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Safe Driving
• Any child who is too small to wear a seat  belt correctly must be restrained in an 
approved child seat that is properly secu red to the vehicle using either the seat 
belt or the lower anchor s of the LATCH system.
• Never hold a child on your lap because it is impossible to protect them in the 
event of a collision.
• Never put a seat belt over yourself and  a child. During a crash, the belt would 
likely press deep into the child an d cause serious or fatal injuries.
• Never let two children use the same seat  belt. Both children could be very 
seriously injured in a crash.
• Do not allow children to operate the doors, windows or seat adjustments.
• Do not leave children in  the vehicle unattended, especially in hot weather when 
the inside of the vehicle can get hot enough  to kill them. They could also activate 
vehicle controls causing it to move unexpectedly.1 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 pa ssenger’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. 2 Safety Labels  P. 83
3WARNING
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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Safety of Infants and Small Children
An infant must be properly restrained in a  rear-facing, reclining child seat until the 
infant reaches the seat manufacturer’s weig ht or height limit for the seat, and the 
infant is at least one year old.
■Positioning a rear -facing child seat
Child seats must be placed and secured in a 
rear seating position.
When properly installed, a rear-facing chil d seat may prevent the driver or a front 
passenger from moving their seat all the wa y back, or from locking their seat-back 
in the desired position. Make sure that there is no contact between the child seat 
and the seat in front of it.
It can also interfere with proper operation of the passenger’s advanced front airbag 
system.
2 Airbags P. 54
If this occurs, we recommend that you insta ll the child seat directly behind the front 
passenger’s seat, move the seat as far fo rward as needed, and leave it unoccupied. 
Or, you may wish to get a smaller rear-facing child seat.
■Protecting Infants1 Protecting Infants
Many experts recommend us e of a rear-facing seat 
for a child up to two years old if the child’s height and 
weight are appropriate  for a rear-facing seat.
Rear-facing child seats should  never be installed in a 
forward-facing position.
Always refer to the child seat manufacturer’s 
instructions before installation.
Do not allow a front seat to rest against a child seat 
installed in a rear seating position:
The weight sensor in the fr ont seat may not correctly 
detect the actual weight of the occupant.
3WARNING
Placing a rear-facing child seat in the front 
seat can result in serious injury or death 
during a crash.
Always place a rear-fac ing child seat in the 
rear seat, not the front.
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3. Open the tether anchor cover behind the 
head restraint.
4. Route the tether strap over the top of the 
head restraint and secure the tether strap 
hook to the anchor.
Route the tether strap around the head 
restraint and secure the tether strap hook 
to the anchor.
5. Tighten the tether strap  as instructed by the 
child seat manufacturer.
6. Make sure the child seat is firmly secured by 
rocking it forward and back and side to 
side; little movement should be felt.
7. Make sure any unused seat belt that a child 
can reach is buckled, the lockable retractor 
is activated, and the be lt is fully retracted 
and locked.
Flexible Type
1 Installing a LATCH-Compatible Child Seat
Installing a LATCH-compatible child seat in the 
rear center seat
Each outer rear seat is equi pped with a pair of lower 
anchors which are used to secure a LATCH-
compatible child seat. The rear center seat, however, 
is not equipped with anchors of any kind.
The inner and outer anchors are spaced apart at a 
standard distance of 11 inches (280 mm). The 
distance between the two inner anchors is 15.7 
inches (400 mm).
LATCH-compatible restraint  systems that are fitted 
with rigid-type attachments cannot be installed in the 
rear center seat. However, a system fitted with 
flexible-type attachments can be installed in the 
center seat, provided that the manufacturer’s 
instructions for that system permit the use of the 
inner anchors with the stated spacing.
Before seating a child, make sure that the system is 
properly attached to both the lower anchors and 
tether anchors.
3WARNING
Do not use the lower inner anchors of the 
outer rear seats to secure a LATCH-
compatible child seat to the rear center 
seat, unless the manufacturer’s instructions 
for that system permit the use of inner 
anchors with the stated spacing.
Tether 
Strap 
Hook
Anchor
Straight Top Tether Type
Tether 
Strap 
Hook
Anchor
Other Top Tether Type
Straight Top Tether Type
Other Top Tether Type
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Safe DrivingA child seat can be installed with a lap/should er belt in any rear seat or, if absolutely 
necessary, the front passenger seat. 1.Place the child seat on the vehicle seat.
2. Route the seat belt through the child seat 
according to the seat manufacturer’s 
instructions, and insert  the latch plate into 
the buckle.
u Insert the latch plate fully until it clicks.
3. Slowly pull the shoulder part of the belt all 
the way out until it stops. This activates the 
lockable retractor.
4. Let the seat belt retract a few inches and 
check that the retractor has switched 
modes by pulling on the webbing. It should 
not pull out again until it is reset by 
removing the latch plate from the buckle.
u If you are able to pull the shoulder belt 
out, the lockable retractor is not 
activated. Slowly pull the seat belt all the 
way out, and repeat steps 3 – 4.
■Installing a Child Seat with a Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt1Installing a Child Seat with  a Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt
A child seat that is not  properly secured will not 
adequately protect a child  in a crash and may cause 
injury to the child or other vehicle occupants.
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5. Grab the shoulder part of the seat belt near 
the buckle, and pull up to remove any slack 
from the lap part of the belt.
u When doing this, place your weight on 
the child seat and push it into the vehicle 
seat.
6. Make sure the child seat is firmly secured by 
rocking it forward and back and side to 
side; less than one inch of movement 
should occur near the seat belt.
7. Make sure any unused seat belt that a child 
can reach is buckled, the lockable retractor 
is activated, and the be lt is fully retracted 
and locked.1 Installing a Child Seat with  a Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt
To deactivate a lockable retractor, release the buckle 
and allow the seat belt to wind up all the way.
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Instrument Panel
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Seat Belt 
Reminder 
Indicator
●Comes on and the beeper sounds 
if you are not wearing a seat belt 
when you set the power mode to 
ON.
●If the front passenger is not 
wearing a seat belt, the indicator 
comes on a few seconds later.
●Blinks while driving if either you 
and/or the front passenger has not 
fastened a seat belt. The beeper 
sounds and the indicator blinks at 
regular intervals.
●The beeper stops a nd the indicator goes 
off when you and the front passenger 
fasten their seat belts.
●Stays on after you and/or the front 
passenger has fastened the seat 
belt(s)  - A detection error may have 
occurred in the sensor. Have your vehicle 
checked by an author ized Honda Clarity 
Plug-In Hybrid dealer.
2 Seat Belt Reminder  P. 49
Anti-lock Brake 
System (ABS) 
Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds when 
you set the power mode to ON, 
then goes off.
●If it comes on at any other time, 
there is a problem with the ABS.
●Stays on constantly  - Have your vehicle 
checked by an author ized Honda Clarity 
Plug-In Hybrid dealer. With this indicator 
on, your vehicle still has normal braking 
ability but no anti-lock function.
2 Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)  P. 440
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Instrument Panel
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Road Departure 
Mitigation 
(RDM) Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds when 
you set the power mode to ON, 
then goes off.
●Comes on if there is a problem 
with the RDM system.
●Stays on constantly  - Have your vehicle 
checked by an author ized Honda Clarity 
Plug-In Hybrid dealer.
●Comes on when the RDM system 
shuts itself off.●Stays on  - The temperature inside the 
camera is too high.
Use the climate control system to cool 
down the camera.
The system activates when the 
temperature inside the camera cools 
down sufficiently.
2 Front Sensor Camera  P. 396
●Stays on - The area around the camera is 
blocked by dirt, mud, etc. Stop your 
vehicle in a safe place, and wipe it off 
with a soft cloth.
●Have your vehicle checked by an 
authorized Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid 
dealer if the indicator and message come 
back on after you cleaned the area 
around the camera.
2 Front Sensor Camera  P. 396
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Instrument Panel
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage
Collision 
Mitigation 
Braking 
System
TM 
(CMBSTM) 
Indicator
●Comes on when the CMBSTM 
system shuts itself off.●Stays on  - The area around the camera is 
blocked by dirt, mud, etc. Stop your 
vehicle in a safe place, and wipe it off 
with a soft cloth.
2 Front Sensor Camera  P. 396
●When the radar sensor gets dirty, stop 
your vehicle in a safe place, and then 
clean the sensor using a soft cloth.
●Have your vehicle checked by an 
authorized Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid 
dealer if the message does not disappear 
even after you clean the sensor cover.
2Collision Mitigation Braking 
SystemTM (CMBSTM) P. 442
●Stays on  - The temperature inside the 
camera is too high . Use the climate 
control system to cool down the camera. 
The system acti vates when the 
temperature inside the camera cools 
down sufficiently.
2 Front Sensor Camera  P. 396
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