2001 HONDA CIVIC Owners Manual

Your Car at a Glance
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This section gives you important
inf ormation about how to protect
yourself and your passengers. It
shows you how to use seat belts
properly. It explains your Supple-
mental Restraint System. And it tells
you how to properly restrain inf ants
andchildreninyourcar..........
Important Safety Precautions . 6
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Your Car’s Saf ety Features . 7
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Seat Belts . 8
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Airbags . 10
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Seats & Seat-Backs . 11
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Head Restraints . 11
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Door Locks . 11
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Pre-Drive Saf ety Checklist . 12
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Protecting Adults . 13
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1. Close and Lock the Doors . 13 ...........
2. Adjust the Front Seats . 13
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3. Adjust the Seat-Backs . 14
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4. Adjust the Head Restraints . 15
5. Fasten and Position the Seat
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Belts . 16
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6. Adjust the Steering Wheel . 17
7. Maintain a Proper Sitting
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Position . 18
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Advice f or Pregnant Women . 19
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Additional Safety Precautions . 19
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Protecting Children . 21
All Children Must Be
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Restrained . 21
Children Should Sit in the Back ...........................................
Seat . 22
The Passenger’s Front Airbag
Poses Serious Risks to ...............................
Children . 22
If You Must Drive with Several ...................................
Children . 24
If a Child Requires Close ..................................
Attention . 24
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Additional Safety Precautions . 25
General Guidelines f or Using
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Child Seats . 26
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Protecting Inf ants . 30 .........
Protecting Small Children . 34
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Protecting Larger Children . 37
Using Child Seats with
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Tethers . 41
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Using the Lower Anchorages . 42
Additional Inf ormation About Your .................................
Seat Belts . 44
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Seat Belt System Components . 44
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Lap/Shoulder Belt . 44
Automatic Seat Belt
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Tensioners . 45
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Seat Belt Maintenance . 46
Additional Inf ormation About ...........................
Your Airbags . 48
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SRS Components . 48
How Your Front Airbags
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Work . 48
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How Your Side Airbags Work . 50
How the SRS Indicator Light
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Works . 51
How The Side Airbag Indicator ............................
Light Works . 52
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Airbag Service . 53
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Additional Safety Precautions . 53
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Carbon Monoxide Hazard . 54
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Saf ety Labels . 55
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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Excessive speed is a major f actor in
crash injuries and deaths. Generally,
the higher the speed the greater the
risk, but serious accidents can also
occur at lower speeds. Never drive
f aster than is saf e f or current
conditions, regardless of the
maximum speed posted.
While airbags can save lives, they
can cause serious or fatal injuries to
occupants who sit too close to them,
or are not properly restrained.
Inf ants, young children, and short
adults are at the greatest risk. Be
sure to f ollow all instructions and
warnings in this manual. (See page
.)
Children are saf est when they are
properly restrained in the back seat,
notthefrontseat.Achildwhoistoo
smallforaseatbeltmustbeproperly
restrained in a child saf ety seat. (See
page .) Having a tire blowout or a
mechanical f ailure can be extremely
hazardous. To reduce the possibility
of such problems, check your tire
pressures and condition f requently,
and perform all regularly scheduled
maintenance. (See page .)
You’ll f ind many saf ety
recommendations throughout this
section, and throughout this manual.
Therecommendationsonthispage
are the ones we consider to be the
most important.
A seat belt is your best protection in
all types of collisions. Airbags
supplement seat belts, but airbags
are designed to inf late only in a
moderate to severe f rontal collision.
So even though your car is equipped
with airbags, make sure you and
your passengers always wear your
seat belts, and wear them properly.
(See page .)
Alcohol and driving don’t mix. Even
one drink can reduce your ability to
respond to changing conditions, and
your reaction time gets worse with
every additional drink. So don’t drink
and drive, and don’t let your f riends
drink and drive, either.
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Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Important Saf ety Precautions
Always Wear Your Seat Belt Be Aware of Airbag Hazards Control Your Speed
Restrain All Children K eep Your Car in Saf e Condition
Don’t Drink and Drive
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Your car is equipped with many
features that work together to
protect you and your passengers
during a crash.
Some saf ety f eatures do not require
anyactiononyourpart.These
include a strong steel f ramework
that forms a safety cage around the
passenger compartment; f ront and
rear crush zones that are designed to
crumple and absorb energy during a
crash; a collapsible steering column;
and seat belt tensioners that
automatically tighten the front seat
belts in the event of a crash.
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Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Your Car’s Saf ety Features
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Foryoursafety,andthesafetyof
your passengers, your car is
equipped with seat belts in all seating
positions.
These saf ety f eatures are designed
to reduce the severity of injuries in a
crash. However, you and your
passengers can’t take f ull advantage
of these saf ety f eatures unless you
remain sitting in a proper position
and
In f act, some saf ety
f eatures can contribute to injuries if
they are not used properly. Your seat belt system also
includes a light on the
instrument panel to remind you and
your passengers to f asten your seat
belts. Seat belts are the single most
effectivesafetydeviceforadultsand
larger children. (Inf ants and smaller
children must be properly restrained
in child seats.)
Not wearing a seat belt properly
increases the chance of serious
injury or death in a crash, even
though your car has airbags.
In addition, most states and all
Canadian provinces require you to
wear seat belts.
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Your Car’s Saf ety Features
Seat Belts
always wear your seat belts
properly. Why Wear Seat Belt s
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When properly worn, seat belts:Keep you connected to the vehicle
so you can take advantage of the
car’s built-in saf ety f eatures.
Help protect you in almost every
type of crash, including f rontal,
side, and rear impacts and
rollovers. Help keep you f rom being thrown
against the inside of the vehicle
and against other occupants.
Keep you f rom being thrown out
of the vehicle.
Help keep you in a good position
should the airbags ever deploy. A
good position reduces the risk of
injury f rom an inf lating airbag, and
allows you to get the best
advantage f rom the airbag.
Of course, seat belts cannot
completely protect you in every
crash.Butinmostcases,seatbelts
can reduce your risk of serious
injury.
Always wear
your seat belt, and make sure you
wear it properly.
What you should do:
Your Car’s Saf ety Features
Driver and Passenger Saf ety 9
Not wearing a seat belt properly
increases the chance of serious
injury or death in a crash, even
if you have airbags.
Be sure you and your
passengers always wear seat
belts and wear them properly.