2006 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN 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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Seat Belts .10
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Airbags .11
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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
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Seat Belts .16
6. Maintain a Proper Sitting ................................
Position .17
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Advice f or Pregnant Women .18
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Additional Safety Precautions .19 Additional Inf ormation About Your
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Seat Belts .20
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Seat Belt System Components .20
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Lap/Shoulder Belt .21
Automatic Seat Belt
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Tensioners .21
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Seat Belt Maintenance .22
Additional Inf ormation About ...........................
Your Airbags .23
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Airbag System Components .23
How Your Front Airbags
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Work .26
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How Your Side Airbags Work .29
How Your Side Curtain Airbags
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Work .31
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How the SRS Indicator Works .31
How the Side Airbag Of f
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Indicator Works .32
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 All Children Should Sit in a
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Back 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
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With LATCH .44
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With a Seat Belt .46
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With a Tether .47
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Protecting Larger Children .49
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Checking Seat Belt Fit .49
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Using a Booster Seat .50
When Can a Larger Child Sit in
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Front .51
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Additional Safety Precautions .52
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Carbon Monoxide Hazard .53
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Saf ety Labels .54
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. Push and pull the child seat
f orward and f rom side-to-side to
verify that it is secure.
Lif t the head restraint (see page ), then route the tether strap
through the legs of the head
restraint and 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.
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Installing a Child Seat
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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TETHER STRAP
HOOK
Flexible type ANCHOR
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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.Whenever using the center anchor,
make sure to push down the head
restraint to its lowest position.
Af ter properly securing the child
seat (see page ), route the
tether strap over the head
restraint.
Followsteps2and3fromthe
previous column.
Tighten the strap according to the
seat maker’s instructions. Lift the anchor cover, then attach
the tether strap hook to the
anchor, making sure the strap is
not twisted.
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3.
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Using an Out er A nchor
Using t he Cent er A nchor
Installing a Child Seat
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TETHER STRAP
HOOK
ANCHOR TETHER STRAP
HOOK
ANCHOR
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Panel Brightness Control . 72
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Park Gear Position .167
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Parking .170
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Parking Brake .97
Parking Brake and Brake .................
System Indicator . 60,231
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Parking Lights .71
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Parking Over Things that Burn . 249
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Playing the Radio . 108,121
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Playing a Disc .112, 125
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Playing a PC Card .129
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PGM-FI System .248
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Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . 18
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Protecting Adults and Teens . 13
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Additional Safety Precautions . 19
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Advice f or Pregnant Women . 18
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Protecting Children .35
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General Guidelines .35
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Protecting Inf ants .40
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Protecting Small Children . 41
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Selecting Child Seats .42
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Installing a Child Seat .43
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Protecting Larger Children . 49 ................................
Saf ety Belts .10, 20
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Safety Defects, Reporting . 254
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Saf ety Features .9
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Airbags .11
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Seat Belts .10
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Saf ety Labels, Location of . 54
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Saf ety Messages . ii
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Seat Belts .10, 20
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Additional Information . 20
Automatic Seat Belt ...............................
Tensioners .21
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Lap/Shoulder Belt . 16,21
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Maintenance .22, 206
Reminder Light and ................................
Beeper .20, 60
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Radiator Overheating . 226
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Radio/CD Sound System . 108
Radio/CD/PC Card Sound ........................................
System .121
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Readiness Codes . 230,250
Rear Lights, Bulb .......................
Replacement .203-205
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Rear Seat, Folding .90
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Rear View Mirror .96
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Rear Window Def ogger . 73
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Reclining the Seat Backs . 88
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Recommended Shif t Speeds . 165
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Reminder Lights .60
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Remote Audio Controls . 143
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Remote Transmitter .85
Replacement Inf ormation ..............
Dust and Pollen Filter . 206
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Engine Oil and Filter . 192
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Fuses .232
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Light Bulbs .200
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Maintenance Minder . 181
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Tires .212
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Wiper Blades .207 Replacing Seat Belts Af ter a
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Crash .22
Reserve Tank, Engine ...............................
Coolant .154, 194
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Restraint, Child .35
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Reverse Gear Position . 167
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Rotation, Tire .212
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