2023 HONDA CIVIC child seat

Contents
Child Safety P. 77Exhaust Gas Hazard P. 92Safety Labels P. 93
Hatch P. 192Security System P. 195 Windows P. 198 Moonroof* P. 201
Mirrors P. 220 Seats P. 222
Climate Control System P. 249
Audio Error Messages P. 359 General Information on the Audio System P. 361
Bluetooth ® HandsFreeLink ® P. 444, 464 Refuel Recommend P. 483
When Driving P. 493 Honda Sensing ® P. 551 Braking P. 657 Parki ng Your Vehicle P. 669
Fuel Economy and CO
2 Emissions P. 689 Turbo Engine Vehicle* P. 690
Maintenance Under the Hood P. 707 Replacing Light Bulbs P. 728
Checking and Maintaining Tires P. 736 Batt ery P. 747 Remote Transmitter Care P. 749
Cleaning P. 751 Accessories and Modifications P. 756
Handling of the Jack P. 780 Engine Does Not Start P. 781 If the Battery Is Dead P. 786
Indicator, Coming On/Blinking P. 795 Fuses P. 801Emergency Towing P. 808
If You Cannot Open the Hatch P. 810 Refueling P. 811
Devices that Emit Radio Waves P. 818 Reporting Safety Defects P. 819
Authorized Manuals P. 826 Customer Service Information P. 827 Open Source Licence P. 828
Quick Reference GuideP. 8
Safe DrivingP. 43
Instrument PanelP. 95
ControlsP. 173
FeaturesP. 255
DrivingP. 485
MaintenanceP. 691
Handling the UnexpectedP. 759
InformationP. 813
IndexP. 829
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Quick Reference Guide❚Ceiling Light (P231)
❚Side Curtain Airbags (P71)
❚Grab Handle
❚Cargo Area Light
❚Rear Side Airbags (P68)
❚Coat Hook (P237)
❚LATCH to Secure a Child Seat (P82)
❚Rear Seats (P225)
❚Seat Belt (Installing a Child Seat) (P85)
❚Seat Belt to Secure a Child Seat (P87)
❚Sun Visors
❚Vanity Mirrors
❚Map Lights (P232)
❚Moonroof Switch* (P201)
❚Sunglasses Holder* (P237)
❚Seat Belts (P48)
❚Knee Airbags (P65)
❚Front Seat (P222)
❚Front Side Airbags (P68)
❚USB Ports* (P257)
* Not available on all models
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Quick Reference Guide
Safe Driving (P43)
Airbags (P57)
●Your vehicle is fitted with airbags to help protect you and your
passengers during a moderate-to-severe collision.
Child Safety (P77)
●All children 12 and younger should be seated in the rear seat.●Smaller children should be properly restrained in a forward-facing child seat.●Infants must be properly restrained in a rear-facing child seat.
Exhaust Gas Hazard (P92)
●Your vehicle emits dangerous exhaust gases that contain carbon
monoxide. Do not run the engine in confined spaces where carbon
monoxide gas can accumulate.
Before Driving Checklist (P486)
●Before driving, check that the front seats, head restraints*,
steering wheel, and mirrors have been properly adjusted.
Seat Belts (P48)
●Fasten your seat belt and sit upright well
back in the seat.
●Check that your passengers are wearing
their seat belts correctly.
Fasten your lap belt as
low as possible.
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Safe Driving
You can find many safety recommendations throughout this chapter, and throughout this manual.
For Safe Driving
Important Safety Precautions.............. 44
Your Vehicle's Safety Features ............ 46
Safety Checklist ................................. 47
Seat Belts About Your Seat Belts ........................ 48
Fastening a Seat Belt .......................... 53
Seat Belt Inspection ............................ 56 Airbags
Airbag System Components ............... 57
Types of Airbags ................................ 60
Front Airbags (SRS) ............................ 60
Knee Airbags ..................................... 65
Side Airbags....................................... 68
Side Curtain Airbags .......................... 71
Airbag System Indicators .................... 73
Airbag Care ....................................... 76 Child Safety
Protecting Child Passengers ............... 77
Safety of Infants and Small Children .... 79
Safety of Larger Children ................... 90
Exhaust Gas Hazard Carbon Monoxide Gas ....................... 92
Safety Labels Label Locations .................................. 93
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Safe Driving
For Safe Driving
The following pages explain your vehicle's safety features and how to use them
properly. The safety precautions below are ones that we consider to be among the
most important.
Important Safety Precautions
■Always wear your seat belt
A seat belt is your best protection in all types of collisions. Airbags are designed to
supplement seat belts, not replace them. So even though your vehicle is equipped
with airbags, make sure you and your passengers always wear your seat belts, and
wear them properly.
■Restrain all children
Children ages 12 and under should ride prop erly restrained in a back seat, not the
front seat. Infants and small children should be restrained in a child seat. Larger
children should use a booster seat and a lap/shoulder seat belt until they can use the
belt properly without a booster seat.
■Be aware of airbag hazards
While airbags can save lives, they can cause serious or fatal injuries to occupants
who sit too close to them, or are not prop erly restrained. Infants, young children,
and short adults are at the greatest risk. Be sure to follow all instructions and
warnings in this manual.
■Don't drink and drive
Alcohol and driving don't mix. Even one dr ink can reduce your ability to respond to
changing conditions, and your reaction time gets worse with every additional drink.
So don't drink and drive, and don't let your friends drink and drive, either.
1Important Safety Precautions
Some states, provinces and te rritories prohibit the use
of cell phones other than hands-free devices by the
driver while driving.
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uuFor Safe Driving uSafety Checklist
Safe Driving
Safety Checklist
For the safety of you and your passengers, make a habit of checking these items
each time before you drive.
• After everyone has entered the vehicle, be sure all doors and the hatch are closed
and locked. Locking the doors and the hatch helps prevent an occupant from
being ejected and an outsider from unexpectedly opening a door or the hatch.
2 Locking/Unlocking the Doors from the Inside P. 188
•Adjust your seat to a position suitable for driving. Be sure the front seats are
adjusted as far to the rear as possible while allowing the driver to control the
vehicle. Sitting too close to a front airbag can result in serious or fatal injury in a
crash.
2 Seats P. 222
•Adjust head restraints to the proper position. Head restraints are most effective
when the center of the head restraint alig ns with the center of your head. Taller
persons should adjust their head restraint to the highest position.
2 Adjusting the Front Head Restraints Positions* P. 228
•Always wear your seat belt, and make sure you wear it properly. Confirm that any
passengers are properly belted as well.
2 Fastening a Seat Belt P. 53
•Protect children by using seat belts or child seats according to a child's age,
height, and weight.
2 Child Safety P. 77
1Safety Checklist
If the door and/or hatch open message appears on
the driver information inte rface, a door and/or the
hatch is not completely cl osed. Close all doors and
the hatch tightly until the message disappears.
2 Warnings P. 137, 171
Models with Auto Idle Stop
* Not available on all models
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Safe Driving
Seat Belts
About Your Seat Belts
Seat belts are the single most effective safety device because they keep you
connected to the vehicle so that you can take advantage of many built-in safety
features. They also help keep you from being thrown against the inside of the
vehicle, against any passenger s, or out of the vehicle. When worn properly, seat
belts also keep your body properly positi oned in a crash so that you can take full
advantage of the additional prot ection provided by the airbags.
In addition, seat belts help protect you in almost every type of crash, including:
- frontal impacts
- side impacts
- rear impacts
- rollovers
■Lap/shoulder seat belts
All four or five seating positions are equipped with lap/shoulder seat belts with
emergency locking retractors. In normal driv ing, the retractor lets you move freely
while keeping some tension on the belt. During a collision or sudden stop, the
retractor locks to restrain your body.
The front passenger's and rear seat belts al so have a lockable retractor for use with
child seats.
2 Installing a Child Seat with a Lap/Shoulder Seat Belt P. 85
1About Your Seat Belts
If you extend the seat belt t oo quickly, it will lock in
place. If this happens, sli ghtly retract the seat belt,
then extend it slowly.
Seat belts cannot complete ly protect you in every
crash. But in most cases, seat belts can reduce your
risk of serious injury.
Most states and all Canadian provinces and territories
require you to wear seat belts.
3WARNING
Not wearing a seat belt properly increases
the chance of serious injury or death in a
crash, even though your vehicle has
airbags.
Be sure you and your passengers always
wear seat belts and wear them properly.
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Safe Driving■Front seats
The seat belt system in cludes an indicator on
the instrument panel to remind the driver or a
front passenger or both to fasten their seat
belts.
If you set the power mode to ON and a seat
belt is not fastened, a beeper will sound, and
the indicator will blink. After a few seconds,
the beeper will stop and the indicator will
come on and remain illuminated until the seat
belt is fastened.
The beeper will periodically sound and the
indicator will blink while the vehicle is moving
until the seat belt is fastened.
■Seat Belt Reminder1 Seat Belt Reminder
The indicator will also co me on if a front passenger
does not fasten their seat be lt within six seconds after
the power mode is set to ON.
When no one is sitting in th e front passenger's seat,
the indicator will not come on and the beeper will not
sound. The indicator also may not come on and the
beeper may not sound when the occupant is not
heavy enough to trigger th e weight sensor. Such
occupants (e.g., infants and smaller children) should
be moved to the rear seat as a deploying front airbag
likely will injure or kill them.
2 Protecting Child Passengers P. 77
The driver information interface uses colors to aid the
driver in checking the st atus of the passengers.
For the front seating positions:
•Green indicates the seat belt is fastened.
•An unfastened gray graphic indicates the seat belt
is not fastened and an occupant has not been
detected.
•An unfastened red graphic i ndicates the seat belt is
unfastened and an occupa nt has been detected.
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