Honda Accord: Safety Messages
Your safety, and the safety of others, is very important. To help you make informed decisions, we have provided safety messages, and other safety information throughout this manual.
. Of course, it is not'practical or possible to warn you about all the hazards associated with servicing this vehicle. You must use your own good judgment.
You will find important safety information in a variety of forms including: -Safety Labels — on the vehicle.
-Safety Messages — preceded by a safety alert symboland
one of three signal words, DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION.
These signal words mean:
You WILL be KILLED or SERIOUSLY
HURT if
you don't follow instructions.
You CAN be KILLED or SERIOUSLY
HURT if you don't follow instructions.
You CAN be HURT if you don't
follow
instructions.
-Instructions — how to service this vehicle correctly and safely.
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As you read this manual, you will find information that is
preceded by a symbol. The purpose
of this message is
to help prevent damage to your vehicle, other property, or the
environment.
First Edition 11/2008 HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Specifications apply to USA and Canada
As sections with * include SRS components;
special precautions are required when servicing.
marked sections are not included in this manual, see Volume 1.
How to Use This Manual
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each section is marked with a black tab that lines up with its
corresponding thumb index tab on this page and the back cover.
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Supplemental restraint system (SRS) (if steering maintenance is required)
The Accord SRS includes a driver's airbag in the steering wheel hub, a
passenger's airbag in the dashboard
above the glove box, seat belt tensioners in the front seat belt retractors,
side curtai ...
See also:
Rear Seats
• Folding Down the Rear Seat
1. Remove the center shoulder belt from the
guide.
2. Pull the release lever in the trunk to release
the lock.
3. Fold the seat-back down.
If the rear head ...
All ChildrenMust Be Restrained
Each year, many children are injured
or killed in vehicle crashes because
they are either unrestrained or not
properly restrained. In fact, traffic
collisions are the number one cause
of dea ...
Rocker Arm and Shaft inspection
1. Remove the rocker arm assembly (see page 6-81).
2. Disassemble the rocker arm assembly (see page
6-82).
3. Measure the diameter of the shaft at the first rocker
location.
4. Zero the gau ...