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Selecting a child seat, installing a child seat – HONDA 2007 Accord Hybrid - Owner's Manual User Manual

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After selecting a proper child seat
and a good place to install the seat,
there are three main steps in
installing the seat:

All child seats must be

secured to the vehicle with the lap
part of a lap/shoulder belt or with
the LATCH (lower anchors and
tethers for children) system. A
child whose seat is not properly
secured to the vehicle can be
endangered in a crash.

After installing a child

seat, push and pull the seat
forward and from side-to-side to
verify that it is secure.

A child seat secured with a seat belt
should be installed as firmly as
possible. However, it does not need
to be ‘‘rock solid.’’ Some side-to-side

movement can be expected and
should not reduce the child seat’s
effectiveness.

If the child seat is not secure, try
installing it in a different seating
position, or use a different style of
child seat that can be firmly secured.

Before purchasing a conventional
child seat, or using a previously
purchased one, we recommend that
you test the seat in the specific
vehicle seating position or positions
where the seat will be used.

Make sure the child is properly
strapped in the child seat
according to the child seat maker’s
instructions. A child who is not
properly secured in a child seat
can be seriously injured in a crash.

The following pages provide
guidelines on how to properly install
a child seat. A forward-facing child
seat is used in all examples, but the
instructions are the same for rear-
facing child seats.

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Installing a Child Seat

Properly secure the child seat to
the vehicle.

Make sure the child seat is f irmly
secured.

The child seat should f it the
vehicle seating position (or
positions) where it will be used.

Secure the child in the child seat.

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