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With the child seat in the desired
seating position, route the belt
through the child seat according
to the seat maker’s instructions,
then insert the latch plate into the
buckle and remove any slack f rom
the lap portion of the belt.
When not using the LATCH system,
all child seats must be secured to the
vehicle with the lap part of a lap/
shoulder belt.
In addition, the lap/shoulder belts in
all seating positions except the
driver’s have a lockable retractor
that must be activated to secure a
child seat.
Attach the tether strap hook to the
tether anchor, then tighten the
strap as instructed by the child
seat maker.
If the tether strap is too long and
cannot be tightened f irmly, f ind a
route where the strap can be
tightened securely.
Push and pull the child seat
f orward and f rom side-to-side to
verif y that it is secure.
1.
6. 7.
Installing a Child Seat
Installing a Child Seat with a L ap/
Shoulder Belt
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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To remove a head restraint f or
cleaning or repair, pull it up as f ar as
it will go. Push the release button,
then pull the restraint out of the seat-
back.
When a passenger is seated in the
rear center seating position, the
center head restraint should be
adjusted up or down, to match the
passenger’s height. The seat-back must be f olded
forward (see page ) to get ceiling
clearance f or removal of the head
restraints.
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For Rear Seat Head Restraints
Removing t he Head Rest raint
Seats
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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LEGS SEAT-BACK
SEAT-BACK
LEGS RELEASE
BUTTON
Rear Outer Position
Rear Center Position
CUSHION
RELEASE
BUTTON
CUSHION
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Fold the seat-back forward.
Unlock the seat-back by pulling up
the release lever on the outer side
of each rear seat-back.
The rear seat-backs can be f olded
down f or more cargo room.
Each side f olds down separately, so
you can still carry one or two
passengers in the rear seat.
Remove any items from the seat
before folding down the seat-back,
and make sure there are no items on
the f loor bef ore f olding down the
seats.
Lower the rear head restraints to
their lowest positions. If you f old
down the right side seat-back, also
adjust the rear center head
restraint to its lowest position.
For a head restraint system to work
properly:
Do not hang any items on the head
restraints, or f rom the restraint
legs.
Only use genuine Honda
replacement head restraints.
Install each restraint in its proper
location.
Do not place any object between
an occupant and the seat-back.
Do not put any heavy items on the
seat-back when it is folded down.
1.
2. 3.
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Folding the Rear Seats Down
Seats
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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