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Protecting children – HONDA 2000 Odyssey - Owner's Manual User Manual

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Protecting Children

General Guidelines for Using

Child Seats

The following pages give general

guidelines for selecting and installing
child seats for infants and small

children.

Selecting a Child Seat

To provide proper protection, a child

seat should meet three
requirements:

1. The child seat should meet safety

standards. The child seat should

meet Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard 213 (FMVSS 213)

or Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety

Standard 213 (CMVSS 213). Look
for the manufacturer's statement

of compliance on the box and seat.

2. The child seat should be of the

proper type and size to fit the child.

Infants: Children up to about one

year old should be restrained in a

rear-facing, reclining child seat. Only

a rear-facing seat provides the

proper support to protect an infant's
head, neck, and back. See page

30

for additional information on

protecting infants.

Small Children: A child who is too

large for a rear-facing child seat, and

who can sit up without support,

should be restrained in a forward-

facing child seat. See page

35

for

additional information on protecting
small children.

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