Honda Civic 5 Owners Manual

To deactivate the lockable retractor
and remove a child restraint system,
unlatch the buckle, unroute the seat
belt, and let the belt f ully retract.
Push and pull the child restraint
system f orward and f rom side-to-
side to verify that it is secure
enough to stay upright during
normal driving manoeuvres. If the
child restraint system is not
secure, unlatch the belt, allow it to
retract f ully, then repeat these
steps.When not using the lower
anchorages system, all child
restraint systems must be...

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Place the child restraint system in
the desired back seating position.
Make sure the child restraint is
positioned well back in the seat-
back.
Route the belt through the
restraint according to the restraint
system maker’s instructions, then
insert the latch plate into the
buckle.Push down the tab. Route the
shoulder part of the belt into the
slit at the side of the restraint.Grab the shoulder part of the belt
near the buckle, and pull up to
remove any slack from the lap part
of the belt....

On vehicles without lockable retractor
f itted to the seat where the child is
positioned
When you secure a child restraint
system with a lap/shoulder belt, be
sure you install a locking clip on the
seat belt (see page ). Push and pull the child restraint
system f orward and f rom side-to-
side to verify that it is secure
enough to stay upright during
normal driving manoeuvres. Secure the belt in the slit by
pushing up the tab. Make sure the
belt is not twisted and it is
positioned properly in the slit....

To install a locking clip, do the
f ollowing:
Place the child restraint in the seat
with a lap/shoulder belt. Route the
lap/shoulder belt through the
restraint according to the seat
manuf acturer’s instructions.
Insert the latch plate into the
buckle. Pull on the shoulder part
of thebelttomakesurethereis
no slack in the lap portion.
Tightly grasp the belt near the
latch plate. Pinch both parts of the
belt together so they won’t slip
through the latch plate. Unbuckle
the seat belt.Install the locking clip...

Children riding in vehicles should be
restrained to minimize the risk of
injury in the event of an accident.Since a tether can provide additional
security to the lap/shoulder belt
installation, we recommend using a
tether whenever one is required or
available. (The owners may check
with the child restraint system
maker to determine whether a tether
is available f or a particular child
restraint system.)
A child restraint system with a tether
canbeinstalledinthetwoouter
positions in the back seat, using...

Attach the attaching clip to the
anchor f itting, making sure the
strap is not twisted.
Tighten the tether strap according
to the child restraint system
maker’s instructions.
To attach the tether to the child
restraint system, f ollow the child
restraint system maker’s instructions.
When the child restraint system is
used, f ollow the instructions that
came with the child restraint system. The above illustration shows how
the tether strap should be routed
in EU countries.The f ollowing pages give...

To determine if a lap/shoulder belt
properly f its a child, have the child
put on the seat belt, then ask
yourself :
Does the child sit all the way back
against the seat?
Do the child’s knees bend
comf ortably over the edge of the
seat? 1.
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Protecting L arger Children
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Checking Seat Belt Fit
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Allowing a child age 12 or
under to sit in front can result
in injury or death if the
passenger’s front airbag
inflates.
If a child must ride in front,
move the vehicle seat as far...

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For EU countries, ref er to page
fortheboosterseatplacement. A child may continue using a booster
seat until the tops of their ears are
even with the top of the vehicle’s or
booster’s seat-back. A child of this
height should be tall enough to use
the lap/shoulder belt without a
booster seat. If a child who uses a booster seat
must ride in f ront, move the vehicle
seat as far back as possible and be
sure the child is wearing the seat
belt properly. Booster seats can be high-back or
low-back....

Of course, children vary widely. And
while age may be one indicator of
when a child can saf ely ride in f ront,
there are other important f actors you
should consider.
Physically, a child must be large
enough f or the lap/shoulder belt to
properly f it (see pages and ). If
the seat belt does not f it properly,
with or without the child sitting on a
booster seat, the child should not sit
in f ront.
To saf ely ride in f ront, a child must
be able to f ollow the rules, including
sitting properly, and...

Devices intended to
improve a child’s comf ort or
reposition the shoulder part of a
seat belt can make the belt less
ef f ective and increase the chance
of serious injury in a crash. This could result
in serious neck injuries during a
crash.
This could
cause very serious injuries during
a crash. It also increases the
chance that the child will slide
under the belt in a crash and be
injured.
If they do, they
could be very seriously injured in a
crash. If you decide that a child can saf ely
ride up f ront,...