2000 HONDA CR-V seats

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r an d Passenge r Safet y

Thi s sectio n give s yo u importan t

informatio n abou t ho w to protec t

yoursel f an d you r passengers . I t

show s yo u ho w to us e sea t belt s

properly . I t explain s you r Supple -

menta l Restrain t System . An d i t tell s

yo u ho w to properl y restrai n infant s

an d childre n in you r vehicle .

Important Safety Precaution s ......... . 6
You r Vehicle' s Safet y Features....... . 7

Sea t Belts....................................... . 8

Airbags........................................... . 9

Seat s & Seat-Backs..................... . 1 0
Hea
d Restraints.......................... . 1 0

Doo r Locks.................................. . 1 0

Pre-Driv e Safet y Checklist........ . 1 1

Protectin g Adults............................ . 1 2

1 . Clos e an d Loc k th e Doors..... . 1 2

2 . Adjus t th e Fron t Seats........... . 1 2

3 . Adjus t th e Seat-Backs............ . 1 3

4 . Adjus t th e Hea d Restraints... . 1 4

5 . Faste n an d Positio n th e Sea t

Belts..................................... . 1 5

6 . Adjus t th e Steerin g Wheel.... . 1 8

7 . Maintai n a Prope r Sittin g

Position................................ . 1 8
Advic e fo r Pregnan t Women..... . 1 9
Additiona l Safet y Precautions... . 1 9

Protectin g Children........................ . 2. 1

Al l Childre n Mus t B e
Restrained............................... . 2 1
Childre n Shoul d Si t i n th e Bac k

Seat........................................... . 2 2

Th e Passenger' s Airba g Pose s
Seriou s Risk s to Children...... . 2 2
I f Yo u Mus t Driv e wit h Severa l
Children................................... . 2 4
I f a Chil d Require s Clos e
Attention.................................. . 2 4 Additiona
l Safet y Precautions... . 2 4
Genera l Guideline s fo r Usin g

Chil d Seats............................... . 2 5

Protectin g Infants....................... . 2 9

Protectin g Smal l Children......... . 3 3

Protectin g Large r Children....... . 3 7
Usin g Chil d Seat s wit h

Tethers..................................... . 4 0

Additiona l Informatio n Abou t You r

Sea t Belts................................. . 4 2

Sea t Bel t Syste m Components.. . 4 2
Lap/Shoulde r Belt...................... . 4 2

La p Belt........................................ . 4 3

Sea t Bel t Maintenance............... . 4 3
Additiona l Informatio n Abou t You r

SRS........................................... . 4 5
SR S Components........................ . 4 5

Ho w You r Airbag s Work........... . 4 5
Ho w th e Automati c Sea t Bel t

Tensioner s Work.................... . 4 7

Ho w th e SR S Indicato r Ligh t
Works....................................... . 4 7

SR S Service.................................. 4 8

Additiona l Safet y
Precautions...
. 4 8

Carbo n Monoxid e Hazard............. . 4 9

Safet y Labels................................... . 5 0

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You
r Vehicle' s Safet y Feature s
Sea t Belt s
Fo r you r safety , an d th e safet y o f
you r passengers , you r vehicl e i s
equippe d wit h sea t belt s i n al l seatin g

positions .

You r sea t bel t syste m als o
include s a ligh t o n th e
instrumen t pane l t o remin d yo u an d
you r passenger s t o faste n you r sea t
belts .

Why Wear Seat Belts

Sea t belt s ar e th e singl e mos t
effectiv e safet y devic e fo r adult s an d
large r children . (Infant s an d smalle r
childre n mus t b e properl y restraine d
i n chil d seats. )
No t wearin g a sea t bel t properl y
increase s th e chanc e o f seriou s
injur y o r deat h in a crash , eve n
thoug h you r vehicl e ha s airbags .
I n addition , mos t state s an d al l
Canadia n province s requir e yo u t o wea
r sea t belts .
Whe n properl y worn , sea t belts : Kee
p yo u connecte d t o th e vehicl e
s o yo u ca n tak e advantag e o f th e
vehicle' s built-i n safety features . Hel
p protec t yo u i n almos t ever y
typ e o f crash , includin g sid e an d
rea r impact s an d rollovers . I n a
rollove r crash , a n unbelte d perso n
i s mor e likel y t o di e tha n a perso n
wearin g a sea t belt . You r airba g
ca
n onl y b e helpfu l i n a moderat e
t o sever e fronta l collision . Hel
p kee p yo u fro m bein g throw n
agains t th e insid e o f th e vehicl e
an d agains t othe r occupants . Kee
p yo u fro m bein g throw n ou t
o f th e vehicle .
Hel p kee p yo u in a goo d positio n
shoul d th e airbag s eve r deploy . A
goo d positio n reduce s th e ris k o f
injur y fro m an inflatin g airbag , an d
allow s yo u to ge t th e bes t
advantag e fro m th e airbag .
O f course , sea t belt s canno t
completel y protec t yo u in ever y
crash . Bu t i n mos t cases , sea t belt s
ca n reduc e you r ris k o f seriou s
injury .
What you should do: Always wear

your sea t belt , an d mak e sur e yo u
wea r i t properly .

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No
t wearin g a sea t bel t properl y
increase s th e chanc e o f seriou s
injur y o r deat h i n a crash , eve n
i f yo u hav e airbags .
B e sur e yo u an d you r
passenger s alway s wea r sea t
belt s an d wea r the m properly .

You
r Vehicle' s Safet y Feature s

Seat s & Seat-Back s

You r vehicle' s seat s ar e designe d to
kee p yo u in a comfortable , uprigh t
positio n s o yo u ca n tak e ful l
advantag e o f th e prelectio n offere d
b y sea t belt s an d th e energ y
absorbin g material s i n th e seats .
Ho w yo u adjus t you r seat s an d seat -
back s ca n als o affec t you r safety . Fo r
example , sittin g to o clos e to th e
steerin g whee l o r dashboar d
increase s th e ris k o f yo u o r you r
passenge r bein g injure d b y strikin g
th e insid e o f th e vehicle , o r b y a n
inflatin g airbag .
Reclinin g a seat-bac k lo o fa r reduce s
th e sea t belt' s effectivenes s an d
increase s th e chanc e tha t th e seat' s
occupan t wil l slid e unde r th e sea t
bel t i n a cras h an d b e seriousl y

injured .
What you should do: Mov
e th e fron t

seat s a s fa r bac k a s possible , an d
kee p adjustabl e seat-back s in a n

uprigh t positio n wheneve r th e

vehicl e is moving .

Hea d Restraint s

Hea d restraint s ca n hel p protec t yo u
fro m whiplas h an d othe r injuries . Fo r
maximu m protection , th e bac k o f
you r hea d shoul d res t agains t th e
cente r o f th e hea d restraint . Doo
r Lock s
Keepin g you r door s locke d reduce s
th e chanc e o f bein g throw n ou t o f
th e vehicl e durin g a crash . I t als o
help s preven t occupant s fro m
accidentall y openin g a doo r an d
fallin g out , an d outsider s fro m

unexpectedl y openin g you r doors .

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You
r Vehicle' s Safet y Feature s

Pre-Driv e Safet y Checklis t

T o mak e sur e yo u an d you r
passenger s ge t th e maximu m
protectio n fro m you r vehicle' s safet y
features , chec k th e followin g eac h
tim e befor e yo u driv e away : Al
l adults , an d childre n wh o hav e
outgrow n chil d safet y seats , ar e
wearin g thei r sea t belt s an d
wearin g the m properl y (se e pag e
15 ).
An
y infan t o r smal l chil d is
properl y restraine d in a chil d sea t

i n th e bac k sea t (se e pag e 21 ). Fron
t sea t occupant s ar e sittin g
uprigh t an d a s fa r bac k a s possibl e
fro m th e steerin g whee l an d
dashboar d (se e pag e 12 ).
Seat-back s ar e uprigh t (se e pag e
13 ). Hea
d restraint s ar e properl y adjuste
d (se e pag e 1 4 ) . Al
l door s an d th e tailgat e ar e
close d an d locke d (se e pag e 1 2 ) . Al
l carg o is properl y store d o r
secure d (se e pag e 14 8 ) .
Th e res t o f thi s sectio n give s mor e
detaile d informatio n abou t ho w yo u
ca n maximiz e you r safety .
Remember , however , tha t n o safet y
syste m ca n preven t al l injurie s o r
death s tha t ca n occu r i n sever e
crashes , eve n whe n sea t belt s ar e
properl y wor n an d th e airbag s deploy .

Driver an d Passenge r Safet y

Protectin
g Adult s

T o reduc e th e chanc e o f injury , wea r
you r sea t bel t properly , si t uprigh t
wit h you r bac k agains t th e seat , an d
mov e th e sea t a s fa r bac k a s possibl e
fro m th e steerin g whee l whil e stil l
maintainin g ful l contro l o f th e
vehicle . Als o mak e sur e you r fron t
sea t passenge r move s th e sea t a s fa r
t o th e rea r a s possible . Mos
t shorte r driver s ca n ge t fa r
enoug h awa y fro m th e steerin g
whee l an d stil l reac h th e pedals .
However , i f yo u ar e concerne d abou t
sittin g to o close , w e recommen d tha t
yo u investigat e whethe r som e typ e
o f adaptiv e equipmen t ma y help .
Onc e you r sea t i s adjuste d correctly ,
roc k i t bac k an d fort h t o mak e sur e
th e sea t i s locke d in position .
Se e pag e 7 7 fo r ho w to adjus t th e
fron t seats .
3.Adjus t th e Seat-Back s
Adjus t th e driver' s seat-bac k t o a
comfortable , uprigh t position ,
leavin g ampl e spac e betwee n you r
ches t an d th e airba g cove r i n th e
cente r o f th e steerin g wheel . I f yo u
si t to o clos e t o th e steerin g wheel ,
yo u coul d b e injure d i f th e airba g
inflates . A
fron t passenge r shoul d als o adjust
th e seat-bac k t o a n uprigh t position ,
bu t a s fa r fro m th e dashboar d a s
possible . A passenge r wh o sit s to o
clos e t o th e dashboar d coul d b e
injure d i f th e airba g inflates .

CONTINUED

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Sittin
g to o clos e t o a n airba g
ca n resul t i n seriou s injur y o r
deat h i f th e airbag s inflate .
Alway s si t a s fa r bac k fro m th e
airbag s a s possible .

Protectin
g Adult s

6.Adjus t th e Steerin g Whee l
Adjus t th e steerin g wheel , i f needed ,
s o tha t th e whee l point s towar d you r
chest , no t towar d you r face .
Pointin g th e steerin g whee l towar d
you r ches t provide s optima l
protectio n fro m th e airbag .
Se e pag e 6 4 fo r ho w to adjus t th e
steerin g wheel . 7.Maintai
n a Prope r Sittin g
Positio n
Afte r al l occupant s hav e adjuste d
thei r seat s an d pu t o n sea t belts , i t i s
ver y importan t tha t the y continu e t o
si t upright , wel l bac k i n thei r seats ,
wit h thei r fee t o n th e floor , unti l th e
vehicl e is parke d an d th e engin e is

off .
Sittin g improperl y ca n increas e th e
chanc e o f injur y durin g a crash . Fo r

example , i f a n occupan t slouches ,
lie s down , turn s sideways , sit s
forward , lean s forwar d o r sideways ,
o r put s on e o r bot h fee t up , th e
chanc e o f injur y durin g a cras h is
greatl y increased .
I n addition , a n occupan t wh o is ou t o f
positio n in th e fron t sea t ca n b e
seriousl y o r fatall y injure d b y
strikin g interio r part s o f th e vehicle ,
o r b y bein g struc k b y a n inflatin g

airbag .
Remember
, t o ge t th e bes t
protectio n fro m you r vehicle' s
airbag s an d othe r safet y features ,
yo u mus t si t properl y an d wea r you r
sea t bel t properly .

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Sittin
g improperl y o r ou t o f
positio n ca n resul t i n seriou s
injur y o r deat h i n a crash .
Alway s si t upright , wel l bac k i n
th e seat , wit h you r fee t o n th e

floor .

Protectin
g Adult s

Advic e fo r Pregnan t Wome n
Becaus e protectin g th e mothe r i s th e
bes t wa y t o protec t he r unbor n child ,
a pregnan t woma n shoul d alway s
wea r a sea t bel t wheneve r sh e drive s
o r ride s i n a vehicle .
W e recommen d tha t pregnan t
wome n us e a lap/shoulde r bel t
wheneve r possible . Remembe r t o
kee p th e la p portio n o f th e bel t a s
lo w a s possibl e acros s you r hips . Pregnan
t wome n shoul d als o si t
uprigh t an d a s fa r bac k a s possibl e
fro m th e steerin g whee l o r
dashboard . Thi s wil l reduc e th e ris k
o f injurie s t o bot h th e mothe r an d
he r unbor n chil d tha t ca n b e cause d
b y a cras h o r a n inflatin g airbag .
Eac h tim e yo u hav e a check-up , as k
you r docto r i f it' s oka y fo r yo u t o
drive .
Additiona l Safet y Precaution s
Never let passengers ride in the

cargo area or on top of a folded-

down back seat. Al l passenger s

mus t si t i n locked , uprigh t seat s
an d b e properl y restraine d b y sea t
belts .
Passengers should not stand up or
change seats while the vehicle is

moving. A passenger wh o is no t
wearin g a sea t bel t durin g a cras h
o r emergenc y sto p ca n b e throw n
agains t th e insid e o f th e vehicle , agains
t othe r occupants , o r ou t o f
th e vehicle .

Two people should never use the

same seat belt. I f the y do , the y
coul d b e ver y seriousl y injure d i n a

crash .

Do not put any accessories on seat
belts. Device s intende d to improv e
occupan t comfor t o r repositio n th e
shoulde r par t o f a sea t bel t ca n
severel y compromis e th e
protectiv e capabilit y o f th e sea t
bel t an d increas e th e chanc e o f
seriou s injur y in a crash .

CONTINUE D

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Protectin
g Childre n

Childre n Shoul d Si t i n th e Bac k

Sea t

Accordin g to acciden t statistics ,
childre n o f al l age s an d size s ar e
safe r whe n the y ar e restraine d in th e
bac k seat , no t th e fron t seat . Th e
Nationa l Highwa y Traffi c Safet y
Administratio n an d Transpor t
Canad a recommen d tha t al l childre n
age s 1 2 an d unde r b e properl y
restraine d in th e bac k seat .
I n th e bac k seat , childre n ar e les s
likel y t o b e injure d b y strikin g har d
interio r part s durin g a collisio n o r
har d braking . Also , childre n canno t
b e injure d b y a n inflatin g airba g
whe n the y rid e in th e back .
Th
e Passenger' s Airba g Pose s

Seriou s Risk s t o Childre n
Airbag s hav e bee n designe d to hel p
protec t adult s in a moderat e to
sever e fronta l collision . T o d o this ,
th e passenger' s airba g is quit e large ,
an d it inflate s wit h tremendou s

speed .

Infants
Never put a rear-facing child seat in the front seat of a vehicle equipped

with a passenger's airbag. I f th e

airba g inflates , i t ca n hi t th e bac k o f
th e chil d sea t wit h enoug h forc e t o
kil l o r ver y seriousl y injur e a n infant .Small Children

Placing a forward-facing child seat in
the front seat of a vehicle equipped
with a passenger's airbag can be

hazardous. If the vehicl e sea t is to o
fa r forward , o r th e child' s hea d is
throw n forwar d durin g a collision , a n
inflatin g airba g ca n strik e th e chil d
wit h enoug h forc e t o kil l o r ver y
seriousl y injur e a smal l child .
Larger Children
Children who have outgrown child
seats are also at risk of being injured
or killed by an inflating passenger's

airbag. Wheneve r possible , large r

childre n shoul d si t i n th e bac k seat ,
properl y restraine d wit h a sea t belt .
(Se e pag e 3 7 fo r importan t
informatio n abou t protectin g large r
children. )
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