisnotlatched,
theairbagwilldeployataslightly
lowerthreshold,becausethe
occupantwouldneedextra
protection.
Dual-StageAirbags
Yourfrontairbagsaredual-stage
airbags.Thismeanstheyhavetwo
inflationstagesthatcanbeignited
sequentiallyorsimultaneously,
dependingoncrashseverity.
Afterinflating,thefrontairbags
immediatelydeflate,sotheywon’t
interferewiththedriver’svisibility,
ortheabilitytosteeroroperate
othercontrols.
Iftheoccupant’sbeltislatched ,the
airbagwillinflateataslightlyhigher
threshold,whentheairbagwouldbe
neededtosupplementtheprotection
providedbytheseatbelt.
Inamoreseverecrash,bothstages
willignitesimultaneouslytoprovide
thequickestandgreatestprotection.
Thetotaltimeforinflationand
deflationisone-tenthofasecond,so
fastthatmostoccupantsarenot
awarethattheairbagsdeployeduntil
theyseethemlyingintheirlaps.
Inalessseverecrash,onestagewill
ignitefirst,thenthesecondstage
willigniteasplitsecondlater.This
provideslongerairbaginflationtime
withalittlelessforce.
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Product Specification
Categories | Honda Civic Manuals, Honda Manuals |
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Tags | Honda Civic DX, Honda Civic DX-G, Honda Civic EX, Honda Civic LX, Honda Civic Si |
Model Year | 2007 |
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