2005 HONDA ACCORD EPS

Your seat belt system includes lap/
shoulder belts in all f ive seating
positions. The f ront seat belts are
also equipped with automatic seat
belt tensioners.The seat belt system
includes an indicator on the
instrument panel and a beeper to
remind you to f asten your seat belt.
If you turn the ignition to ON (II)
bef ore f astening your seat belt, the
beeper will sound and the indicator
will f lash. If you do not f asten your
seat belt bef ore the beeper stops, the
indicator will stop f lashing but
remain on.
If you continue driving without
f astening your seat belt, the beeper
will sound and the indicator will f lash
again at regular intervals. The lap and shoulder belt 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 (see page f or how to
properly position the belt).
To unlock the belt, push the red
PRESSbuttononthebuckle.Guide
the belt across your body so that it
retracts completely. Af ter exiting the
vehicle, be sure the belt is out of the
way and will not get closed in the
door.
All seat belts have an emergency
locking retractor. In normal driving,
the retractor lets you move f reely in
your seat while it keeps some
tension on the belt. During a collision
or sudden stop, the retractor
automatically locks the belt to helprestrain your body.
The seat belts in all positions except
the driver’s have an additional
locking mechanism that must be
activated to secure a child seat (see
page ).
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 the
passenger to move f reely.
To deactivate the locking
mechanism, unlatch the buckle and
let the seat belt f ully retract. To
ref asten the seat belt, pull it out only
as f ar as needed.
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Seat Belt System Components L ap/Shoulder Belt
Additional Inf ormation About Your Seat Belts
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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Af ter selecting a proper child seat,
and a good place to install the seat,
there are three main steps in
installing the seat:All child seats must be
secured to the vehicle with the lap
part of a lap/shoulder belt or with
the LATCH (Lower Anchors and
Tethers f or Children) system. A
child whose seat is not properly
secured to the vehicle can be
endangered in a crash.
Af ter installing a child
seat, push and pull the seat
f orward and f rom side to side to
verif y that it is secure.
A child seat secured with a seat belt
should be installed as f irmly as
possible. However, it does not need
to be ‘‘rock solid.’’ Some side-to-side movement can be expected and
should not reduce the child seat’s
ef f ectiveness.
If the child seat is not secure, try
installing it in a dif f erent seating
position, or use a dif f erent style of
child seat that can be f irmly secured.
Bef ore purchasing a conventional
child seat, or using a previously
purchased one, we recommend that
you test the seat in the specif ic
vehicle seating position, or positions,
where the seat will be used.
Make sure the child is properly
strappedinthechildseat
according to the child seat maker’s
instructions. A child who is not
properly secured in a child seat
can be seriously injured in a crash.
The f ollowing pages provide
guidelines on how to properly install
a child seat. A f orward-f acing child
seat is used in all examples, but the
instructions are the same f or rear-
f acing child seats.
3.
1. 2.3.
Installing a Child Seat
Properly secure t he child seat t o
the vehicle.
Make sure t he child seat is f irmlysecured.
T he child seat should f it the
vehicle seat ing posit ion (orposit ions) where it will be used.
Secure the child in the child seat.
Selecting a Child Seat, Installing a Child Seat
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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When not using the LATCH system,
all child seats must be secured to the
vehicle with the lap part of a lap/
shoulder belt.With the child seat in the desired
seating position, route the belt
through the child seat according
to the seat maker’s instructions,
then insert the latch plate into the
buckle.To activate the lockable retractor,
slowly pull the shoulder part of the
belt all the way out until it stops,
then let the belt f eed back into the
retractor.
Af ter the belt has retracted, tug on
it. If the belt is locked, you will not
be able to pull it out. If you can pull
thebeltout,itisnotlocked,and
you will need to repeat these steps.
In addition, the lap/shoulder belts in
all seating positions except the
driver’s have a locking mechanism
that must be activated to secure a
child seat.
1.2. 3.
Installing a Child Seat with a L ap/
Shoulder Belt
Installing a Child Seat
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To deactivate the locking
mechanism and remove a child seat,
unlatch the buckle, unroute the seat
belt, and let the belt f ully retract.
Push and pull the child seat
f orward and f rom side to side to
verif y that it is secure enough to
stay upright during normal driving
maneuvers. If the child seat is not
secure, unlatch the belt, allow it to
retract f ully, then repeat these
steps.
Af ter conf irming that the belt is
locked, grab the shoulder part of
the belt near the buckle, and pull
up to remove any slack from the
lap part of the belt. Remember, if
the lap part of the belt is not tight,
the child seat will not be secure.
To remove slack, it may help to
putweightonthechildseat,or
push on the back of the seat while
pulling up on the belt. 5.
4.
Installing a Child Seat
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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A child seat with a tether can be
installed in any seating position in
the back seat, using the anchorage
points shown above.
Since a tether can provide additional
security to the lap/shoulder belt
installation, we recommend using a
tether whenever one is required or
available.Af ter properly securing the child
seat (see page ), lif t the head
restraint, then route the tether
strap over the seat-back and
through the head restraint legs.
Tighten the strap according to the
seat maker’s instructions.
Af ter properly securing the child
seat (see page ), route the
tether strap over the seat-back.
Followsteps2and3fromthe
previous column.
Lift the cover, then attach the
tether strap hook to the anchor,
making sure the strap is not
twisted.
1. 2. 3.
1. 2.
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Installing a Child Seat with a
Tether
Installing a Child Seat
Using t he Cent er A nchor
Using an Out er A nchor
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COVER
TETHER ANCHORAGE P OINTS ANCHOR
TETHER
STRAP
HOOK TETHER STRAP HOOK
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To close the windows f urther, turn
andholdthekeyagain(within
10 seconds).
NOTE: If the window stops bef ore
the desired position, repeat steps 2
and 3.
Turnthekeyclockwiseagain,and
hold it. Both windows start to open.
To stop the windows, release thekey.
To open the windows f urther, turn
andholdthekeyagain(within
10 seconds).
NOTE: If the window stops bef ore
the desired position, repeat steps 2
and 3.
To close: Insert the key in the driver’s door
lock.
Turn the key counterclockwise
again, and hold it. Both windows
starttoclose.Tostopthewindows,
release the key.
Turn the key counterclockwise,
then release it.
Insert the key in the driver’s door
lock.
Turn the key clockwise, then
release it.
To open:
You can open and close the windows
with the key in the driver’s door lock.
1. 2.3.
4.
3.
4.
1.2.
Opening/Closing the Windows
with the Key
Power Windows
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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UNLOCK BUTTON
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Each side of the bars (1
6) or preset icon can store one
f requency on AM, and two
f requencies on FM.
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each side of
the preset bar or each preset icon.
Press the SOUND button repeatedly
to display the bass (BAS), treble
(TRE), balance (BAL), and f ader
(FAD) settings. On models with
navigation system, touch the
SOUND icon or press the TUNE
knob.press the
A.SEL button or touch the AUTO
SELECTicon.Thisrestoresthe
presets you originally set.
If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset bars
or icons as previously described.
You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset bar or icon if auto
select cannot f ind a strong station f or
every preset bar or icon.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
The preset f requencies will be lost if
your vehicle’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio f use is
removed. If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area.
Press the A. SEL button or touch the
AUTO SELECT icon. ‘‘A. SEL’’
f lashes in the display (the upper
display on models with navigation
system), and the system goes into
scan mode f or several seconds. It
stores the f requencies of six AM,
and twelve FM stations in the preset
bars or icons.
Pick a preset number (1 6), and
hold it until you hear a beep.
Press the lef t or right side of the
bar or icon and hold it until you
hear a beep.
UsetheTUNE,SEEK,orSCAN
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
First push the AUDIO DISPLAY
button to view the preset icons.
1. 2. 3. 4.
To turn of f auto select,
On models without navigation system
Preset
Adjusting the Sound
AUTO SELECT
Playing the AM/FM Radio
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The
seek/skip f unction selects the
various categories in XM, such as
Jazz/Blues, Rock, Classical, etc.
Push the to change the
category f orward. Push the to
change the category backward. To
search f or channels within a
category, turn the TUNE knob
clockwiseorpresstheTUNEbar .
Press and release this
button to change the display. The
display will change in the f ollowing
sequence: channel name, channel
number, category, artist name, and
music title. The scan f unction samples
all channels f or 5 seconds. To
activate the f unction, push the SCAN
button. Push it again to get out of the
sequence.
Each preset icon or each
side of the preset bar can store one
channel in XM1 and one in XM2.
Push the SAT button, you will see
XM1 or XM2.
Use the TUNE, SEEK or SCAN
function to tune the radio to a
desired channel.
Pick a preset icon or number and
hold it until you hear a beep. Once your XM channels are preset,
pressing either side of the CH/DISC
bar will select your preset channels.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on XM1 and
six on XM2.
1. 2. 3. 4.
Vehicles with navigation system Vehicles with navigation system
SEEK /SK IP (CA T EGORY)
DISPSCAN
Preset
Playing t he XMSatellite Radio
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