ProtectingChildren－GeneralGuidelines
AllChildrenShouldSitinaBack
Seat
Accordingtoaccidentstatistics,
childrenofallagesandsizesare
saferwhentheyarerestrainedina
backseat.
ThePassenger’sFrontAirbag
SmallChildren
CanPoseSeriousRisks
Placingaforward-facing childseatin
thefront seatofavehicleequipped
withapassenger’sfront airbagcan
behazardous.Ifthevehicleseatis
toofarforward,orthechild’sheadis
thrownforwardduringacollision,an
inflatingfrontairbagcanstrikethe
childwithenoughforcetokillor
veryseriouslyinjureasmallchild.
Frontairbagshavebeendesignedto
helpprotectadultsinamoderateto
severefrontalcollision.Todothis,
thepassenger’sfrontairbagisquite
large,anditcaninflatewithenough
forcetocauseveryseriousinjuries.
TheNationalHighwayTrafficSafety
AdministrationandTransport
Canadarecommendthatallchildren
aged12andunderbeproperly
restrainedinabackseat.Some
stateshavelawsrestrictingwhere
childrenmayride.
Eventhoughyourvehiclehasan
advancedfrontairbagsystemthat
automaticallyturnsthepassenger’s
frontairbagoffundercertain
circumstances(seepage32),please
followtheseguidelines:
LargerChildren
Childrenwhohaveoutgrownchild
seatsarealsoatriskofbeinginjured
orkilledbyaninflating passenger’s
frontairbag.Wheneverpossible,
largerchildrenshouldsitintheback
seat,onaboosterseatifneeded,and
beproperlyrestrainedwithaseat
belt.(Seepage48forimportant
informationaboutprotectinglarger
children.)
Childrenwhorideinbackareless
likelytobeinjuredbystriking
interiorvehiclepartsduringa
collisionorhardbraking.Also,
childrencannotbeinjuredbyan
inflatingfrontairbagwhentheyride
intheback.
Infants
Neverputarear-facingchildseatin
thefrontseatofavehicleequipped
withapassenger’sfrontairbag. If
theairbaginflates,itcanhittheback
ofthechildseatwithenoughforce
tokillorveryseriouslyinjurean
infant.
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| Categories | Honda Civic Manuals, Honda Manuals |
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| Tags | Hybrid |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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