ProtectingChildren－GeneralGuidelines
AdditionalSafety Precautions
Neverholdaninfantorchildon
yourlap.Ifyouarenotwearinga
seatbeltinacrash,youcouldbe
thrownforwardandcrushthe
childagainstthedashboardora
seat-back.Ifyouarewearinga
seatbelt,thechildcanbetorn
fromyourarmsandbeseriously
hurtorkilled.
Makesureanyunusedseatbelt
Lockalldoorsandthetrunkwhen
yourvehicleisnotinuse.Children
whoplayinvehiclescan
accidentallygettrappedinside.
Teachyourchildrennottoplayin
oraroundvehicles.Knowhowto
operatetheemergencytrunk
openeranddecideifyourchildren
shouldbeshownhowtousethis
feature(seepage 88 ).
thatachildcanreachisbuckled,
thelockableretractorisactivated,
andthebeltisfullyretractedand
locked.Ifachildwrapsaloose
seatbeltaroundtheirneck,they
canbeseriouslyorfatallyinjured.
(Seepages45and46forhowto
activateanddeactivatethe
lockableretractor.)
Neverputaseatbeltoveryourself
andachild.Duringacrash,the
beltcouldpressdeepintothechild
andcauseseriousorfatalinjuries.
Donotleavechildrenaloneina
vehicle.Leavingchildrenwithout
adultsupervisionisillegalinmost
statesandCanadianprovinces,
andcanbeveryhazardous.
Keepvehiclekeysandremote
transmitters outofthereachof
children.Evenveryyoung
childrenlearnhowtounlock
vehicledoors,turnontheignition
switch,andopenthetrunk,which
canleadtoaccidentalinjuryor
death.
Neverlettwochildrenusethe
sameseatbelt.Iftheydo,they
couldbeveryseriouslyinjuredina
crash.
Forexample,infantsandsmall
childrenleftinavehicleonahot
daycandiefromheatstroke.A
childleftalonewiththekeyinthe
ignitionswitchcanaccidentallyset
thevehicleinmotion,possibly
injuringthemselvesorothers.
Usethechildproofdoorlocksto
preventchildrenfromopeningthe
reardoors.Thiscanprevent
childrenfromaccidentallyfalling
out(seepage 82 ).
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| Categories | Honda Civic Manuals, Honda Manuals |
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| Tags | Hybrid |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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