2001 HONDA S2000 lock

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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 passenger . 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 it tell s
yo u ho w to properl y restrai n childre n
i n you r car . Importan
t Safet y Precaution s ......... . 6
You r Car' s Safet y Feature s ............. . 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 . Faste n an d Positio n th e Sea t

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

5 . Maintai n a Prope r Sittin g
Position................................ . 1 6
Advic e fo r Pregnan t Women..... . 1 7
Additiona l Safet y Precautions... . 1 8
Protectin g Children........................ . 1 9
Al l Childre n Mus t B e

Restrained............................... . 1 9

You r Ca r i s No t Recommende d

fo r Chil d Passengers.............. . 2 0

Th e Passenger' s Airba g Pose s

Seriou s Risk s t o Children...... . 2 0

Additiona l Safet y Precaution..... . 2 2
Genera
l Guideline s fo r Usin g
Chil d Seats.............................
22

Protectin g Smal l
Children.........
. 2 6
Protectin g Large r Children....... . 2 9
Additiona l Informatio n Abou t You r
Sea t Belts................................. . 3 3
Sea t Bel t Syste m Components.. . 3 3
Lap/Shoulde r Belt...................... . 3 3
Sea t Bel t Maintenance............... . 3 4
Additiona l Informatio n Abou t You r

SRS........................................... 35

SR S Components........................ . 3 5
Ho w You r Airbag s Work........... . 3 5
Ho w th e Automati c Sea t Bel t
Tensioner s Work.................... . 3 7
Ho w th e SR S Indicato r Ligh t

Works....................................... 37

SR S Service.................................. 38

Additiona l Safet y Precautions... .

38

Carbo n Monoxid e
Hazard.............
.

39

Safet y Labels................................... .
40

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Passenge
r Safet y

You
r Car' s Safet y Feature s

(1 ) Safet y Cag e
(2 ) Crus h Zone s
(3 ) Seat s & Seat-Back s
(4 ) Hea d Restraint s
(5 ) Collapsibl e Steerin g Colum n
(6 ) Sea t Belt s
(7 ) Sea t Bel t Tensioner s
(8 ) Airbag s
(9 ) Doo r Lock s You
r ca r i s equippe d wit h man y
feature s tha t wor k togethe r t o
protec t yo u an d you r passenge r
durin g a crash .
Som e safet y feature s d o no t requir e
an y actio n o n you r part . Thes e
includ e a stron g stee l framewor k
tha t form s a safet y cag e aroun d th e
passenge r compartment ; fron t an d
rea r crus h zone s tha t ar e designe d to
crumpl e an d absor b energ y durin g a
crash ; a collapsibl e steerin g column ;
an d sea t bel t tensioner s tha t
automaticall y tighte n th e sea t belt s
i n th e even t o f a crash .
Thes e safet y feature s ar e designe d
t o reduc e th e severit y o f injurie s i n a
crash . However , yo u an d you r
passenge r can' t tak e ful l advantag e
o f thes e safet y feature s unles s yo u
remai n sittin g in a prope r positio n

an d always wear your seat belts

properly. I n fact , som e safet y
feature s ca n contribut e to injurie s if
the y ar e no t use d properly .

Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y

You
r Car' s Safet y Feature s

Seat s & Seat-Back s
You r car' s seat s ar e designe d t o 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 protectio 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 car , o r b y a n
inflatin g airbag .
Reclinin g a seat-bac k to 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 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 ca r i s 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 . 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 ca r 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 .

Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y

You
r Car' s Safet y Feature s
Pre-Driv e Safet y Checklis t
T o mak e sur e yo u an d you r
passenge r ge t th e maximu m
protectio n fro m you r car' s safet y
features , chec k th e followin g eac h
tim e befor e yo u driv e away : Yo
u an d an y adul t passenger , o r a
large r chil d wh o ha s outgrow n
chil d seats , ar e wearin g you r sea t
belt s an d wearin g the m properl y
(se e pag e 1 5 ) . A
smal l chil d ridin g in a forward -
facin g chil d sea t i s properl y
restraine d (se e pag e 26 ). 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 1 2 ) . Seat-back
s ar e uprigh t (se e pag e

13 ).
Bot
h door s 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 124 ).
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

Introductio n
Th e followin g page s provid e
instruction s o n ho w to properl y
protec t adul t occupants .
Thes e instruction s als o appl y t o a
chil d who m yo u hav e decide d is
larg e enoug h an d matur e enoug h t o
rid e a s a passenger . (Se e pag e 2 9 fo r
importan t additiona l guideline s o n
ho w to properl y protec t large r
children. )

1 . Clos e an d Loc k th e Door s

Afte r everyon e ha s entere d th e car ,
b e sur e th e door s ar e close d an d

locked .
You
r ca r ha s a doo r
monito r ligh t o n th e
instrumen t pane l t o indicat e whe n a
specifi c doo r i s no t tightl y closed .
Fo r safety , lockin g th e door s reduce s
th e chanc e tha t a passenger ,
especiall y a child , wil l ope n a doo r
whil e th e ca r i s movin g an d
accidentall y fal l out . I t als o reduce s
th e chanc e o f someon e bein g throw n
ou t o f th e ca r durin g a crash .
Fo r security , locke d door s ca n
preven t a n outside r fro m
unexpectedl y openin g a doo r whe n
yo u com e to a stop .
Se e pag e 6 2 fo r ho w to loc k th e

doors .
2.Adjus
t th e Fron t Seat s
An y drive r wh o sit s to o clos e t o th e
steerin g whee l i s a t ris k o f bein g
seriousl y injure d o r kille d b y strikin g
th e steerin g wheel , o r fro m bein g
struc k b y a n inflatin g airba g durin g a

crash .

Drive r 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 car .
Als o mak e sur e you r 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 6 9 fo r ho w to adjus t th e

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
passenge r shoul d als o adjus t 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 .

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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 Childre n

Additiona l Safet y Precautio n
Do not leave a child alone in your

car. Leavin g a chil d withou t adul t
supervisio n is illega l i n mos t state s
an d Canadia n province s an d ca n
b e ver y hazardous . Fo r example , a
smal l chil d lef t i n a ca r o n a ho t
da y ca n di e fro m heatstroke . A
chil d lef t alon e wit h th e ke y i n th e
ignitio n ca n accidentall y se t th e
ca r i n motion , possibl y injurin g
themselve s o r others . Lock both doors and the trunk
when your car is not in use.
Childre n wh o pla y in car s ca n
accidentall y ge t trappe d insid e th e
trunk . Teac h you r childre n no t t o
pla y in o r aroun d cars . Kno w ho w
t o operat e th e emergenc y trun k
opene r (U S model s only ) an d
decid e if you r childre n shoul d b e
show n ho w to us e thi s featur e ( see
pag e 67 ).
Keep car keys and remote
transmitters out of the reach of

children. Eve n ver y youn g
childre n lear n ho w to unloc k
vehicl e doors , tur n o n th e ignition ,
an d ope n th e trunk , whic h ca n
lea d to accidenta l injur y o r death .Genera
l Guideline s fo r Usin g
Chil d Seat s
A s discusse d o n pag e 20 , becaus e
you r ca r doe s no t hav e a bac k seat ,
an d becaus e o f th e passenger' s
airba g hazard , w e strongl y
recommen d tha t yo u d o no t can y a
smal l chil d a s a passenge r i n thi s car .
However , i f yo u mus t carr y a smal l
chil d in thi s car , th e chil d mus t b e
properl y restraine d in a chil d seat .
Th e followin g page s giv e genera l
guideline s fo r selectin g an d installin g
a chil d seat . Se e pag e 2 6 fo r
additiona l information .

Drive r an d Passenge r Safet y

Protectin
g Childre n

Child Seat Installation
Th e passenger' s sea t bel t ha s a
lockin g mechanis m tha t mus t b e
activate d t o secur e a chil d seat .
Th e followin g pages provide
instruction s an d tip s o n ho w to
secur e a forward-facin g chil d sea t
wit h thi s typ e o f sea t belt .
1 . Mov e th e vehicl e sea t t o th e rear -
mos t position . Movin g th e sea t a s
fa r bac k a s possibl e reduce s th e
chanc e o f a chil d bein g injure d o r
kille d i f th e passenger' s airba g
inflates . (Se e pag e 6 9 fo r
instruction s o n ho w to adjus t th e
seat. ) 2
. Wit h th e chil d sea t i n position ,
rout e th e bel t throug h th e chil d
sea t accordin g t o th e sea t maker' s
instructions , the n inser t th e latc h
plat e int o th e buckle . 3
. T o activat e th e lockabl e retractor ,
slowl y pul l th e shoulde r par t o f th e
bel t al l th e wa y ou t unti l i t stops ,
the n le t th e bel t fee d bac k int o th e
retracto r (yo u migh t hea r a
clickin g nois e a s th e bel t retracts) .
4 . Afte r th e bel t ha s retracted , tu g o n
it . I f th e bel t i s locked , yo u wil l no t
b e abl e t o pul l i t out . I f yo u ca n pul l
th e bel t out , i t i s no t locke d an d
yo u wil l nee d t o repea t thes e steps .
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