2007 HONDA FIT 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 .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
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Seat Belts .14
6. Maintain a Proper Sitting ................................
Position .15
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Advice f or Pregnant Women .16
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Additional Safety Precautions .17 Additional Inf ormation About
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Your Seat Belts .18
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Seat Belt System Components .18
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Lap/Shoulder Belt .19
Automatic Seat Belt
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Tensioners .20
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Seat Belt Maintenance .20
Additional Inf ormation About ...........................
Your Airbags .22
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Airbag System Components .22
How Your Front Airbags
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Work .25
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How Your Side Airbags Work .28
How Your Side Curtain
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Airbags Work .30
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How the SRS Indicator Works .30
How the Side Airbag Of f
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Indicator Works .31
How the Passenger Airbag ...............
Of f Indicator Works .31
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Airbag Service .32
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Additional Safety Precautions .33
Protecting Children General ................................
Guidelines .34
All Children Must Be ...............................
Restrained .34 All Children Should Sit in a
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Back Seat . 35
The Passenger’s Front Airbag .........
Can Pose Serious Risks .35
If You Must Drive with Several ...................................
Children .37
If a Child Requires Close ..................................
Attention .37
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Additional Safety Precautions .38
Protecting Inf ants and Small ...................................
Children .39
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Protecting Inf ants .39
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Protecting Small Children .40
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Selecting a Child Seat .41
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Installing a Child Seat .42
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With LATCH .43
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With a Lap/Shoulder Belt .45
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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.Route the tether strap over the
seat-back and through the head
restraint legs.
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.
Push and pull the child seat
f orward and f rom side-to-side to
verify that it is secure.
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4. 6. 7.
8.
Installing a Child Seat
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TETHER STRAP HOOK
Flexible type ANCHOR

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
th rough the child seat according
to the seat maker’s instructions,
then insert the latch plate into the
buckl e. To
activate the lockable retractor,
slowly pull the shoulder part of the
belt all the way out until it stops,
th en let the belt feed back into the
retractor.
After 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.
If you intend to install a child seat in
the center seating position of the
rear seat, remove its head restraint,
and make sure the detachable seat
belt is securely latched (see page ). 2.
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3.
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Installing a Child Seat with a L ap/
Shoulder Belt
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.
Each rear outside seating position
has an anchorage point on the seat-
back, and the center seating position
has an anchorage point in the ceiling
near the tailgate.
Since a teth er can pro vide additional
security to the lap/shoulder belt
installation, we recommend using a
te ther whenever one is required or
available. Af ter properly securing the child
seat (see page ), route the
tether strap over the seat-back and
through the head restraint legs.Attach the tether strap hook to the
anchor, making sure the tether
strap is not twisted.
Tighten the strap according to the
seat maker’s instructions.
1.
3. 2.
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Installing a Child Seat with a
Tether
Installing a Child Seat
Using an Out er A nchor
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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TETHER STRAP HOOK
ANCHOR
ANCHOR

Route the tether strap over the
seat-back, then attach the tether
strap hook to the anchor, making
sure the tether strap is not twisted.
Tighten the strap according to the
seat maker’s instructions.
After
properly securing the child
seat (see page ), open the
anchor cover. Remove the rear center head
restraint, and store it in a saf e
place.
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2. 3.
4.
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Using t he Cent er A nchor
Installing a Child Seat
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TETHER STRAP HOOK ANCHOR
ANCHOR
COVER

CONT INUED
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Jacking up the Vehicle . 209
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Jack, Tire .207
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Jump Starting .214
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Keys .75
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Malf unction .219
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Passenger Airbag Of f . 31
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Seat Belt Reminder . 18, 60
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Security System .65
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Side Airbag Off . 31, 61
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SRS . 30, 61
Turn Signal and Hazard .............................
Warning . 71, 73
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Washer Level .64
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Indicators, Instrument Panel . 59
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Inf ant Restraint .39
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Inf ant Seats .39
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Tether Anchorage Point . 47
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Inf lation, Proper Tire . 197
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Recommended Pressures . 198
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Inside Mirror .94
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Inspection, Tire .199
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Installing a Child Seat .42
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Instrument Panel .59
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Instrument Panel Brightness . 73
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Instruments and Controls . 57
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Interior Lights .98
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Introduction .i .......................
Label, Certif ication .230
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Lane Change, Signaling . 71
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Lap/Shoulder Belts . 14, 19
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LATCH Anchorage System . 43
Lights ....................
Bulb Replacement .186
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Indicator .59
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Parking .71
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Turn Signal .71
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Load Limits .141
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LOCK (Ignition Key Position) . 77
Locks .......
Anti-thef t Steering Column . 77
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Childproof Door .79 .................................
Power Door .78
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Tailgate .80
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Low Coolant Level .136
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Low Fuel Indicator .62
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Low Oil Pressure Indicator . 60, 218
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Lower Anchors .43
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Lubricant Specif ications Chart . 232
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Luggage, Storing (Cargo) . 140
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Luggage Net (Cargo Net) . 143
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Maintenance .165
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Minder .167
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Minder Indicator .65
Owner’s Maintenance ...................................
Checks .172
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Record . 174, 175
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Saf ety .166
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Malf unction Indicator Lamp . 219
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Manual Transmission . 149
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Checking Fluid Level . 184
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Shif ting .149
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Manual Transmission Fluid . 184
Index
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Remote Transmitter .82
Replacement Inf ormation ..............
Dust and Pollen Filter . 194
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Engine Oil and Filter . 178
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Fuses .221
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Light Bulbs .186
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Tires .200
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Wiper Blades .195
Replacing Seat Belts Af ter a ............................................
Crash .20
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Reporting Saf ety Def ects . 244
Reserve Tank, Engine ...............................
Coolant . 136, 180
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Restraint, Child .34
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Reverse Gear Position . 153
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Rotation, Tire .200
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Safety Belts . 8, 18
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Safety Defects, Reporting . 244
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Saf ety Features .7
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Airbags .9
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Seat Belts .8
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Saf ety Labels, Location of . 54
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Saf ety Messages .ii .....................................
Seat Belts . 8, 18
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Additional Information . 18
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Advice f or Pregnant Women . 16
Automatic Seat Belt ...............................
Tensioners .20
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Cleaning .192
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Detachable Anchor .92
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Lap/Shoulder Belt . 14, 19
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Maintenance .20
Reminder Indicator and ................................
Beeper . 18, 60
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System Components . 18
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Use During Pregnancy . 16
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Wearing a Lap/Shoulder Belt . 14
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Seats, Adjusting the .85
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Select/Reset Knob .66
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Serial Number .230
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Service Intervals .167
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Service Manual .245
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Service Station Procedures . 133
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Setting the Clock .125
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Shif t Lever Position Indicators . 151
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Shif t Lock Release .155
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Side Airbags . 9, 28
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How Your Side Airbags Work . 28How the Side Airbag Of f
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Indicator Works .31
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Side Curtain Airbags . 9, 30
How Your Side Curtain Airbags .........................................
Work .30
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Signaling Turns .71
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Snow Tires .201
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Sound System .105
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Spare Tire .206
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Spark Plugs .232
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Specific ations . 232, 233
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Speed Control .127
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Speed Limiter . 150, 154
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SRS, Additional Inf ormation . 22
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Additional Safety Precautions . 33
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Airbag Service .32
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Airbag System Components . 22
How the Side Airbag Of f ......................
Indicator Works .31
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How the SRS Indicator Works . 30
How Your Front Airbags .........................................
Work .25
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How Your Side Airbags Work . 28
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