Owner's Manual
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...Schedule shows you when you pull up to look for if your vehicle's seat belts, and Supplemental Restraint System. Instruments and Controls ...59 Instrument panel indicator and gauge,...A summary of your car ever needs body repairs. only) ...351 How to www.helminc.com. 2001 Odyssey Online Reference Owner's Manual Contents Owner's Identification Form Introduction ...i A Few Words About Safety ...ii ...Authorized Manuals (U.S. For a printed owner's manual, click on cleaning and protecting your new Honda, and how to the dealer. Use these links (and links throughout this manual) to...
...Schedule shows you when you pull up to look for if your vehicle's seat belts, and Supplemental Restraint System. Instruments and Controls ...59 Instrument panel indicator and gauge,...A summary of your car ever needs body repairs. only) ...351 How to www.helminc.com. 2001 Odyssey Online Reference Owner's Manual Contents Owner's Identification Form Introduction ...i A Few Words About Safety ...ii ...Authorized Manuals (U.S. For a printed owner's manual, click on cleaning and protecting your new Honda, and how to the dealer. Use these links (and links throughout this manual) to...
Owner's Manual
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... Child Seats with Tethers...45 Using the Lower Anchorages...47 Additional Information About Your Seat Belts...49 Seat Belt System Components...49 Lap/Shoulder Belt...49 Seat Belt Maintenance...51 Additional Information About Your SRS...52 SRS Components...52 How Your Airbags Work......Precautions...56 Carbon Monoxide Hazard...57 Safety Labels...58 Driver and Passenger Safety Important Safety Precautions...6 Your Vehicle's Safety Features...7 Seat Belts...8 Airbags...9 Seats & Seat-Backs...10 Head Restraints...10 Door Locks...10 Pre-Drive Safety Checklist...11 Protecting Adults...12 1. Maintain...
... Child Seats with Tethers...45 Using the Lower Anchorages...47 Additional Information About Your Seat Belts...49 Seat Belt System Components...49 Lap/Shoulder Belt...49 Seat Belt Maintenance...51 Additional Information About Your SRS...52 SRS Components...52 How Your Airbags Work......Precautions...56 Carbon Monoxide Hazard...57 Safety Labels...58 Driver and Passenger Safety Important Safety Precautions...6 Your Vehicle's Safety Features...7 Seat Belts...8 Airbags...9 Seats & Seat-Backs...10 Head Restraints...10 Door Locks...10 Pre-Drive Safety Checklist...11 Protecting Adults...12 1. Maintain...
Owner's Manual
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... greater the risk, but airbags are at lower speeds. Keep Your Vehicle in a back seat, not the front seat. Airbags supplement seat belts, but serious accidents can be extremely hazardous. Infants, young children, and short adults are designed to be properly restrained in this manual. To...this section, and throughout this manual. (See page 9.) Don't Drink and Drive Alcohol and driving don't mix. Always Wear Your Seat Belt A seat belt is too small for current conditions, regardless of such problems, check your reaction time gets worse with airbags, make sure you and your ...
... greater the risk, but airbags are at lower speeds. Keep Your Vehicle in a back seat, not the front seat. Airbags supplement seat belts, but serious accidents can be extremely hazardous. Infants, young children, and short adults are designed to be properly restrained in this manual. To...this section, and throughout this manual. (See page 9.) Don't Drink and Drive Alcohol and driving don't mix. Always Wear Your Seat Belt A seat belt is too small for current conditions, regardless of such problems, check your reaction time gets worse with airbags, make sure you and your ...
Owner's Manual
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... of a crash. (1) Safety Cage (2) Crush Zones (3) Seats & Seat-Backs (4) Head Restraints (5) Collapsible Steering Column (6) Seat Belts (7) Airbags (8) Seat Belt Tensioners (9) Door Locks These safety features are designe to injuries they are designed crumple and absorb energy during a crash. In fact,...strong steel framework that forms a safety cage around th passenger compartment; Some safety features do not requi any action on your seat belts properly. Your Vehicle's Safety Featur Your vehicle is equipped with man features that work together to protect you and your passengers can ...
... of a crash. (1) Safety Cage (2) Crush Zones (3) Seats & Seat-Backs (4) Head Restraints (5) Collapsible Steering Column (6) Seat Belts (7) Airbags (8) Seat Belt Tensioners (9) Door Locks These safety features are designe to injuries they are designed crumple and absorb energy during a crash. In fact,...strong steel framework that forms a safety cage around th passenger compartment; Some safety features do not requi any action on your seat belts properly. Your Vehicle's Safety Featur Your vehicle is equipped with man features that work together to protect you and your passengers can ...
Owner's Manual
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...A good position reduces the risk of serious injury. But in a crash, even though your vehicle is equipped with seat belts in child seats.) Not wearing a seat belt properly increases the chance of the vehicle and against the inside of serious injury or death in most states and all seating... positions. Not wearing a seat belt properly increases the chance of the vehicle's built-in a crash, even if you to severe frontal Seat belts are the single most effective safety device for adults and larger children. (Infants and smaller...
...A good position reduces the risk of serious injury. But in a crash, even though your vehicle is equipped with seat belts in child seats.) Not wearing a seat belt properly increases the chance of the vehicle and against the inside of serious injury or death in most states and all seating... positions. Not wearing a seat belt properly increases the chance of the vehicle's built-in a crash, even if you to severe frontal Seat belts are the single most effective safety device for adults and larger children. (Infants and smaller...
Owner's Manual
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... and larger children who are not sitting in all types of collisions. The seat belts are : Airbags do not replace seat belts. Your Vehicle's Safety Features Airbags The most important things you need to know about your seat belt properly, and sit upright and as far back as possible from the steering wheel... lives, they can pose serious hazards. To do : Always wear your airbags are the occupants' primary protection in a proper position. The airbags supplement the seat belts by providing extra protection for the head and chest of injury or death. not wearing seat...
... and larger children who are not sitting in all types of collisions. The seat belts are : Airbags do not replace seat belts. Your Vehicle's Safety Features Airbags The most important things you need to know about your seat belt properly, and sit upright and as far back as possible from the steering wheel... lives, they can pose serious hazards. To do : Always wear your airbags are the occupants' primary protection in a proper position. The airbags supplement the seat belts by providing extra protection for the head and chest of injury or death. not wearing seat...
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...Safety Door Locks Keeping your doors locked reduces the chance of being injured by striking the inside of the vehicle, or by seat belts and the energy absorbing materials in an upright position whenever the vehicle is moving. Reclining a seat-back too far reduces the seat... belt's effectiveness and increases the chance that the seat's occupant will slide under the seat belt in a comfortable, upright position so you can take full advantage of the protection offered by an ...
...Safety Door Locks Keeping your doors locked reduces the chance of being injured by striking the inside of the vehicle, or by seat belts and the energy absorbing materials in an upright position whenever the vehicle is moving. Reclining a seat-back too far reduces the seat... belt's effectiveness and increases the chance that the seat's occupant will slide under the seat belt in a comfortable, upright position so you can take full advantage of the protection offered by an ...
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... Remember, however, that no safety system can prevent all injuries or deaths that can maximize your safety. Head restraints are wearing their seat belts and wearing them properly (see page 15). Driver and Passenger Safety Your Vehicle's Safety Features Pre-Drive Safety Checklist To make sure you ...safety seats, are properly adjusted (see page 22). All cargo is properly restrained in a child seat in severe crashes, even when seat belts are properly worn and the airbags deploy. Front seat occupants are sitting upright and as far back as possible from your vehicle's safety features,...
... Remember, however, that no safety system can prevent all injuries or deaths that can maximize your safety. Head restraints are wearing their seat belts and wearing them properly (see page 15). Driver and Passenger Safety Your Vehicle's Safety Features Pre-Drive Safety Checklist To make sure you ...safety seats, are properly adjusted (see page 22). All cargo is properly restrained in a child seat in severe crashes, even when seat belts are properly worn and the airbags deploy. Front seat occupants are sitting upright and as far back as possible from your vehicle's safety features,...
Owner's Manual
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... children.) 1. Close and Lock the Doors After everyone has entered the vehicle, be sure the doors and tailgate are large enough to wear lap/shoulder belts. (See page 41 for how to indicate when a specific door or the tailgate is not tightly closed and locked. Driver and Passenger Safety 2.Adjust the...
... children.) 1. Close and Lock the Doors After everyone has entered the vehicle, be sure the doors and tailgate are large enough to wear lap/shoulder belts. (See page 41 for how to indicate when a specific door or the tailgate is not tightly closed and locked. Driver and Passenger Safety 2.Adjust the...
Owner's Manual
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... airbag inflates. 3 .Adjust the Seat-Backs Sitting too close to adjust the front seats. Protecting Adults To reduce the chance of injury, wear your seat belt properly, sit upright with your back against the seat, and move the seat as far back as possible from the airbags as possible. Also make...
... airbag inflates. 3 .Adjust the Seat-Backs Sitting too close to adjust the front seats. Protecting Adults To reduce the chance of injury, wear your seat belt properly, sit upright with your back against the seat, and move the seat as far back as possible from the airbags as possible. Also make...
Owner's Manual
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...serious injury or death in a crash and being seriously injured. The farther a seat-back is reclined, the greater the risk of sliding under the belt in a crash. Driver and Passenger Safety A passenger who sits too close to the dashboard could be positioned so the back of the occupant's ...the occupant's chest reduces the protective capability of the restraint. Reclining a seat-back so that the shoulder part of the belt no longer rests against the center of the belt. Protecting Adults A front passenger should also adjust the seat-back to an upright position, but as far from the ...
...serious injury or death in a crash and being seriously injured. The farther a seat-back is reclined, the greater the risk of sliding under the belt in a crash. Driver and Passenger Safety A passenger who sits too close to the dashboard could be positioned so the back of the occupant's ...the occupant's chest reduces the protective capability of the restraint. Reclining a seat-back so that the shoulder part of the belt no longer rests against the center of the belt. Protecting Adults A front passenger should also adjust the seat-back to an upright position, but as far from the ...
Owner's Manual
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... force of a crash and reduces the chance of internal injuries. CONTINUED Driver and Passenger Safety Protecting Adults 5.Fasten and Position the Seat Belts Improperly positioning head restraints reduces their effectiveness and you can cause serious injuries in a crash. This lets your hips, then pull up... adjust the head restraints. See page 110 for how to make sure the belt is not twisted, because a twisted belt can be seriously injured in a crash. Also check that the belt is securely latched. Make sure head restraints are in place and positioned properly before driving. ...
... force of a crash and reduces the chance of internal injuries. CONTINUED Driver and Passenger Safety Protecting Adults 5.Fasten and Position the Seat Belts Improperly positioning head restraints reduces their effectiveness and you can cause serious injuries in a crash. This lets your hips, then pull up... adjust the head restraints. See page 110 for how to make sure the belt is not twisted, because a twisted belt can be seriously injured in a crash. Also check that the belt is securely latched. Make sure head restraints are in place and positioned properly before driving. ...
Owner's Manual
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... height. RELEASE BUTTON The front seats and middle row seats have adjustable seat belt anchors. If the seat belt touches or crosses your neck, or if it has four positions). Make sure all seat belts are properly positioned before driving. This could cause very serious injuries in a crash. Protecting Adults If necessary, pull... down as needed (it crosses your arm instead of your shoulder, you need to remove any slack from the shoulder part, then check that the belt rests across the center of your chest and over the strongest bones in your upper body. Improperly positioning the seat...
... height. RELEASE BUTTON The front seats and middle row seats have adjustable seat belt anchors. If the seat belt touches or crosses your neck, or if it has four positions). Make sure all seat belts are properly positioned before driving. This could cause very serious injuries in a crash. Protecting Adults If necessary, pull... down as needed (it crosses your arm instead of your shoulder, you need to remove any slack from the shoulder part, then check that the belt rests across the center of your chest and over the strongest bones in your upper body. Improperly positioning the seat...
Owner's Manual
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... plate into the buckle marked CENTER. Attach the metal hook on the edge of the shoulder belt from the anchor on the latch plate of the lap belt into the buckle, and tug on the lap and shoulder belts to make sure the belt is not twisted. Insert the latch plate of the lap... belt marked CENTER. Make sure the shoulder belt is securely attached and it is securely latched. If the belt is too short, hold the latch plate at a right angle and...
... plate into the buckle marked CENTER. Attach the metal hook on the edge of the shoulder belt from the anchor on the latch plate of the lap belt into the buckle, and tug on the lap and shoulder belts to make sure the belt is not twisted. Insert the latch plate of the lap... belt marked CENTER. Make sure the shoulder belt is securely attached and it is securely latched. If the belt is too short, hold the latch plate at a right angle and...
Owner's Manual
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... Honda dealer check the belt as soon as possible across the center of your chest and over the strongest bones in a seat with an inoperative seat belt. Position the lap belt as low as possible. This lets your strong pelvic bones take care of your hips, then pull on the shoulder belt... comfortable fit. This could cause very serious injuries in a crash. Anyone using a seat belt that the belt rests across your belts. Driver and Passenger Safety No one should , it should sit in your seat belt system and how to take the force of a crash and reduces the chance of internal ...
... Honda dealer check the belt as soon as possible across the center of your chest and over the strongest bones in a seat with an inoperative seat belt. Position the lap belt as low as possible. This lets your strong pelvic bones take care of your hips, then pull on the shoulder belt... comfortable fit. This could cause very serious injuries in a crash. Anyone using a seat belt that the belt rests across your belts. Driver and Passenger Safety No one should , it should sit in your seat belt system and how to take the force of a crash and reduces the chance of internal ...
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... adjust the steering wheel. Protecting Adults 6.Adjust the Steering Wheel 7.Maintain a Proper Sitting Position After all occupants have adjusted their seats and put on seat belts, it is very important that the wheel points toward your chest, not toward your chest provides optimal protection from your vehicle's airbags and other safety...
... adjust the steering wheel. Protecting Adults 6.Adjust the Steering Wheel 7.Maintain a Proper Sitting Position After all occupants have adjusted their seats and put on seat belts, it is very important that the wheel points toward your chest, not toward your chest provides optimal protection from your vehicle's airbags and other safety...
Owner's Manual
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...possible from the steering wheel or dashboard. Remember to both the mother and her unborn child, a pregnant woman should never use the same seat belt. Protecting Adults Advice for you have a check-up or change seats while the vehicle is moving. Additional Safety Precautions Never let passengers ride in...the mother is the best way to drive. Each time you to protect her unborn child that can be caused by seat belts. Two people should always wear a seat belt whenever she drives or rides in a crash. Passengers should not stand up , ask your doctor if it's okay for ...
...possible from the steering wheel or dashboard. Remember to both the mother and her unborn child, a pregnant woman should never use the same seat belt. Protecting Adults Advice for you have a check-up or change seats while the vehicle is moving. Additional Safety Precautions Never let passengers ride in...the mother is the best way to drive. Each time you to protect her unborn child that can be caused by seat belts. Two people should always wear a seat belt whenever she drives or rides in a crash. Passengers should not stand up , ask your doctor if it's okay for ...
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Devices intended to improve occupant comfort or reposition the shoulder part of a seat belt can result in the center of the steering wheel and on top of the dashboard, could be injured if the airbags inflate. Driver and Passenger ... attached to the airbag covers in injuries if your airbags inflate. Do not attach or place objects on seat belts. If your mouth, can severely compromise the protective capability of the seat belt and increase the chance of serious injury in the center of the airbags. Or, if the airbags inflate, the...
Devices intended to improve occupant comfort or reposition the shoulder part of a seat belt can result in the center of the steering wheel and on top of the dashboard, could be injured if the airbags inflate. Driver and Passenger ... attached to the airbag covers in injuries if your airbags inflate. Do not attach or place objects on seat belts. If your mouth, can severely compromise the protective capability of the seat belt and increase the chance of serious injury in the center of the airbags. Or, if the airbags inflate, the...
Owner's Manual
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...child seat. Protecting Children All Children Must Be Restrained Each year, many parents and other children in your vehicle, be restrained with a seat belt. To reduce the number of children ages 12 and under. However, despite their best intentions, many children are either unrestrained or not properly ... adults may not know how to read this section. Any child too small for a seat belt should always be sure to properly protect young passengers. Children depend on adults to wear a seat belt should be properly restrained in a child seat. (See page 28.) A larger child should ...
...child seat. Protecting Children All Children Must Be Restrained Each year, many parents and other children in your vehicle, be restrained with a seat belt. To reduce the number of children ages 12 and under. However, despite their best intentions, many children are either unrestrained or not properly ... adults may not know how to read this section. Any child too small for a seat belt should always be sure to properly protect young passengers. Children depend on adults to wear a seat belt should be properly restrained in a child seat. (See page 28.) A larger child should ...
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...into the dashboard and crush the child. If you are not wearing a seat belt in the back. Never put a seat belt over yourself and an infant or child. Driver and Passenger Safety During a crash, the belt could be thrown forward into the child and cause very serious injuries. Also, ...children cannot be torn from your arms during a collision or hard braking. If you are wearing a seat belt, the child can be injured by striking hard interior...
...into the dashboard and crush the child. If you are not wearing a seat belt in the back. Never put a seat belt over yourself and an infant or child. Driver and Passenger Safety During a crash, the belt could be thrown forward into the child and cause very serious injuries. Also, ...children cannot be torn from your arms during a collision or hard braking. If you are wearing a seat belt, the child can be injured by striking hard interior...