2005 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. It
explains how your airbags work. And
it tells you how to properly restrain
inf ants and children in your vehicle.
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Important Safety Precautions . 8
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Your Vehicle’s Saf ety Features . 9
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Protecting Adults and Teens . 13
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1. Close and Lock the Doors . 13
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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 .16
6. Maintain a Proper Sitting ................................
Position .19
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Advice f or Pregnant Women . 20
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Additional Safety Precautions . 20
Additional Inf ormation About Your .................................
Seat Belts .22
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Seat Belt System Components . 22......................
Lap/Shoulder Belt .22
Automatic Seat Belt .............................
Tensionners .23
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Seat Belt Maintenance . 23
Additional Inf ormation About Your .....................................
Airbags .25
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Airbag System Components . 25
How Your Front Airbags .........................................
Work .27
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Advanced Airbag .29
How Your Side Airbags .........................................
Work .30
How Your Side Curtain Airbags .........................................
Work .32
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How the SRS Indicator Works . 32
How the Side Airbag Of f ......................
Indicator Works .33
How the Passenger Airbag ...............
Of f Indicator Works . 33
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Airbag Service .34
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Additional Safety Precautions . 35
Protecting Children General ................................
Guidelines .36
All Children Must Be ...............................
Restrained .36 All Children Should Sit in a Back
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Seat .37
The Passenger’s Front Airbag .........
Can Pose Serious Risks . 37
If You Must Drive with .....................
Several Children .39
If a Child Requires Close ..................................
Attention .39
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Additional Safety Precautions . 40
Protecting Inf ants and Small ...................................
Children .41
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Protecting Inf ants .41
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Protecting Small Children . 42
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Selecting a Child Seat .43
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Installing a Child Seat .44
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With LATCH .45
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With a Lap/Shoulder Belt . 48
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With a Tether .50
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Protecting Larger Children . 51
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Checking Seat Belt Fit . 52
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Using a Booster Seat . 53
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When Can a Child Sit in Front . 53
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Additional Safety Precautions . 55
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Carbon Monoxide Hazard . 56
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Saf ety Labels .57
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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Whatever type you have, f ollow
the child seat maker’s instructions
f or adjusting or tightening the f it.
Other LATCH-compatible seats have
a f lexible-type connector as shown
above.
Lif t the head restraint (see page
), then route the tether strap
through the legs of the head
restraint, over the seat-back,
making sure the strap is not
twisted. Attach the tether strap hook to the
tether anchor, then tighten the
strap as instructed by the child
seat maker.
Push and pull the child seat
f orward and f rom side to side to
verif y that it is secure.
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Installing a Child Seat
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FLEXIBLE TYPE ANCHOR

Remove the head restraint, then
route the tether strap over the
seat-back, making sure the strap is
not twisted.
Slide the anchor cover to open it,
then follow steps 6 and 7 of the
second row installation (see page).
Followsteps1through4of the
second row installation (see pages
and ).
To install a LATCH-compatible child
seat in the center seating position of
the third row:
Unlatch the detachable seat belt
anchor and retract the seat belt all
the way into the ceiling. Place the
latch plate and anchor latch in
their holding slots (see page ).
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2.3.
4.
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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 second or the center seating
position of the third row.
Since a tether can provide additional
security, we recommend using a
tether whenever one is required or
available.Each second row bucket seat has a
tether anchorage point at the bottom
of the seat-back. 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.
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Installing a Child Seat
Installing a Child Seat with a
TetherSecond Row Inst allat ion
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TETHER ANCHORAGE POINT

Attach the tether strap hook to the
anchor, making sure the strap is
not twisted.
Tighten the strap according to the
seat maker’s instructions.The center seating position of the
third row has an anchorage point on
the tailgate sill.
Remove the bead restraint, then
route the tether strap over the
seat-back.
Slide the anchor cover to open it. When a child reaches the
recommended weight or height limit
for a forward-facing child seat, the
child should sit in a back seat on a
booster seat and wear a lap/shoulder
belt.
The f ollowing pages give
instructions on how to check proper
seat belt f it, what kind of booster
seat to use if one is needed, and
important precautions f or a child
who must sit in f ront.
Follow step 2 and 3 of the second
row installation.
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3.
CONT INUED
T hird Row Inst allat ionProtecting L arger Children
Installing a Child Seat, Protecting L arger Children
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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ANCHORAGE POINT