2004 HONDA ODYSSEY child restraint

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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 how your airbag
work, and it tells you how to properly
restrain inf ants and children in your
vehicle.
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Important Safety Precautions . 6
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Your Vehicle’s Saf ety Features . 7
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Seat Belts .8
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Airbags .9
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Protecting Adults and Teens . 11
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1. Close and Lock the Doors . 11
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2. Adjust the Front Seats . 11
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3. Adjust the Seat-Backs . 12
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4. Adjust the Head Restraints . 13
5. Fasten and Position the Seat .....................................
Belts .14
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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 ...
Additional Safety Precautions . 18
Additional Inf ormation About Your .................................
Seat Belts .20
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Seat Belt System Components . 20
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Lap/Shoulder Belt .20
Automatic Seat Belt .............................
Tensionners .22
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Seat Belt Maintenance . 22
Additional Inf ormation About Your .....................................
Airbags .24
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Airbag System Components . 24
How Your Front Airbags .........................................
Work .25
How Your Side Airbags .........................................
Work .29
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How the SRS Indicator Works . 30
How the Side Airbag Of f ......................
Indicator Works .31
How the Passenger Airbag ...............
Of f Indicator Works . 32
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Airbag Service .33
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Additional Safety Precautions . 34
Protecting Children General ................................
Guidelines .35
All Children Must Be ...............................
Restrained .35 Children Should Sit in a Back
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Seat .36
The Passenger’s Front Airbag .........
Can Pose Serious Risks . 36
If You Must Drive with Several ...................................
Children .38
If a Child Requires Close ..................................
Attention .38
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Additional Safety Precautions . 39
Protecting Inf ants and Small ...................................
Children .40
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Protecting Inf ants .40
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Protecting Small Children . 41
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Selecting a Child Seat . 42
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Installing a Child Seat .43
Installing a Child Seat Using .....................................
LATCH .44
Installing a Child Seat with a ..................
Lap/Shoulder Belt . 46
Installing a Child Seat with a ......................................
Tether .48
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Protecting Larger Children . 50
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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 ety5

Other LATCH-compatible seats have
a f lexible-type connection as shown
above.Whatever type you have, f ollow
the child seat maker’s instructions
f or adjusting or tightening the f it. Route the tether strap through the
legs of the head restraint, then
attach the hook to the anchorage
point on the underside of the seat
cushion as shown.Push and pull the child seat
f orward and f rom side-to-side to
verif y that it is secure. Make sure the strap is not twisted,
then tighten the strap according to
the child seat maker’s instructions.
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Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Installing a Child Seat
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FLEXIBLE TYPE

A child seat with a tether can be
installed in any seating position in
the second or third row.
Since a tether can provide additional
security to the lap/shoulder belt
installation, we recommend using a
tether whenever one is required or
available. (Tethers are required in
Canada.)Each second row bucket seat has a
tether anchorage point on the
underside of the seat cushion. Af ter securing the child seat in the
desired position (see page ),
route the tether strap over the top
of the seat-back and between the
head restraint legs.
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Installing a Child Seat
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Installing a Child Seat with a
TetherSecond Row Inst allat ion
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TETHER ANCHORAGE POINT