2000 HONDA PASSPORT child lock

doctor, or follow the seat maker's
recommendations.
To achieve the desired reclining
angle, it may help to put a rolled-
up towel under the toe of the child seat, as shown.
When properly installed, a rear- facing child seat may prevent a
driver or a front seat passenger
from moving the seat as far back as recommended (see page 10).
Or it may prevent them from
locking the seat-back in the
desired upright position (see page
11).

In either case, we recommend that
you place the child seat directly
behind the front passenger seat,
move the front seat as far forward as needed, and leave it
unoccupied. You may also wish to
get a smaller child seat that allows
you to safely carry a front

passenger.
Additional Precautions for
Infants Never hold an infant on your

lap. If you are not wearing a
seat belt in a crash, you could

be thrown forward into the
dashboard and crush the infant.

If you are wearing a seat belt,

the infant can be torn from

your arms. For example, if

your vehicle crashes into a
parked vehicle at 30 mph (48

km/h), a 20 Ib (9 kg) infant will
become a 600 Ib (275 kg)

force, and you will not be able

to hold on.
Never put a seat belt over
yourself and an infant. During a crash, the belt could press
deep into the infant and cause
very serious injuries. Protectin
g Smal l Childre n

Child Seat Type

A child who can sit up without
support, and who fits within the

child seat maker's weight and

height limits, should be restrained in a forward-facing, upright child
seat.

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Of the different seats available,
we recommend those that have a
five-point harness system as
shown.

We also recommend that a small
child stay in the child seat as long as possible, until the child reaches
the weight or height limit for the
seat.

Child Seat Placement In this vehicle, the best place toinstall a forward-facing child seatis in one of the seating positions
in the back seat.
Placing a forward-facing child seat in the front seat of a vehicle

equipped with a passenger's

airbag can be hazardous. If the

vehicle seat is too far forward, or
the child's head is thrown forward

during a collision, an inflating

passenger's airbag can strike the
child with enough force to cause
very serious or fatal injuries. If a
small child must be closely
watched, we recommend that
another adult sit in the back seat
with the child. If it is necessary to put a forward-
facing child seat in the front,
move the vehicle seat as far to the
rear as possible, be sure the child seat is firmly secured to the
vehicle, and that the child is
properly strapped in the seat.
Installing a Child Seat With a
Lap/Shoulder Belt The lap/shoulder belts in the outer
back and front passenger seating
positions have a lockingmechanism that must be activated
to secure a child seat.
The following pages provide instructions on how to secure a
forward-facing child seat with this
type of seat belt.
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Improperly placing a
forward-facing child seat in the
front seat can result in serious injury or death if the airbags
inflate.
If you must place a forward-
facing child seat in the front, move the vehicle seat as far
back as possible and properly
restrain the child.

See page 32 for how to secure a
forward-facing child seat in the
center back seat with the lap belt.
1. With the child seat in the desired seating position, route
the belt through the child seat
according to the seat maker'sinstructions, then insert the
latch plate into the buckle. 2. To activate the lockable retractor,
slowly pull the shoulder part of
the belt all the way out until it stops, then let the belt feed back
into the retractor (you might
hear a clicking noise as the belt

retracts).

3. After the belt has retracted, tug on it. If the belt is locked,
you will not be able to pull it out. If you can pull the belt out, it is not locked and you
will need to repeat these steps.
4. After confirming that the belt is locked, grab the shoulder
part of the belt near the buckle and pull up to remove anyslack from the lap part of the
belt. Remember, if the lap part
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of the belt is not tight, the
child seat will not be secure. It
may help to put weight on the
child seat, or push on the back of the seat, while pulling up
on the belt.
5. Push and pull the child seat forward and from side to sideto verify that it is secure
enough to stay upright during
normal driving maneuvers. If the child seat is not secure,
unlatch the belt, allow it to
retract fully, then repeat these
steps.

To deactivate the locking mechanism in order to remove a
child seat, unlatch the buckle, unroute the seat belt, and let the
belt fully retract.
Installing a Child Seat With the
Lap Belt

To install a forward-facing childseat in the center back seat with
the lap belt, follow instruction
number 1 on page 31 for routing
and latching the seat belt. Then
pull hard on the loose end of the belt to remove any slack (it may
help to put weight on the child
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All the lap/shoulder belts except
the driver's have an additional
locking mechanism that must beactivated to secure a child seat.(See pages 25 and 30 for
instructions on how to secure
child seats with this type of seat

belt.)
If the shoulder part of the belt is

pulled all the way out, the locking
mechanism will activate. The belt

will retract, but it will not allow a

passenger to move freely.

To deactivate the locking

mechanism, unlatch the buckle
and let the seat belt fully retract.

To refasten the belt, pull it out only as far as needed.

See page 13 for instructions on

how to wear the lap/shoulder belt

properly.
La
p Bel t

The lap belt has one manually adjusted belt that fits across the

hips.

To fasten the belt, insert the latch

plate into the buckle marked
CENTER, then tug on the belt to

make sure the buckle is latched.

To unlock the belt, push the red

PRESS button.
See page 14 for how to lengthen
the lap belt, and how to properly
position the belt.

Sea t Bel t Maintenanc e

For safety, you should check the condition of your seat belts
regularly.
Pull each belt out fully and look
for frays, cuts, burns, and wear.
Check that the latches work smoothly and that the lap/shoulder
belts retract easily. Any belt not in good condition or not working
properly will not provide good protection and should be replacedas soon as possible.
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Interio
r Feature s
Keys and Ignition .......... 97
Steering Column Lock/
Ignition Switch ........ 97 LOCK .............. 97
ACC ................ 97
ON ................. 97START .............. 97
Key Removal ........... 98
Key Reminder .......... 98

Guard Against Theft ..... 98

Locks ................... 99 Power Door Locks ...... 100
Child-Safe Door Locks .. 101

Mirrors ................. 101 Interior Mirror ......... 101Power Mirrors ......... 101Vanity Mirror .......... 102 Power Windows .......... 103
Checking the CircuitBreaker ............. 104
Tailgate ................ 104 Operation ............. 104
Hood Release ............ 105
Interior Lights ........... 107 Luggage Light ......... 107Dome Light ........... 107
Courtesy Lights ........ 108
Map Lights............ 108
Moonroof ............... 108 Conveniences ............ 109
Beverage Holder ....... 109
Sun Visor ............. 110Glove Box ............ 110

Assist Grip ............ 111
Horn Button ........... 11

Tilt Steering Wheel ..... 1
11

1
Cigarette Lighte
r ....... 112

Ashtrays .............. 112
Accessory Power Outlets . 113
Interio r Feature s

Fully close all windows and
lock all doors. This activates
the anti-theft system (see page
148).

Keep costly items out of sight.
— Never leave things of value in plain sight on the seat or floor.
— The glove box offers a place to hide small items (and if
locked, protects them even

more).
Lock
s

Interior Feature s

POWE
R EXTERIO R
MIRROR S
CHILD-SAF E
DOO R LOCK S DOO
R LOCK S

Child-Saf
e Doo r Lock s
The rear doors can be locked to
prevent children from opening the door from the inside.
This is done by depressing the
lever shown in the illustration. To
disengage the lock, open the door
from the outside and raise thelever.
Mirror
s

Interio r Mirro r

To adjust, move the mirror right or left and up or down.
Pull the lever to switch the mirror to night operation. This reduces
the glare from the headlights of
following vehicles.
Powe
r Mirror s

Adjust the outside mirrors with
the adjustment switch on the

dashboard.

1. Turn the ignition switch to ON.
2. Move the selector switch to L (driver's side) or R
(passenger's side).
Interio r Feature s
DA Y
NIGH T
ADJUSTMEN
T

SWITC H

SELECTO
R
SWITC H