2002 HONDA ACCORD COUPE child restraint

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 .9
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Seats & Seat-Backs .10
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Head Restraints .10
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Door Locks .10
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Pre-Drive Saf ety Checklist . 11
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Protecting Adults .12
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1. Close and Lock the Doors . 12 ...........
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 .....................................
Belts .15
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6. Adjust the Steering Wheel . 17
7. Maintain a Proper Sitting ................................
Position .17
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Advice f or Pregnant Women . 18
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Additional Safety Precautions . 19
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Protecting Children .20
All Children Must Be ...............................
Restrained .20
Children Should Sit in the Back ...........................................
Seat .21
The Passenger’s Front Airbag Poses Serious Risks ...........................
to Children .21
If You Must Drive with Several ...................................
Children .24
If a Child Requires Close ..................................
Attention .24
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Additional Safety Precautions . 24
General Guidelines f or Using ...............................
Child Seats .25
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Protecting Inf ants .29 .........
Protecting Small Children . 33
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Protecting Larger Children . 36
Using Child Seats with .....................................
Tethers .40
Additional Inf ormation About Your .................................
Seat Belts .41
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Seat Belt System Components . 41
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Lap/Shoulder Belt .41
Automatic Seat Belt ...............................
Tensioners .43
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Seat Belt Maintenance . 44
Additional Inf ormation About ...........................
Your Airbags .45
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SRS Components .45
How Your Front Airbags .........................................
Work .45
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How Your Side Airbags Work . 47
How the SRS Indicator Light .......................................
Works .48
How The Side Airbag Indicator ............................
Light Works .49
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Airbag Service .50
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Additional Safety Precautions . 50
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Carbon Monoxide Hazard . 52
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Saf ety Labels .53
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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All adults, and children who have
outgrown child saf ety seats, are
wearing their seat belts and
wearingthemproperly(seepage).
Any inf ant or small child is
properly restrained in a child seat
inthebackseat(seepage ).
To make sure you and your
passengers get the maximum
protection f rom your car’s saf ety
f eatures, check the f ollowing each
time before you drive away:
The rest of this section gives more
detailed inf ormation about how you
can maximize your saf ety.
Remember, however, that no saf ety
system can prevent all injuries or
deaths that can occur in severe
crashes, even when seat belts are
properly worn and the airbags deploy.
Head restraints are properly
adjusted (see page ). Frontseatoccupantsaresitting
upright and as f ar back as possible
f rom the steering wheel and
dashboard (see page ).
All cargo is properly stored or
secured (see page ). Seat-backs are upright (see page
).
Both doors are closed and locked
(see page ). 12
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20 13
14 15
202
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Pre-Drive Saf ety Checklist
Your Car’s Saf ety Features
11

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Timing Belt .281
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Tires .285
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Wiper Blades .277
Replacing Seat Belts Af ter a ............................................
Crash .44
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Reserve Tank, Engine Coolant . 198
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Restraint, Child .20
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Reverse Gear Position . 212
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Rotation, Tire .285
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Saf ety Belts .8, 41
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Safety Defects, Reporting . 360
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Saf ety Features .7
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Airbags .9
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Door Locks .10
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Head Restraints .10
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Seat Belts .8
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Seats & Seat-Backs .10
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Saf ety Labels, Location of . 53
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Saf ety Messages . ii
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Seat Belts .8, 41
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Additional Information . 41
Automatic Seat Belt ...............................
Tensioners .43 .....................................
Cleaning .307
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Lap/Shoulder Belt . 15,41
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Maintenance .44
Reminder Light and ................................
Beeper .41, 58
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System Components . 41
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Use During Pregnancy . 18
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Wearing a Lap/Shoulder Belt . 15
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Seats, Adjusting the .85
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Seat Heaters .93
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Security System .180
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Serial Number .342
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Service Intervals .238
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Service Manual .361
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Service Station Procedures . 193
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Setting the Clock .100
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Shif t Lever Position Indicator . 211
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Shif t Lock Release .214
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Side Airbags .47
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Side Airbag Indicator . 49,60
Side Marker Lights, Bulb ..............................
Replacement .296
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Signaling Turns .69
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Snow Tires .287
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Solvent-type Cleaners . 304
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Sound System .123, 138 Spare Tire
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Inf lating .312
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Specif ications .345, 347
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Spark Plugs, Replacing . 269,271
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Specif ications Charts . 344,346
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Speed Control .181
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Speedometer .63
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Spotlights .105
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SRS, Additional Inf ormation . 45
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Additional Safety Precautions . 50
Automatic Seat Belt ...............................
Tensioners .43
How the SRS Indicator .......................................
Works .48
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How Your Airbags Work . 45
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SRS Components .45
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SRS Service .50
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SRS Indicator .48 ,60
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START (Ignition Key Position) . 78
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Starting the Engine .207
In Cold Weather at High ..................................
Altitude .208
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With a Dead Battery . 321
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State Emissions Testing . 355
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