2011 HONDA CR-Z seat adjustment

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Safe Driving P. 2 9
Before Driving Checklist P.192
Before driving, check the seat positions, steering

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wheel and mirror adjustments. Airbags

P.41Your vehicle is fitted with airbags to help protect you and

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your passenger during a moderate to severe collision.
Seat Belts
P.34Fasten your seat belt and sit with a correct driving

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posture. Check that your passenger is wearing their seat

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belt correctly.
Child Safety

P. 5 6Your vehicle is not recommended for child passengers.

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disregard our recommendations and transport a child passenger, the child should be properly restrained. Never put a rear-facing child seat in the passenger's seat.
Exhaust Gas Hazard
P. 6 4Your vehicle emits dangerous exhaust gases that contain carbon

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monoxide. Do not run the engine in confined spaces where carbon monoxide gas can accumulate.
Fasten your lap belt as
low as possible.
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Child Safety Protecting Child Passengers
Any child who is too small to wear a seat belt must be properly restrained in

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an approved child seat that is properly secured to the vehicle using the lap belt portion of the lap/shoulder belt. Never hold a small child on your lap because it is impossible to protect them in

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the event of a collision.Never put a seat belt over yourself and a child. During a crash, the belt would

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likely press deep into the child and cause serious or fatal injuries.Never let two children use the same seat belt. Both children could be very

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seriously injured in a crash.Do not allow children to operate the doors, windows or seat adjustments.

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Do not leave children in the vehicle unattended, especially in hot weather when

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the inside of the vehicle can get hot enough to kill them. They could also activate vehicle controls causing it to move unexpectedly.
Protecting Child Passengers
To deactivate a lockable retractor, release the buckle and allow the seat belt to wind up all the way. To remind you of the passenger's front airbag hazards and child safety, your vehicle has warning labels on the dashboard (U.S. models) and on the front visors. Please read and follow the instructions on these labels.
Safety Labels P. 6 5
WARNING
Allowing a child to play with a seat belt or wrap one around their neck can result in serious injury or death. Instruct children not to play with any seat belt and make sure any unused seat belt a child can reach is buckled, fully retracted, and locked.
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Controls
Adjusting the Seats
Adjusting the Seat PositionAdjust the driver’s seat as far back as possible while allowing you to maintain full control of the vehicle. You should be able to sit upright,
well back in the seat and be able to adequately press the pedals without leaning forward, and grip the steering wheel comfortably. The
passenger’s seat should be adjusted in a similar manner, so that it is as far back from the front airbag in the dashboard as possible.
Move back.
Allow suficient space.
Adjusting the Seats
The National Highway Trafic Safety Administration and Transport Canada recommend that drivers
allow at least 10 inches (25 cm) between the center of the steering wheel and their chest. Always make seat adjustments before driving.Once a seat is adjusted correctly, rock it back and forth to make sure it is locked in position.
WARNING
Sitting too close to a front airbag can result in serious injury or death if the front airbags inflate. Always sit as far back from the front airbags as possible while maintaining control of the vehicle.
Driver’s seat is shown.
Height Adjustment (Driver's seat only)Pull up or push down the lever to raise or lower the seat. Horizontal Position AdjustmentPull up on the bar to move
the seat, then release the bar.
Seat-back Angle AdjustmentPull up the lever to change the angle.
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Controls
Interior Lights/Interior Convenience Items Interior Convenience Items
Rear Cargo Console
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Rear trays to store small items are located on the rear cargo console. To access the rear cargo console, open the door, slide the seat by pulling up on the bar, then pull up on the seat-back adjustment lever.
■Separator
Folding down the separator will create more cargo area.
Remove any items from the rear trays.
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Pull up the release handle on the top of
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the separator.
Trays
Rear Trays
Make sure all items on the rear trays are secured. They could be thrown around and cause injury during a crash. To return the separator upright, push it backwards until it locks. Make sure that the folded separator does not press against the passenger seat, as this could cause the weight sensors to work improperly.
Side Airbag Off Indicator P. 5 4
Make sure all items in the cargo area are secured. Loose items can ly forward if you have to brake hard.
WARNING
This vehicle is not equipped with rear seats or seatbelts. Sitting in this area may result in injury or death, and may violate state laws. Only the driver and one front seat passenger may be safely seated in this vehicle.
Bar
Seat-back
Adjustment Lever
Seat-back Adjustment Lever
Separator Release Handle
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Driving
Before Driving Driving Preparation
Do not place anything in the seat footwells. Make sure to secure the floor mats.

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An object or unsecured floor mat can interfere with your brake and
accelerator pedal operation while driving.
If you have any animals on board, do not let them move around in the vehicle.

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They may interfere with driving and a crash could occur.
Securely close and lock both doors and the hatch.

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Locking and Unlocking the Doors from Inside P.102
Adjust your seating position properly.

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Adjusting the Seats P.119
Adjust the mirrors and steering wheel properly for your driving.

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Adjust them while sitting in the proper driving position.
Adjusting the Mirrors P.118
Steering Wheel Adjustments P.117
Be sure items placed on the floor behind the driver’s and passenger’s seats

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cannot roll under the seats.
They can interfere with the driver’s ability to operate the pedals, the operation
of the seats, or the operation of the sensors under the seats.
Everyone in the vehicle must fasten their seat belt.

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Fastening a Seat Belt P.37
Make sure that the indicators in the instrument panel come on when you start

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the vehicle, and go off soon after.
Always have a dealer check the vehicle if any of the indicators indicate a
problem.
Indicators P.68
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