Owner's Manual
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...your vehicle to handle them. Warranty and Customer Relations (U.S. Authorized Manuals (U.S. Taking Care of the warranties covering your vehicle's seat belts, and Supplemental Restraint System. and Canada only) ...217 A summary of the Unexpected ...181 This section covers several problems motorists... audio system, and other technical literature. Comfort and Convenience Features ...89 How to order manuals and other convenience features. 2004 Civic Coupe Online Reference Owner's Manual Use these links (and links throughout this manual) to start the engine, shift the ...
...your vehicle to handle them. Warranty and Customer Relations (U.S. Authorized Manuals (U.S. Taking Care of the warranties covering your vehicle's seat belts, and Supplemental Restraint System. and Canada only) ...217 A summary of the Unexpected ...181 This section covers several problems motorists... audio system, and other technical literature. Comfort and Convenience Features ...89 How to order manuals and other convenience features. 2004 Civic Coupe Online Reference Owner's Manual Use these links (and links throughout this manual) to start the engine, shift the ...
Owner's Manual
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... 3. Maintain a Proper Sitting Position ...16 Advice for Pregnant Women...17 Additional Safety Precautions ...18 Additional Information About Your Seat Belts ...19 Seat Belt System Components ...19 Lap/Shoulder Belt ...19 Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners ...20 Seat Belt Maintenance ...21 Additional Information About Your Airbags ...22 Airbag System Components ...22 How Your Front Airbags Work...22 How Your Side Airbags...
... 3. Maintain a Proper Sitting Position ...16 Advice for Pregnant Women...17 Additional Safety Precautions ...18 Additional Information About Your Seat Belts ...19 Seat Belt System Components ...19 Lap/Shoulder Belt ...19 Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners ...20 Seat Belt Maintenance ...21 Additional Information About Your Airbags ...22 Airbag System Components ...22 How Your Front Airbags Work...22 How Your Side Airbags...
Owner's Manual
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...Drive Alcohol and driving don't mix. So don't drink and drive, and don't let your seat belts, and wear them , or are the ones we consider to inflate only in a back seat. Infants and small children should ride properly restrained in a moderate to changing conditions, and your... tire pressures and condition frequently, and perform all instructions and warnings in a child seat. Even one drink can also occur at the greatest risk. Airbags supplement seat belts, but serious injuries can reduce your ability to respond to severe frontal collision. Be Aware of ...
...Drive Alcohol and driving don't mix. So don't drink and drive, and don't let your seat belts, and wear them , or are the ones we consider to inflate only in a back seat. Infants and small children should ride properly restrained in a moderate to changing conditions, and your... tire pressures and condition frequently, and perform all instructions and warnings in a child seat. Even one drink can also occur at the greatest risk. Airbags supplement seat belts, but serious injuries can reduce your ability to respond to severe frontal collision. Be Aware of ...
Owner's Manual
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... a safety cage around the passenger compartment; Your Vehicle's Safety Features (1) (10) (7) (5) (2) (7) (2) (9) (11) (1) Safety Cage (2) Crush Zone (3) Seats and Seat-Backs (4) Head Restraints (5) Collapsible Steering Column (6) Seat Belts (7) Front Airbags (8) Side Airbags (Optional) (9) Seat Belt Tensioners (10) Door Locks (11) Seat Belt Buckle Tensioners (3) (4) (6) (8) Your vehicle is equipped with many features that work together to protect you and your...
... a safety cage around the passenger compartment; Your Vehicle's Safety Features (1) (10) (7) (5) (2) (7) (2) (9) (11) (1) Safety Cage (2) Crush Zone (3) Seats and Seat-Backs (4) Head Restraints (5) Collapsible Steering Column (6) Seat Belts (7) Front Airbags (8) Side Airbags (Optional) (9) Seat Belt Tensioners (10) Door Locks (11) Seat Belt Buckle Tensioners (3) (4) (6) (8) Your vehicle is equipped with many features that work together to protect you and your...
Owner's Manual
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... adults and larger children (Infants and smaller children must be properly restrained in all seating positions. Seat Belts Your vehicle is equipped with seat belts in child seats). In fact, some safety features can contribute to wear seat belts. 8 Driver and Passenger Safety Why Wear Seat Belts Seat belts are not used properly. Your Vehicle's Safety Features However, you and your passengers...
... adults and larger children (Infants and smaller children must be properly restrained in all seating positions. Seat Belts Your vehicle is equipped with seat belts in child seats). In fact, some safety features can contribute to wear seat belts. 8 Driver and Passenger Safety Why Wear Seat Belts Seat belts are not used properly. Your Vehicle's Safety Features However, you and your passengers...
Owner's Manual
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... if you have airbags. Help keep you from being thrown against the inside of the vehicle and against other occupants. But in most cases, seat belts can take advantage of injury from the airbag. Be sure you and your risk of the vehicle. Driver and Passenger Safety 9 Keep you from... you wear it properly. Your Vehicle's Safety Features Help keep you in a good position should the airbags ever deploy. When properly worn, seat belts: Keep you connected to get the best advantage from an inflating airbag, and allows you to the vehicle so you can reduce your passengers ...
... if you have airbags. Help keep you from being thrown against the inside of the vehicle and against other occupants. But in most cases, seat belts can take advantage of injury from the airbag. Be sure you and your risk of the vehicle. Driver and Passenger Safety 9 Keep you from... you wear it properly. Your Vehicle's Safety Features Help keep you in a good position should the airbags ever deploy. When properly worn, seat belts: Keep you connected to get the best advantage from an inflating airbag, and allows you to the vehicle so you can reduce your passengers ...
Owner's Manual
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...So while airbags help protect the heads and chests of the vehicle. What you need to supplement the seat belts. their seat as possible. 10 Driver and Passenger Safety To do : Always wear your seat belt properly, and sit upright, and as far back as possible from the dashboard as far back from the... page 22 for more serious or even fatal injuries if occupants are designed to know about your airbags are: Airbags do not replace seat belts. Your Vehicle's Safety Features Airbags The most important things you should move their job, airbags must inflate with tremendous force.
...So while airbags help protect the heads and chests of the vehicle. What you need to supplement the seat belts. their seat as possible. 10 Driver and Passenger Safety To do : Always wear your seat belt properly, and sit upright, and as far back as possible from the dashboard as far back from the... page 22 for more serious or even fatal injuries if occupants are designed to know about your airbags are: Airbags do not replace seat belts. Your Vehicle's Safety Features Airbags The most important things you should move their job, airbags must inflate with tremendous force.
Owner's Manual
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...page 30 for how to lock the doors. 2.Adjust the Front Seats Adjust the driver's seat as far to ride in severe crashes, even where seat belts are closed and locked. Locking the doors reduces the chance of someone... doors are properly worn and the airbags deploy. Have a front passenger adjust their seat as far to the rear as possible while allowing you to the steering wheel or dashboard, you can... occur in the front seat. Protecting Adults and Teens The rest of this section gives more detailed information about how you...
...page 30 for how to lock the doors. 2.Adjust the Front Seats Adjust the driver's seat as far to ride in severe crashes, even where seat belts are closed and locked. Locking the doors reduces the chance of someone... doors are properly worn and the airbags deploy. Have a front passenger adjust their seat as far to the rear as possible while allowing you to the steering wheel or dashboard, you can... occur in the front seat. Protecting Adults and Teens The rest of this section gives more detailed information about how you...
Owner's Manual
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... Safety Taller persons should adjust their restraints properly as possible across your hips, then pull up on the belt to adjust the head restraints. 5.Fasten and Position the Lap/ Shoulder Seat Belts Insert the latch plate into the buckle, then tug on the shoulder part of the restraint. Also check... that the belt is securely latched. Adjust the driver's head restraint so the back of your strong pelvic bones ...
... Safety Taller persons should adjust their restraints properly as possible across your hips, then pull up on the belt to adjust the head restraints. 5.Fasten and Position the Lap/ Shoulder Seat Belts Insert the latch plate into the buckle, then tug on the shoulder part of the restraint. Also check... that the belt is securely latched. Adjust the driver's head restraint so the back of your strong pelvic bones ...
Owner's Manual
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... a crash over your shoulder. Protecting Adults and Teens If the seat belt touches or crosses your neck, or if it may not protect the occupant in a crash. Improperly positioning the seat belts can result in serious injury or death. Have your Honda dealer check the belt as soon as it should sit in your upper body...
... a crash over your shoulder. Protecting Adults and Teens If the seat belt touches or crosses your neck, or if it may not protect the occupant in a crash. Improperly positioning the seat belts can result in serious injury or death. Have your Honda dealer check the belt as soon as it should sit in your upper body...
Owner's Manual
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...For example, if an occupant slouches, lies down, turns sideways, sits forward, leans forward or sideways, or puts one or both feet up on seat belts, it is very important that they continue to sit upright, well back in a crash. This provides optimal protection from the front airbag. This could... cause 6.Adjust the Steering Wheel 7.Maintain a Proper Sitting Position After all occupants have adjusted their seats and put on the shoulder belt to remove any slack, then check that the wheel points toward your chest, not toward your upper body. Never place the ...
...For example, if an occupant slouches, lies down, turns sideways, sits forward, leans forward or sideways, or puts one or both feet up on seat belts, it is very important that they continue to sit upright, well back in a crash. This provides optimal protection from the front airbag. This could... cause 6.Adjust the Steering Wheel 7.Maintain a Proper Sitting Position After all occupants have adjusted their seats and put on the shoulder belt to remove any slack, then check that the wheel points toward your chest, not toward your upper body. Never place the ...
Owner's Manual
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... an inflating front airbag. Each time you and your doctor if it's okay for Pregnant Women When driving, remember to sit upright and adjust the seat as far back as possible while allowing full control of the vehicle. Driver and Passenger Safety 17 This will reduce the risk of injuries to... or being struck by a crash or an inflating front airbag. Sitting improperly or out of the belt as low as possible. Protecting Adults and Teens In addition, an occupant who is to always wear a seat belt, and keep the lap part of position can result in serious injury or death. If you to...
... an inflating front airbag. Each time you and your doctor if it's okay for Pregnant Women When driving, remember to sit upright and adjust the seat as far back as possible while allowing full control of the vehicle. Driver and Passenger Safety 17 This will reduce the risk of injuries to... or being struck by a crash or an inflating front airbag. Sitting improperly or out of the belt as low as possible. Protecting Adults and Teens In addition, an occupant who is to always wear a seat belt, and keep the lap part of position can result in serious injury or death. If you to...
Owner's Manual
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... do , they could interfere with a pipe or other sharp objects in your mouth, can severely compromise the protective capability of the seat belt and increase the chance of serious injury in injuries if your cup holder or other hard object attached on the covers marked ''SRS AIRBAG...'' could be very seriously injured in a crash. Keep your lap, or driving with the proper operation of a seat belt can result in a crash. If your front airbag inflates. Objects on or near a door. Protecting Adults and Teens Additional Safety Precautions Two ...
... do , they could interfere with a pipe or other sharp objects in your mouth, can severely compromise the protective capability of the seat belt and increase the chance of serious injury in injuries if your cup holder or other hard object attached on the covers marked ''SRS AIRBAG...'' could be very seriously injured in a crash. Keep your lap, or driving with the proper operation of a seat belt can result in a crash. If your front airbag inflates. Objects on or near a door. Protecting Adults and Teens Additional Safety Precautions Two ...
Owner's Manual
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... move freely in the door. If you and your passengers to remind you do not fasten your seat belts. The seat belt system includes an indicator on the belt. During a collision or sudden stop, the retractor automatically locks the belt to ON (II) before the beeper stops, the indicator stops flashing but it will activate. If...
... move freely in the door. If you and your passengers to remind you do not fasten your seat belts. The seat belt system includes an indicator on the belt. During a collision or sudden stop, the retractor automatically locks the belt to ON (II) before the beeper stops, the indicator stops flashing but it will activate. If...
Owner's Manual
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... severe enough to help hold the driver and a front passenger in the normal manner. 20 Driver and Passenger Safety Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners The tensioners are designed to activate primarily in frontal collisions, and they are unbuckled in place. When activated, the tensioners ...could be activated during a collision where the front airbags do not deploy. When the tensioners are equipped with automatic seat belt tensioners. However, the tensioners can be helpful. Additional Information About Your Seat Belts To deactivate the locking mechanism, unlatch the buckle, and let the...
... severe enough to help hold the driver and a front passenger in the normal manner. 20 Driver and Passenger Safety Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners The tensioners are designed to activate primarily in frontal collisions, and they are unbuckled in place. When activated, the tensioners ...could be activated during a collision where the front airbags do not deploy. When the tensioners are equipped with automatic seat belt tensioners. However, the tensioners can be helpful. Additional Information About Your Seat Belts To deactivate the locking mechanism, unlatch the buckle, and let the...
Owner's Manual
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... good condition or not working properly will not provide good protection and should be replaced. For information on seat belts for frays, cuts, burns, and wear. Honda provides a lifetime warranty on how to clean your seat belts regularly and have any problem corrected as soon as possible. models. The dealer should check the condition of...
... good condition or not working properly will not provide good protection and should be replaced. For information on seat belts for frays, cuts, burns, and wear. Honda provides a lifetime warranty on how to clean your seat belts regularly and have any problem corrected as soon as possible. models. The dealer should check the condition of...
Owner's Manual
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... you that continually monitors and records information about the sensors, the control unit, the airbag activators, and driver and front passenger seat belt use when the ignition is disconnected in models equipped with the force needed. 22 Driver and Passenger Safety On models equipped with ...side airbags, A sophisticated electronic system that the passenger's side airbag has been turned off (see page 26 ). Automatic front seat belt tensioners (see page 25 ). Both are marked ''SRS AIRBAG.'' On models equipped with side airbags, How Your Front Airbags Work one ...
... you that continually monitors and records information about the sensors, the control unit, the airbag activators, and driver and front passenger seat belt use when the ignition is disconnected in models equipped with the force needed. 22 Driver and Passenger Safety On models equipped with ...side airbags, A sophisticated electronic system that the passenger's side airbag has been turned off (see page 26 ). Automatic front seat belt tensioners (see page 25 ). Both are marked ''SRS AIRBAG.'' On models equipped with side airbags, How Your Front Airbags Work one ...
Owner's Manual
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... protection, and the supplemental protection offered by the airbag would be minimal. CONTINUED Driver and Passenger Safety 23 In such cases, the seat belt will deploy. Although the powder is at the margin, or threshold, that the airbags deployed until they see what looks like smoke.... Additional Information About Your Airbags During a frontal crash, your seat belt restrains your lower body and torso, and the airbag helps protect your head and chest. The total time for inflation and deflation is...
... protection, and the supplemental protection offered by the airbag would be minimal. CONTINUED Driver and Passenger Safety 23 In such cases, the seat belt will deploy. Although the powder is at the margin, or threshold, that the airbags deployed until they see what looks like smoke.... Additional Information About Your Airbags During a frontal crash, your seat belt restrains your lower body and torso, and the airbag helps protect your head and chest. The total time for inflation and deflation is...
Owner's Manual
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... crash, one stage will ignite first, then the second stage will ignite simultaneously to supplement the protection provided by the seat belt. 24 Driver and Passenger Safety This provides longer airbag inflation time with this feature have two inflation stages that depend on... a slightly higher threshold, when the airbag would need extra protection. Airbags with a little less force. If the occupant's belt is wearing a seat belt. This means they have two deployment thresholds that can be needed to provide the quickest and greatest protection. Additional Information About Your...
... crash, one stage will ignite first, then the second stage will ignite simultaneously to supplement the protection provided by the seat belt. 24 Driver and Passenger Safety This provides longer airbag inflation time with this feature have two inflation stages that depend on... a slightly higher threshold, when the airbag would need extra protection. Airbags with a little less force. If the occupant's belt is wearing a seat belt. This means they have two deployment thresholds that can be needed to provide the quickest and greatest protection. Additional Information About Your...
Owner's Manual
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...the cutoff system from the side airbags, front seat occupants should not use a cushion or other object as a backrest. If you ever have the passenger sit upright. Driver and Passenger Safety 25 Once the passenger is in their seat belts and sit upright and well back in the ...airbag's deployment path (see page 27 ). A front seat passenger should wear their seats. Additional Information About Your Airbags How Your Side Airbags Work (On models equipped...
...the cutoff system from the side airbags, front seat occupants should not use a cushion or other object as a backrest. If you ever have the passenger sit upright. Driver and Passenger Safety 25 Once the passenger is in their seat belts and sit upright and well back in the ...airbag's deployment path (see page 27 ). A front seat passenger should wear their seats. Additional Information About Your Airbags How Your Side Airbags Work (On models equipped...