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3Driver and Passenger Safety
This section gives you important
information about how to protect
you and your passengers. It shows
how to use seat belts properly. It
explains the Supplemental
Restraint System. And it tells you
how to properly restrain infants
and children in your vehicle.
Important Safety Precautions
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Your Vehicle’s Safety Features 5
Seat Belts 6
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Airbags 7
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Seats and Seat-Backs 8
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Head Restraints 8
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Door Locks 9
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Pre-Drive Safety Checklist 9
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Protecting Adults 10
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1. Close and Lock the Doors 10
2. Adjust the Front Seats 10
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3. Adjust the Seat-Backs 11
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4. Adjust the Head Restraints12 5. Fasten and Position
the Seat Belts 13
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6. Adjust the Steering Wheel15
7. Maintain a Proper Sitting Position 16
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Advice for Pregnant Women 16
Additional Safety Precautions 17
Protecting Children 18
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All Children Must
Be Restrained 18
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Children Should Sit in
the Back Seat 19
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The Passenger’s Airbag Poses
Serious Risks to Children 19
If You Must Drive With
Several Children 20
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If a Child Requires
Close Attention 21
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Additional Safety Precautions 21
General Guidelines for
Using Child Seats 22
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Protecting Infants 26
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Protecting Small Children 31
. Protecting Larger Children
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Using Child Seats
With Tethers 38
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Using LATCH 39
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Additional Information About
Your Seat Belts 41
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Seat Belt System
Components 41
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Lap/Shoulder Belt 41
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Lap Belt 42
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Seat Belt Maintenance 42
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Additional Information About
Your SRS 43
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SRS Components 43
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How Your Airbags Work 44
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How Your SRS Indicator
Light Works 45
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SRS Service 46
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Additional Safety Precautions 46
Carbon Monoxide Hazard 47
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Safety Labels 48
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Driver and Passenger Safety

6Driver and Passenger Safety
some safety features can
contribute to injuries if they are
not used properly.
Seat Belts
For your safety, and the safety of
your passengers, your vehicle is
equipped with seat belts in all
seating positions.
Your seat belt system
also includes a light on
the instrument panel to remind
you and your passengers to fasten
your seat belts.
Why Wear Seat Belts
Seat belts are the single most
effective safety device for adults
and larger children. (Infants 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 vehicle has airbags.
In addition, most states and
Canadian provinces require you to
wear seat belts.
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.
When properly worn, seat belts:
•Keep you connected to the
vehicle so you can take
advantage of the vehicle
’s
built-in safety features.
•Help protect you in almost
every type of crash, including
side and rear impacts and
rollovers. In a rollover crash,
an unbelted person is more
likely to die than a person
wearing a seat belt. Your airbag
can only be helpful in a
moderate to severe frontal
collision.
•Help keep you from being
thrown against the inside of the
vehicle and against other
occupants.
•Keep you from being thrown
out of the vehicle.

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•Help keep you in a good
position should the airbags ever
deploy. A good position
reduces the risk of injury from
an inflating airbag, and allows
you to get the best advantage
from the airbag.
Of course, seat belts cannot
completely protect you in every
crash. But in most cases, seat belts
can reduce your risk of serious
injury.
What you should do: Always
wear your seat belt, and make
sure you wear it properly.Airbags
Your vehicle has a Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS) with
frontal airbags to help protect the
driver and a front seat passenger. This system also
includes an indicator
light on the instrument panel to
alert you to a possible problem
with the system.
The most important things you
need to know about your airbags
are:
•Airbags do not replace seat
belts. The seat belts are the
occupants’ primary protection
in all types of collisions. The
airbags supplement the seat
belts by providing extra
protection for the head and
chest of each front seat
occupant in a moderate to
severe frontal collision.
•Airbags offer no protection in
side impacts, rear impacts,
rollovers, or minor collisions.
Airbags are designed to deploy

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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

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• Sensors that can detect a
moderate to severe frontal
collision.
• A sophisticated electronic
system that continually
monitors the sensors, control
unit, the airbag activators and
all related wiring when the
ignition is ON (II).
• An indicator light on the
instrument panel to alert you to
a possible problem with the
system (see page 45).
•Emergency backup power in
case your vehicle’ s electrical
system is disconnected in a
crash.
How Your Airbags Work
If you ever have a moderate to
severe frontal collision, the
sensors will detect rapid
deceleration and signal the control
unit to instantly inflate the
airbags.
During a crash, your seat belt
helps restrain your lower body
and torso. Your airbag provides a cushion to help restrain and
protect your head and chest.
Since both airbags use the same
sensors, both airbags normally
inflate at the same time. However,
it is possible for only one airbag
to inflate.
This can occur when the severity
of a collision is at the margin, or
threshold, that determines whether
or not the airbags will deploy. In
such cases, the seat belt will
provide sufficient protection and
the supplemental protection
provided by the airbag would be
minimal.

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After inflating, the airbags
immediately deflate so they won’t
interfere with the driver’s
visibility, or the ability to steer or
operate other controls.
The total time for inflation and
deflation is approximately
one-tenth of a second, so fast that
most occupants are not aware that
the airbags deployed until they
see them lying in their laps. After a crash, you may see what
looks like smoke. This is actually
powder from the airbag
’s surface.
Although the powder is not
harmful, people with respiratory
problems may experience some
temporary discomfort. If this
occurs, get out of the vehicle as
soon as it is safe to do so.
For additional information on how
your airbags work, see the booklet
titled SRS: What You Need to
Know About Airbags that came
with your owner ’s manual.
How Your SRS Indicator
Light Works
The purpose of the SRS
light is to alert you to a
potential problem with your
Supplemental Restraint System.
When you turn the ignition
ON
(II), this indicator will blink seven
times, then go out. This tells you
that the system is working
properly.
However, if the light comes on at
any other time, you should have
the system checked by your
dealer. For example:
•If the SRS indicator light does
not come on after you turn the
ignition
ON (II).

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• If the light stays on after the
engine starts.
• If the light comes on or flashes
on and off while you drive.
If you see any of these
indications, your airbags may not
deploy when you need them. See
your Honda dealer as soon as
possible.
Ignoring the SRS indicator light
can result in serious injury or
death if the airbags do not
inflate when needed.
Have your vehicle checked by a
dealer as soon as possible if
the SRS light alerts you to a
potential problem.
SRS Service
Your Supplemental Restraint
System is virtually maintenance-
free, and there are no parts you
can safely service. However, you
must have your vehicle serviced
if:
• Your airbags ever inflate. The
airbags and control unit must
be replaced. Do not try to
remove or replace the airbags
yourself. This must be done by
a Honda dealer or a
knowledgeable body shop.
• The SRS indicator light alerts
you to a problem. Take your
vehicle to an authorized Honda
dealer as soon as possible. If
you ignore this indication, the
airbags might not inflate when
you need them.
Additional Safety
Precautions
• Do not attempt to deactivate
your airbags. Together, airbags
and seat belts provide the best
protection in a moderate to
severe frontal collision.
• Do not tamper with SRS
components or wiring for any
reason. Tampering could cause
the airbags to deploy, possibly
causing very serious injury.
See page 174 for further
information and precautions
relating to your SRS.

D – IGNITION
F – GAUGES
G – ADJUSTING REAR AND
SIDE VIEW MIRRORS
H – SHIFTING
I – PARKING
J – HEADLIGHTS
K – WINDSHIELD WIPERS
L
– TURN SIGNALS
M – HEATER CONTROLS
N – MAP LIGHT AND MOONROOF
E – STARTING THE ENGINE
SWITCH
BRAKE
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