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Protecting children – HONDA 2001 CR-V - Owner's Manual User Manual

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Protecting Children

Installing a Child Seat

After selecting a proper child seat,

and a good position to install the seat,

there are three main steps in

installing the seat:

1. Secure the child seat to the vehicle

with a seat belt. All child seats

must be secured to the vehicle

with the lap belt or the lap part of

a lap/shoulder belt. A child whose

seat is not properly secured to the

vehicle can be endangered in a

crash. See pages

30

and

32

for

instructions on how to secure child

seats in this vehicle.

2. Make sure the child seat is firmly

secured. After installing a child

seat, push and pull the seat

forward and from side to side to

verify that it is secure.

To provide security during normal

driving maneuvers as well as during

a collision, we recommend that

parents secure a child seat as firmly

as possible.

However, a child seat does not need

to be "rock solid." In some vehicles

or seating positions, it may be

difficult to install a child seat so that

it does not move at all. Some side-to-

side or back-and-forth 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

in the desired seating position.

3. Secure the child in the child seat.

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 thrown out of the seat in a

crash and be seriously injured.

Storing a Child Seat

When you are not using a child seat,

either remove it and store it in a safe

place, or make sure it is properly

secured. An unsecured child seat can

be thrown around the vehicle during

a crash or sudden stop and injure

someone.

Driver and Passenger Safety

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