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My side airbag warning light came on for a few minutes and then back off
while driving down the road. This happened a couple weeks ago and never
again. I opened and shut my door at a light before it went back off
(don't know if that's related).

Mean anything? (2000 Honda Accord 4-door V6)

Thanks,
Jeff

Was there a passenger, Mine does this if a passenger leans to one side,
removing some of the weight off the seat sensor
"Jeff" <jeff@invalid.net> wrote in message
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> My side airbag warning light came on for a few minutes and then back off
> while driving down the road. This happened a couple weeks ago and never
> again. I opened and shut my door at a light before it went back off
> (don't know if that's related).
>
> Mean anything? (2000 Honda Accord 4-door V6)
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff

"Jeff" <jeff@invalid.net> wrote in message
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> My side airbag warning light came on for a few
minutes and then back off
> while driving down the road. This happened a
couple weeks ago and never
> again. I opened and shut my door at a light
before it went back off
> (don't know if that's related).
>
> Mean anything? (2000 Honda Accord 4-door V6)

If you had something on the passenger's seat, that
would activate the light for a moment. Especially,
if it moved while the vehicle was in motion.

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I see--I didn't realize something in the front passenger seat might
trigger it; that's probably what it was. Thanks Brian and Jim.

Jeff

In article <eDdTc.26997$a65.1136267@news20.bellglobal.com>,
"Jim James" <robr @yahoo.ca> wrote:

> Was there a passenger, Mine does this if a passenger leans to one side,
> removing some of the weight off the seat sensor
> "Jeff" <jeff@invalid.net> wrote in message
> news:jeff-60D05B.20504413082004@news.east.cox.net...
> > My side airbag warning light came on for a few minutes and then back off
> > while driving down the road. This happened a couple weeks ago and never
> > again. I opened and shut my door at a light before it went back off
> > (don't know if that's related).
> >
> > Mean anything? (2000 Honda Accord 4-door V6)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jeff

Jeff wrote:
> My side airbag warning light came on for a few minutes and then back off
> while driving down the road. This happened a couple weeks ago and never
> again. I opened and shut my door at a light before it went back off
> (don't know if that's related).
>
> Mean anything? (2000 Honda Accord 4-door V6)
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff

It's on page 46 of the (2001) owner's manual.

It indicates that the side airbag has been deactivated due to someone
leaning in its path. It can cause injury if it were to go off and the
person (or child's head) is in the way.

Tell them to sit up...

a

In article <T5ATc.49639$vO1.251489@nnrp1.uunet.ca>, a <a@a.ca> wrote:

> Jeff wrote:
> > My side airbag warning light came on for a few minutes and then back off
> > while driving down the road. This happened a couple weeks ago and never
> > again. I opened and shut my door at a light before it went back off
> > (don't know if that's related).
> >
> > Mean anything? (2000 Honda Accord 4-door V6)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jeff
>
> It's on page 46 of the (2001) owner's manual.
>
> It indicates that the side airbag has been deactivated due to someone
> leaning in its path. It can cause injury if it were to go off and the
> person (or child's head) is in the way.
>
> Tell them to sit up...

I see; thanks a.

Jeff

Same car--happened to me when I first had the car. When everything checked
out OK was told by the mechanic that it was probably caused by the passenger
leaning over. Went through a simulation of the event--leaning over to open
the glove compartment and----- the light went off. BTW, when it is on the
air bag system is deactivated.
MLD
"Jeff" <jeff@invalid.net> wrote in message
news:jeff-60D05B.20504413082004@news.east.cox.net...
> My side airbag warning light came on for a few minutes and then back off
> while driving down the road. This happened a couple weeks ago and never
> again. I opened and shut my door at a light before it went back off
> (don't know if that's related).
>
> Mean anything? (2000 Honda Accord 4-door V6)
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff

In rec.autos.makers.honda MLD <MLD@verizon.net> wrote:
> air bag system is deactivated.

Just the side air bag.
There is a sensor in the seat, and a sensor in the seat back.
It seems to sense when someone leans toward the door, rather than leaning
forward to reach into the glove compartment, but it is a fairly simple
mechanism, and might be easily fooled.


> MLD
> "Jeff" <jeff@invalid.net> wrote in message
> news:jeff-60D05B.20504413082004@news.east.cox.net...
>> My side airbag warning light came on for a few minutes and then back off
>> while driving down the road. This happened a couple weeks ago and never
>> again. I opened and shut my door at a light before it went back off
>> (don't know if that's related).
>>
>> Mean anything? (2000 Honda Accord 4-door V6)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jeff



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