Passenger airbag question

[coffeejay]

Here's a weird one.... When my daughter sits in the passenger seat the airbag randomly disables itself and re-enables after a while only to continue this random loop continuously. She weighs approximately 117 pounds. Is this happening due to some type of child safety thing or something? It doesn't happen when an adult of normal weight sits there.

[roarkrd]

Originally Posted by coffeejay

Here's a weird one.... When my daughter sits in the passenger seat the airbag randomly disables itself and re-enables after a while only to continue this random loop continuously. She weighs approximately 117 pounds. Is this happening due to some type of child safety thing or something? It doesn't happen when an adult of normal weight sits there.

Does she sit awkwardly in the seat? For example, some people lean towards the door, that is usually when mine will come on.

[coffeejay]

The first few times yes, she was leaning towards the door but then there was period of time that she was sitting normal and it happened about three or four times in a row.

[carguy07]

http://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/p...2/ZA1212OM.pdf

Page numbered 32 or page 40 of the PDF.

[coffeejay]

Originally Posted by carguy07

http://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/p...2/ZA1212OM.pdf

Page numbered 32 or page 40 of the PDF.

Hey thanks carguy07! I'm impressed that the vehicle does this.

I'm pasting the info for others to read for future use:

Side Airbag Cutoff System
Your vehicle has a side airbag cutoff system designed primarily to protect a child riding in the front passenger’s seat.
Although Honda does not encourage children to ride in front, if the position sensors detect a child has leaned into the side airbag’s deployment path, the airbag will shut off.
The side airbag may also shut off if a short adult leans sideways, or a larger adult slouches and leans sideways into the airbag’s deployment path.
Objects placed on the front passenger seat can also cause the side airbag to be shut off.
If the side airbag off indicator comes on (see page 34 ), have the passenger sit upright. Once the passenger is out of the airbag’s deployment path, the system will turn the airbag back on, and the indicator will go out.
There will be some delay between the moment the passenger moves into or out of the airbag deployment path and when the indicator comes on or goes off.
A front seat passenger should not use a cushion or another object as a backrest. It may prevent the cutoff system from working properly.

[roarkrd]

Originally Posted by coffeejay

Hey thanks carguy07! I'm impressed that the vehicle does this.

I'm pasting the info for others to read for future use:

Side Airbag Cutoff System
Your vehicle has a side airbag cutoff system designed primarily to protect a child riding in the front passenger’s seat.
Although Honda does not encourage children to ride in front, if the position sensors detect a child has leaned into the side airbag’s deployment path, the airbag will shut off.
The side airbag may also shut off if a short adult leans sideways, or a larger adult slouches and leans sideways into the airbag’s deployment path.
Objects placed on the front passenger seat can also cause the side airbag to be shut off.
If the side airbag off indicator comes on (see page 34 ), have the passenger sit upright. Once the passenger is out of the airbag’s deployment path, the system will turn the airbag back on, and the indicator will go out.
There will be some delay between the moment the passenger moves into or out of the airbag deployment path and when the indicator comes on or goes off.
A front seat passenger should not use a cushion or another object as a backrest. It may prevent the cutoff system from working properly.

He beat me to answering. That's what I was getting at though.