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

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Protecting Children

5. After confirming that the belt is

locked, grab the shoulder part of

the belt near the buckle and pull

up to remove any slack from the

lap part of the belt. Remember, if

the lap part of the belt is not tight,

the child seat will not be secure. It

may help to put weight on the

child seat, or push on the back of

the seat, while pulling up on the

belt.

6. Push and pull the child seat

forward and from side to side to

verify that it is secure enough to

stay upright during normal driving

maneuvers. If the child seat is not

secure, unlatch the belt, allow it to

retract fully, then repeat these

steps.

To deactivate the locking

mechanism in order to remove a

child seat, unlatch the buckle,

unroute the seat belt, and let the belt

fully retract.

Additional Precautions for Small

Children

Never hold a small child on your

lap. If you are not wearing a seat

belt in a crash, you could be

thrown forward into the

dashboard and crush the child.

If you are wearing a seat belt, the

child can be torn from your arms

during a crash. For example, if

your car crashes into a parked

vehicle at 30 mph (48 km/h), a

30-lb (14 kg) child will become a

900-lb (410 kg) force, and you will

not be able to hold on.

Never put a seat belt over yourself

and a child. During a crash, the

belt could press deep into the child

and cause very serious injuries.

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