2002 HONDA PASSPORT seats

Driver and Passenger Safety31
Rear-Facing Seat Installation
Tips
For proper protection, an infant
must ride in a reclined, or
semi-reclined position. To
determine the proper reclining
angle, check with the baby’s
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.
Protecting Small Children
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. 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 to
install a forward-facing child seat
is 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

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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 child
seat in the center back seat with
the lap belt, follow instruction
number 1 on page 32 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
seat while pulling on the belt). Finally, follow instruction number
5 on page 33 to verify that the
child seat is secure.
Protecting Larger Children
When a child reaches the
recommended weight or height
limit for a forward-facing child
seat, the child should sit in one of
the outer back seats and wear a
lap/shoulder belt. The
lap/shoulder belt provides better
protection than the lap belt.
If a child is too short for the
shoulder part of the belt to fit
properly, we recommend that the
child use a booster seat until the
child is tall enough to use the seat
belt without a booster.

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Using Child Seats With
Tethers
REAR
FLOOR
ATTACHMENT POINTS
Your vehicle has two attachment
points in the rear floor for
securing a tether-style child seat
to the vehicle.
Since a tether can provide
additional security, we
recommend using a tether
whenever one is required or
available. Check with the child
seat maker to determine whether a
tether is available for a particular
child seat.
COVER LATCH
ANCHORAGE
POINT
The tether anchorage points are
located under plastic covers. Use
your finger to push the latch, then
pivot the cover backward to
access the anchorage point.
TETHER FROM
CHILD SEAT
Attach the tether strap hook to the
tether anchorage point as shown
in the illustration, then tighten the
strap according to the child seat
maker ’ s instructions.

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Using LATCH
LOWER
ANCHORAGES
Your vehicle is equipped with
LATCH (Lower Anchorages and
Tethers for Children) at the outer
rear seats. The lower anchors
anchorages are located between
the seat-back and the seat bottom,
and are to be used only with a
child seat designed for use with
LATCH.
To install a LATCH-compatible
child seat:
1. Move the seat belt buckle or
center seat belt away from the
lower anchors.
2. Make sure there are no foreign objects around the anchors.
Foreign objects could get in
the way of a secure connection
between the child seat and the
anchor.
RIGID TYPE
3. Put the child seat in the rear
left or right vehicle seat and
attach the child seat to the
lower anchor according to the
child seat maker ’s
instructions.

41Driver and Passenger Safety
Seat Belt System
Components
Your seat belt system includes
lap/shoulder belts in the front
seats and the outer back seats, and
a lap belt in the center back seat.The system also includes
a light on the instrument
panel to remind you and your
passengers to fasten your belts. If
the driver ’s seat belt is not
fastened before the ignition is
turned
ON (II), the light will come
on and a beeper will also sound.
The beeper will stop after a few
seconds, but the light will stay on
until the driver ’s seat belt is
fastened.
Lap/Shoulder Belt
This seat-belt has a single belt that
goes over your shoulder, across
your chest, and across your hips. To fasten the belt, insert the latch
plate into the buckle, then tug on
the belt to make sure the buckle is
latched.
To unlock the belt, push the red
PRESS button on the buckle.
Guide the belt across your body to
the door pillar. After exiting the
vehicle, be sure the belt is out of
the way and will not get closed in
the door.
All lap/shoulder belts have an
emergency locking retractor. In
normal driving, the retractor lets
you move freely in your seat
while it keeps some tension on the
belt. During a collision or sudden
stop, the retractor automatically
locks the belt to help restrain your
body.
Additional Information About Your Seat Belts

42 Driver and Passenger Safety
All the lap/shoulder belts except
the driver’s have an additional
locking mechanism that must be
activated to secure a child seat.
(See pages 27 and 32 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.
Lap
Belt
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.
Seat Belt Maintenance
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 replaced
as soon as possible.

49Off to a Good Start
To make it easier for you to enjoy
your new Passport, we’ve
gathered together the bits and
pieces of information that will get
you “off to a good start.” Each
item in this section refers you to a
page of the manual for detailed
instructions on that aspect of
vehicle operation. While you
should take the time to become
familiar with all the information
in this manual, we hope that this
section saves some time in getting
you safely behind the wheel.
Seats
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Interior 51
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Engine Compartment 53
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Off to a Good Start

B – SEAT BELT
A – SEAT ADJUSTMENT
(LX and EX shown)
C – TILT STEERING WHEEL
50 Off
to a Good Start
A SEAT ADJUSTMENT
See pages 91 and 92.
B SEAT BELT
See pages 13 – 15.
CTILT STEERING WHEEL
See page 115.
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