2006 HONDA ODYSSEY Car seat

2006 Odyssey Online Reference Owner's Manual
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Contents

Owner's Identification Form
Introduction ........................................................................\
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A Few Words About Safet y........................................................................\
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Your Vehicle at a Glance........................................................................\
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Driver and Passenger Safety ........................................................................\
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Proper use and care of your vehicle's seat belts, and Supplemental Restr\
aint System.
Instruments and Control s........................................................................\
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Instrume nt panel indicator and gauge, and how to use dashboard and steering colu\
mn controls.
Comfort and Convenience Features ........................................................................\
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How to operate the climate control system, the audio system, and other c\
onvenience features.
Before Driving........................................................................\
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What gasoline to use, how to break -in your new vehicle, and how to load luggage and other cargo.
Driving ........................................................................\
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The proper way to start the engine, shift the transmission, and park, pl\
us towing a trailer.
Maintenance........................................................................\
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The Maintenance Schedule shows you when you need to take you r vehicle to the dealer.
Taking Care of the Unexpecte d........................................................................\
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This section covers several problems motorists sometimes experience, an d how to handle them.
Technical Informatio n........................................................................\
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ID numbers, dimensions, capacities, and technical information.
Warranty and Customer Relations (U.S. and Canad a)................................................................403
A summary of the warranties covering your new Acura, and how to contact \
us.
Authorized Manu als (U.S. only)........................................................................\
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How to order manuals and other technical literature.
Index........................................................................\
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Service Information Summary
A summary of information you need when you pull up to the fuel pump.

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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
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Position .19
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Advice f or Pregnant Women . 20
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Additional Safety Precautions . 20Additional Inf ormation About Your
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Seat Belts .22
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Seat Belt System Components . 22
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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
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
...... 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 . 52
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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 . 54
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Additional Safety Precautions . 55
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Carbon Monoxide Hazard . 56
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Saf ety Labels .57
All Children Must Be Restrained
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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Pull out the anchor latch and the
latch plate f rom each holding slot in
the ceiling, and pull out the seat belt
to extend it.
The f ront seats and second row seats
have adjustable seat belt anchors. To
adjust the height of an anchor,
squeeze the two release buttons, and
slide the anchor up or down as
needed (it has f our positions). This could cause
very serious injuries in a crash.
If a seat belt does not seem to work
as it should, it may not protect the
occupant in a crash.
Using a seat
belt that is not working properly can
result in serious injury or death.
Have your dealer check the belt as
soon as possible.
See page f or additional
inf ormation about your seat belts
and how to take care of them. 20
The plus-one seat on EX model also has
this type of seat belt.
Protecting A dults and Teens
Using t he L ap/Shoulder Belt in t heCent er Posit ion of t he T hird Row
Never place t he shoulder port ion of a
lap/shoulder belt under your arm orbehind your back.
No one should sit in a seat wit h aninoperat ive seat belt .
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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RELEASE
BUTTONS LATCH
PLATE
ANCHOR
LATCH

If you are pregnant, the best way to
protect yourself and your unborn
child when driving or riding in a
vehicle is to always wear a seat belt,
and keep the lap part of the belt as
low as possible across the hips.When driving, remember to sit
upright and adjust the seat as f ar
back as possible while allowing f ull
control of the vehicle. When riding
as a f ront passenger, adjust the seat
as far back as possible.
This will reduce the risk of injuries
to both you and your unborn child
that can be caused by a crash or an
inflating front airbag.
Each time you have a checkup, ask
your doctor if it’s okay f or you to
drive.
If they do, they
could be very seriously injured in a
crash.
A passenger who is not
wearing a seat belt during a crash
or emergency stop can be thrown
against the inside of the vehicle,
against other occupants, or out of
the vehicle.
If they do, they
could be very seriously injured in a
crash.
Protecting A dults and Teens
Advice f or Pregnant Women Additional Saf ety Precautions
Never let passengers ride in t he
cargo area or on t op of a f olded-down back seat .
Passengers should not stand up orchange seats while the vehicle ismoving.
T wo people should never use t hesame seat belt .
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Devices intended to improve
occupant comf ort or reposition the
shoulder part of a seat belt can
reduce the protective capability of
the seat belt and increase the
chance of serious injury in a crash.
Carrying hard or sharp
objects on your lap, or driving with
a pipe or other sharp object in
your mouth, can result in injuries
if your f ront airbag inf lates.
If your
hands or arms are close to an
airbag cover, they could be injured
if the airbag inf lates. Objects on
the covers marked ‘‘SRS AIRBAG’’
could interf ere with the proper
operation of the airbags or be
propelled inside the vehicle and
hurt someone if the airbags inf late.
If a side airbag or a
side curtain airbag inf lates, a cup
holder or other hard object
attached on or near the door could
be propelled inside the vehicle and
hurt someone.
Protecting A dults and Teens
Do not put any accessories on seat
belts.
Do not place hard or sharp object sbet ween yourself and a f rontairbag.
K eep your hands and arms awayf rom t he airbag covers. Do not at t ach or place object s on
the f ront airbag covers.
Do not at t ach hard object s on ornear a door.
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The driver’s advanced front airbag
system includes a seat position
sensor under the seat. If the seat is
too f ar f orward, the airbag will
inf late with less f orce, regardless of
the severity of the impact.
Your f ront airbags are also advanced
airbags. The main purpose of this
feature is to help prevent airbag-
caused injuries to short drivers and
children who ride in f ront.
For both advanced airbags to work
properly:
Occupants must sit upright and
wear their seat belts properly.
Do not spill any liquids on or
under the seats, cover the sensors,
or put any cargo or metal objects
under the f ront seats.
Failure to f ollow these instructions
could damage the sensors or prevent
them f rom working properly. If there is a problem with the sensor,
the SRS indicator will come on, and
the airbag will inf late in the normal
manner regardless of the driver’s
seating position.
Second-row passengers should not
put their f eet under the f ront seats. The passenger’s advanced f ront
airbag system has weight sensors
under the seat. Although we do not
encourage carrying an infant or
small child in the f ront passenger’s
seat, if the sensors detect the weight
of an inf ant or small child, the
system will automatically turn the
passenger’s front airbag off.
Additional Inf ormation About Your Airbags
Advanced Airbags
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DRIVER’S
SEAT
POSITION
SENSOR
PASSENGER’S
SEAT WEIGHT
SENSOR

When the airbag is turned of f , an
indicator in the center of the
dashboard will come on indicating
passenger airbag ‘‘OFF’’ (see page).
If there is no passenger in the f ront
seat, the airbag will be off. However,
the Passenger Airbag Of f indicator
will not come on.
To ensure that the passenger’s
advanced front airbag system will
work properly,
This includes: A rear passenger pushing or
pulling on the back of the
passenger’s seat. Moving the f ront seat f orcibly
back against cargo on the seat or
f loor behind it.
Hanging heavy items on the f ront
passenger seat, or placing heavy
items in the seat-back pocket.
If you ever have a moderate to
severe side impact, sensors will
detect rapid acceleration and signal
the control unit to instantly inf late
either the driver’s or the passenger’s
side airbag and activate the seat belt
tensioner.
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Additional Inf ormation About Your Airbags
How Your Side A irbags Work
do not do anyt hing
t hat would increase or decrease t he weight on the f ront passenger’s seat.
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Your vehicle has two rows of back
seats where children can be properly
restrained. If you ever have to carry
a group of children, and a child must
ride in f ront:Many parents say they pref er to put
an inf ant or small child in the f ront
passenger seat so they can watch the
child, or because the child requires
attention.
Placing a child in the f ront seat
exposes the child to hazards in a
f rontal collision, and paying close
attention to a child distracts the
driver from the important tasks of
driving, placing both of you at risk.
Place the largest child in the f ront
seat, provided the child is large
enough to wear the lap/shoulder
belt properly (see page ).
Move the vehicle seat as far to the
rear as possible (see page ).
Have the child sit upright and well
backintheseat(seepage ).
Make sure the seat belt is properly
positioned and secured (see page
). If a child requires close physical
attention or f requent visual contact,
we strongly recommend that another
adult ride with the child in a back
seat. The back seat is far safer for a
child than the front.
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If You Must Drive with Several
Children
If a Child Requires Close
Attention
Protecting Children General Guidelines
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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