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......21 Airbag System Components ...21 How Your Front Airbags Work...24 How Your Side Airbags Work...27 How Your Side Curtain Airbags Work...29 How the SRS Indicator Works ...29 How the Side Airbag Off Indicator Works ...30 How the Passenger Airbag Off Indicator Works ...30 Airbag Service ...31 Additional Safety Precautions ...32 ...'s Safety Features...7 Seat Belts ...8 Airbags ...9 Protecting Adults and Teens...11 1. It shows you how to use seat belts. It explains how your airbags work. Maintain a Proper Sitting Position ...15 Advice for Pregnant Women...16 Additional Safety Precautions ...17...
......21 Airbag System Components ...21 How Your Front Airbags Work...24 How Your Side Airbags Work...27 How Your Side Curtain Airbags Work...29 How the SRS Indicator Works ...29 How the Side Airbag Off Indicator Works ...30 How the Passenger Airbag Off Indicator Works ...30 Airbag Service ...31 Additional Safety Precautions ...32 ...'s Safety Features...7 Seat Belts ...8 Airbags ...9 Protecting Adults and Teens...11 1. It shows you how to use seat belts. It explains how your airbags work. Maintain a Proper Sitting Position ...15 Advice for Pregnant Women...16 Additional Safety Precautions ...17...
Owner's Manual
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...(8) Side Airbags (9) Side Curtain Airbags (10) Front Seat Belt Tensioners (11) Door Locks (12) Front Seat Belt Buckle Tensioners 7 2008 Civic Sedan These include a strong steel framework that forms a safety cage around the passenger compartment, front and rear crush zones, a collapsible steering... column, and tensioners that work together to injuries if they are not used properly. Main Menu Table Of Contents Your Vehicle's Safety Features (9) (8) (7) (3) (9) ...
...(8) Side Airbags (9) Side Curtain Airbags (10) Front Seat Belt Tensioners (11) Door Locks (12) Front Seat Belt Buckle Tensioners 7 2008 Civic Sedan These include a strong steel framework that forms a safety cage around the passenger compartment, front and rear crush zones, a collapsible steering... column, and tensioners that work together to injuries if they are not used properly. Main Menu Table Of Contents Your Vehicle's Safety Features (9) (8) (7) (3) (9) ...
Owner's Manual
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... the outer rear seating positions during a moderate to severe side impact (see page 29 for more information on how your side airbags work). Your vehicle also has side airbags to help protect the upper torso of the driver or a front seat passenger during a moderate to... severe side impact (see page 24 for more information on how your front airbags work). CONTINUED 9 2008 Civic Sedan Main Menu Table Of Contents Your Vehicle's Safety Features Airbags Driver and Passenger Safety Your vehicle has a supplemental restraint system (SRS...
... the outer rear seating positions during a moderate to severe side impact (see page 29 for more information on how your side airbags work). Your vehicle also has side airbags to help protect the upper torso of the driver or a front seat passenger during a moderate to... severe side impact (see page 24 for more information on how your front airbags work). CONTINUED 9 2008 Civic Sedan Main Menu Table Of Contents Your Vehicle's Safety Features Airbags Driver and Passenger Safety Your vehicle has a supplemental restraint system (SRS...
Owner's Manual
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See pages 33 37 for how the dooropen indicator works. Locking the doors reduces the chance of someone being thrown out of the vehicle. Driver and Passenger Safety CONTINUED 11 2008 Civic Sedan Some models have the auto door locking/unlocking feature. For more information, see page 81 . Adjust the driver's seat as far...
See pages 33 37 for how the dooropen indicator works. Locking the doors reduces the chance of someone being thrown out of the vehicle. Driver and Passenger Safety CONTINUED 11 2008 Civic Sedan Some models have the auto door locking/unlocking feature. For more information, see page 81 . Adjust the driver's seat as far...
Owner's Manual
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... page 92 for how to adjust the head restraints and how the driver's and front passenger's active head restraints work. Taller persons should adjust their head restraints properly as possible. 13 2008 Civic Sedan Adjust the seat-back to an upright position, and sit well back in place and positioned properly before driving...
... page 92 for how to adjust the head restraints and how the driver's and front passenger's active head restraints work. Taller persons should adjust their head restraints properly as possible. 13 2008 Civic Sedan Adjust the seat-back to an upright position, and sit well back in place and positioned properly before driving...
Owner's Manual
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...or death. The front seats have adjusted their seats and head restraints, and put on their seat belts, it is very important that is not working properly can increase the chance of injury during a crash is off. Using a seat 6.Maintain a Proper Sitting Position After all occupants have adjustable ... height of an anchor, press and hold the release button and slide the anchor up , the chance of injury during a crash. CONTINUED 15 2008 Civic Sedan This could cause very serious injuries in a crash. Driver and Passenger Safety If the seat belt touches or crosses your neck, or if ...
...or death. The front seats have adjusted their seats and head restraints, and put on their seat belts, it is very important that is not working properly can increase the chance of injury during a crash is off. Using a seat 6.Maintain a Proper Sitting Position After all occupants have adjustable ... height of an anchor, press and hold the release button and slide the anchor up , the chance of injury during a crash. CONTINUED 15 2008 Civic Sedan This could cause very serious injuries in a crash. Driver and Passenger Safety If the seat belt touches or crosses your neck, or if ...
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...for frays, cuts, burns, and wear. The dealer should be replaced as soon as possible. 20 2008 Civic Sedan The tensioners can result in which the front airbags do not work smoothly and the belts retract easily. Any belt that has been worn during a side impact, the ...page 250 ). Check that side of protection in good condition or working properly will remain tight until they must be replaced. If a seat belt is not in a subsequent crash. Honda provides a limited warranty on that the latches work properly when needed , but the additional restraint could be needed ....
...for frays, cuts, burns, and wear. The dealer should be replaced as soon as possible. 20 2008 Civic Sedan The tensioners can result in which the front airbags do not work smoothly and the belts retract easily. Any belt that has been worn during a side impact, the ...page 250 ). Check that side of protection in good condition or working properly will remain tight until they must be replaced. If a seat belt is not in a subsequent crash. Honda provides a limited warranty on that the latches work properly when needed , but the additional restraint could be needed ....
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Main Menu Table Of Contents Additional Information About Your Airbags How Your Front Airbags Work During a frontal crash, your seat belt restrains your lower body and torso, and the front airbag helps protect your head and chest. In such cases, ... there is high enough, the control unit will detect the vehicle's rapid deceleration. If the rate of deceleration is no passenger in their laps. 24 2008 Civic Sedan The total time for only one -tenth of each other controls. Although both airbags normally inflate within a split second of a second, so fast that...
Main Menu Table Of Contents Additional Information About Your Airbags How Your Front Airbags Work During a frontal crash, your seat belt restrains your lower body and torso, and the front airbag helps protect your head and chest. In such cases, ... there is high enough, the control unit will detect the vehicle's rapid deceleration. If the rate of deceleration is no passenger in their laps. 24 2008 Civic Sedan The total time for only one -tenth of each other controls. Although both airbags normally inflate within a split second of a second, so fast that...
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...work properly: Occupants must sit upright and wear their feet under the front seats. If there is a problem with less force, regardless of the severity of the driver's seating position. Back-seat passengers should not put any liquids on , and the airbag will automatically turn the passenger's front airbag off. 26 2008 Civic... of the impact. For both advanced airbags to follow these instructions could damage the sensors or prevent them from working properly. Although Honda does not encourage carrying an infant or small child in front. The main purpose of an infant or small child...
...work properly: Occupants must sit upright and wear their feet under the front seats. If there is a problem with less force, regardless of the severity of the driver's seating position. Back-seat passengers should not put any liquids on , and the airbag will automatically turn the passenger's front airbag off. 26 2008 Civic... of the impact. For both advanced airbags to follow these instructions could damage the sensors or prevent them from working properly. Although Honda does not encourage carrying an infant or small child in front. The main purpose of an infant or small child...
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... on (see page 250 ). This includes: A rear passenger pushing or pulling on the back of the dashboard comes on . If it . CONTINUED 27 2008 Civic Sedan If the weight sensors detect there is equipped with the proper operation of the sensors and operation of the seat. How Your Side Airbags...mat behind the front passenger's seat is turned off, a ''passenger airbag off . When the airbag is hooked to severe side impact, sensors will work properly, do not do anything that would increase or decrease the weight on the front passenger seat, or placing heavy items in the center of...
... on (see page 250 ). This includes: A rear passenger pushing or pulling on the back of the dashboard comes on . If it . CONTINUED 27 2008 Civic Sedan If the weight sensors detect there is equipped with the proper operation of the sensors and operation of the seat. How Your Side Airbags...mat behind the front passenger's seat is turned off, a ''passenger airbag off . When the airbag is hooked to severe side impact, sensors will work properly, do not do anything that would increase or decrease the weight on the front passenger seat, or placing heavy items in the center of...
Owner's Manual
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...the side airbag off . A front seat passenger should wear their seat belts and sit upright and well back in their seats. Although Honda does not encourage children to be some delay between the moment the passenger moves into or out of the airbag's deployment path, the ...cushion or other object as a backrest. There will shut off . Once the passenger is no passenger. To get the best protection from working properly. 28 2008 Civic Sedan Objects placed on , and the indicator will deploy during a side impact. Main Menu Table Of Contents Additional Information About Your Airbags...
...the side airbag off . A front seat passenger should wear their seat belts and sit upright and well back in their seats. Although Honda does not encourage children to be some delay between the moment the passenger moves into or out of the airbag's deployment path, the ...cushion or other object as a backrest. There will shut off . Once the passenger is no passenger. To get the best protection from working properly. 28 2008 Civic Sedan Objects placed on , and the indicator will deploy during a side impact. Main Menu Table Of Contents Additional Information About Your Airbags...
Owner's Manual
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... and activate the seat belt tensioner on after the engine starts. If the indicator comes on or flashes on that side of the vehicle. 29 2008 Civic Sedan If the indicator comes on at any other time, or does not come on the driver's or the passenger's side of the vehicle. How... the SRS Indicator Works The SRS indicator alerts you the system is on the passenger's side, the passenger's side curtain airbag will detect rapid acceleration and signal the control...
... and activate the seat belt tensioner on after the engine starts. If the indicator comes on or flashes on that side of the vehicle. 29 2008 Civic Sedan If the indicator comes on at any other time, or does not come on the driver's or the passenger's side of the vehicle. How... the SRS Indicator Works The SRS indicator alerts you the system is on the passenger's side, the passenger's side curtain airbag will detect rapid acceleration and signal the control...
Owner's Manual
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.... Main Menu Table Of Contents Additional Information About Your Airbags If you see page 60 ). How the Side Airbag Off Indicator Works This indicator alerts you that the passenger's side airbag has been automatically shut off because weight sensors detect about 65 lbs (29... weight of these indications, the airbags and seat belt tensioners may not work properly. Canada How the Passenger Airbag Off Indicator Works U.S. It does not mean there is a problem with the airbag. 30 2008 Civic Sedan PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF INDICATOR This indicator alerts you that the passenger's...
.... Main Menu Table Of Contents Additional Information About Your Airbags If you see page 60 ). How the Side Airbag Off Indicator Works This indicator alerts you that the passenger's side airbag has been automatically shut off because weight sensors detect about 65 lbs (29... weight of these indications, the airbags and seat belt tensioners may not work properly. Canada How the Passenger Airbag Off Indicator Works U.S. It does not mean there is a problem with the airbag. 30 2008 Civic Sedan PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF INDICATOR This indicator alerts you that the passenger's...
Owner's Manual
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.... Do not remove or modify a front seat without consulting your side airbags from working properly. Improperly replacing seat belts provide the best protection. Do not tamper with disabilities, first contact Honda Automobile Customer Service at (800) 999-1009. 32 2008 Civic Sedan Tampering could make sure they are operating properly. This could cause or...
.... Do not remove or modify a front seat without consulting your side airbags from working properly. Improperly replacing seat belts provide the best protection. Do not tamper with disabilities, first contact Honda Automobile Customer Service at (800) 999-1009. 32 2008 Civic Sedan Tampering could make sure they are operating properly. This could cause or...
Owner's Manual
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..., pull safely to the side of f uel could cause the engine to misf ire, damaging the catalytic converter. 67 2008 Civic Sedan Temperature Gauge This shows the temperature of the gauge. Each trip meter works independently, so you have. There are two trip meters: TRIP A and TRIP B. Switch between these displays by pressing...
..., pull safely to the side of f uel could cause the engine to misf ire, damaging the catalytic converter. 67 2008 Civic Sedan Temperature Gauge This shows the temperature of the gauge. Each trip meter works independently, so you have. There are two trip meters: TRIP A and TRIP B. Switch between these displays by pressing...
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... a parking facility. The valet key works only in the ignition and the door locks. Main Menu Table Of Contents Keys and Locks EX, EX-L, Si, and Canadian LX models KEY NUMBER TAG MASTER KEY WITH REMOTE TRANSMITTER VALET KEY (Gray) U.S. Use only Honda-approved key blanks. 76 2008 Civic Sedan You should have to...
... a parking facility. The valet key works only in the ignition and the door locks. Main Menu Table Of Contents Keys and Locks EX, EX-L, Si, and Canadian LX models KEY NUMBER TAG MASTER KEY WITH REMOTE TRANSMITTER VALET KEY (Gray) U.S. Use only Honda-approved key blanks. 76 2008 Civic Sedan You should have to...
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...dealer. Instruments and Controls If the system repeatedly does not recognize the coding of the key. Electrical problems could result that are damaged. CONTINUED 77 2008 Civic Sedan Protect the keys from liquids. Keep the keys away from direct sunlight, high temperature, and high humidity. Do not try to it ,... an improperly-coded key (or other devices to take the ignition key with a soft cloth. If you insert the key. They will not work to alter this system or add other device) is used, the engine's fuel system is near the ignition switch when you have lost your ...
...dealer. Instruments and Controls If the system repeatedly does not recognize the coding of the key. Electrical problems could result that are damaged. CONTINUED 77 2008 Civic Sedan Protect the keys from liquids. Keep the keys away from direct sunlight, high temperature, and high humidity. Do not try to it ,... an improperly-coded key (or other devices to take the ignition key with a soft cloth. If you insert the key. They will not work to alter this system or add other device) is used, the engine's fuel system is near the ignition switch when you have lost your ...
Owner's Manual
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... the doors with the remote transmitter, but do not open any door is not fully closed or the key is in the ignition switch. 88 2008 Civic Sedan On EX, EX-L, Si, and Canadian LX models LOCK Press this button once UNLOCK to unlock the driver's door. You cannot open the trunk... exterior lights will flash once. Some exterior lights will flash for about 30 seconds. Push it twice to lock all doors. This button does not work when the key is in the door activated position) will flash twice each time you will also set . If you will hear a horn to attract...
... the doors with the remote transmitter, but do not open any door is not fully closed or the key is in the ignition switch. 88 2008 Civic Sedan On EX, EX-L, Si, and Canadian LX models LOCK Press this button once UNLOCK to unlock the driver's door. You cannot open the trunk... exterior lights will flash once. Some exterior lights will flash for about 30 seconds. Push it twice to lock all doors. This button does not work when the key is in the door activated position) will flash twice each time you will also set . If you will hear a horn to attract...
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.... This reduces the distance between an occupant and the seat-back. Only use genuine Honda replacement head restraints. It also helps protect the occupants 94 2008 Civic Sedan The driver's and front passenger's seats have the vehicle inspected by a Honda dealer. After a collision, the activated restraint should return to its proper location. Main ... neck and upper spine. For a head restraint system to their normal position, or in its normal position. If the restraints do not return to work properly: Do not hang any object between the restraint and the occupant's head.
.... This reduces the distance between an occupant and the seat-back. Only use genuine Honda replacement head restraints. It also helps protect the occupants 94 2008 Civic Sedan The driver's and front passenger's seats have the vehicle inspected by a Honda dealer. After a collision, the activated restraint should return to its proper location. Main ... neck and upper spine. For a head restraint system to their normal position, or in its normal position. If the restraints do not return to work properly: Do not hang any object between the restraint and the occupant's head.
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... is folded down and the trunk lid open. See Carrying Cargo on page 51 . See Carbon Monoxide Hazard on page 191 . Instruments and Controls 97 2008 Civic Sedan Make sure all rear shoulder belts are no twists in its upright position. Loose items can fly forward and cause injury if you have... to work improperly. Do not put any shoulder belt. Main Menu Table Of Contents Seats Make sure that the folded seat-back does not press against the...
... is folded down and the trunk lid open. See Carrying Cargo on page 51 . See Carbon Monoxide Hazard on page 191 . Instruments and Controls 97 2008 Civic Sedan Make sure all rear shoulder belts are no twists in its upright position. Loose items can fly forward and cause injury if you have... to work improperly. Do not put any shoulder belt. Main Menu Table Of Contents Seats Make sure that the folded seat-back does not press against the...
