AdditionalInformationAboutYourAirbags
Afteracrash,youmayseewhat
lookslikesmoke.Thisisactually
powderfromtheairbag’ssurface.
Althoughthepowderisnotharmful,
peoplewithrespiratoryproblems
mayexperiencesometemporary
discomfort.Ifthisoccurs,getoutof
thevehicleassoonasitissafetodo
so.
Dual-StageAirbags
Dual-ThresholdAirbags
Yourfrontairbagsaredual-stage
airbags.Thismeanstheyhavetwo
inflationstagesthatcanbeignited
sequentiallyorsimultaneously,
dependingoncrashseverity.
Yourfrontairbagsarealsodual-
thresholdairbags.Airbagswiththis
featurehavetwodeployment
thresholdsthatdependonwhether
sensorsdetecttheoccupantis
wearingaseatbeltornot.
Inamoreseverecrash,bothstages
willignitesimultaneouslytoprovide
thequickestandgreatestprotection.
Iftheoccupant’sbeltisnotlatched,
theairbagwilldeployataslightly
lowerthreshold,becausethe
occupantwouldneedextra
protection.
Inalessseverecrash,onestagewill
ignitefirst,thenthesecondstage
willigniteasplitsecondlater.This
provideslongerairbaginflationtime
withalittlelessforce.
Iftheoccupant’sbeltislatched ,the
airbagwillinflateataslightlyhigher
threshold,whentheairbagwouldbe
neededtosupplementtheprotection
providedbytheseatbelt.
26
| Categories | Honda Civic Manuals, Honda Manuals |
|---|---|
| Tags | Hybrid |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| Download File |
|
| Document File Type | |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
(0 votes, average: 0 out of 5)