Honda 2014 Civic Sedan HF, Manual

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Safe Driving
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While your seat belt restrains your torso, the front
airbag provides supplemental protection for your head
and chest.
The front airbags deflate immediately so that they
won't interfere with the driver's visibility or the ability
to steer or operate other controls.
The total time for inflation and deflation is so fast that most occupants are not aware that
the airbags deployed until they see them lying in front of them.
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When front airbags should not deploy
Minor frontal crashes: Front airbags were designed to supplement seat belts and help to
save lives, not to prevent minor scrapes, or even broken bones that might occur during a less
than moderate-to-severe frontal crash.
Side impacts: Front airbags can provide protection when a sudden deceleration causes a
driver or front passenger to move towards the front of the vehicle. Side airbags and side
curtain airbags have been specifically designed to help to reduce the severity of injuries that
can occur during a moderate-to-severe side impact which can cause the driver or passenger
to move towards the side of the vehicle.
Rear impacts: Head restraints and seat belts are your best protection during a rear impact.
Front airbags cannot provide any significant protection and are not designed to deploy in
such collisions.
Rollovers: Seat belts and side curtain airbags offer the best protection in a rollover. Because
front airbags could provide little if any protection, they are not designed to deploy during a
rollover.
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When front airbags deploy with little or no visible damage
Because the airbag system senses sudden deceleration, a strong impact to the vehicle
framework or suspension might cause one or more of the airbags to deploy. Examples
include running into a curb, the edge of a hole, or other low fixed object that causes a
sudden deceleration in the vehicle chassis. Since the impact is underneath the vehicle,
damage may not be readily apparent.
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When front airbags may not deploy, even though exterior damage appears
severe
Since crushable body parts absorb crash energy during an impact, the amount of visible
damage does not always indicate proper airbag operation. In fact, some collisions can result
in severe damage but no airbag deployment because the airbags would not have been
needed or would not have provided protection even if they had deployed.
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How the Front Airbags Work
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