Honda Civic 5 Owners Manual
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See page f or important saf ety inf ormation and a warning about improperly positioning head restraints.16 Make all seat adjustments bef ore you start driving. Make sure to pull the lever upward or downward to its f ull range. The height of your driver’s seat is adjustable. To raise the seat, repeatedly pull up the lever on the outside of the seat cushion. To lower the seat, push the lever down repeatedly.They are most ef f ective when you adjust them so the centre of the back of the occupant’s head...
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The head restraints adjust f or height. You need both hands to adjust the restraint. Do not attempt to adjust it while driving. To raise it, pull upward. To lower the restraint, push the release button sideways, and push the restraint down.To remove a head restraint f or f olding down the rear seat, cleaning or repair, pull it up as f ar as it will go. Push the release button and pull the restraint out of the seat-back.When reinstalling a head restraint, put the legs back in place. Then adjust it to the...
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The driver’s and f ront passenger’s seats have active head restraints. If the vehicle is struck severely f rom the rear, the occupant properly secured with the seat belt will be pushed against the seat-back and the head restraint will automatically move forward. This reduces the distance between the restraint and the occupant’s head.It also helps protect the occupants against whiplash and injuries to the neck and upper spine. Af ter a collision, the activated restraint should return to its normal...
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The rear seat armrest is in the centre of the rear seat. Pivot it down to use it. A beverage holder is located in the armrest. The lid of the console compartment canbeusedasanarmrest. Make sure the passenger’s hands or f ingers are away f rom the armrest bef ore pushing it down. Rear Seat Armrest (For some t ypes) FrontSeatArmrest Seats Inst rument s and Cont rols Armrests 169 09/01/28 17:54:53 32SMG631_174
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The lef t and right rear seat-backs canbefoldeddownseparatelyto make more luggage space. You can also lift up each of the rear seat cushions separately to make room f or luggage (see page ). With only half the seat-back folded or the seat cushion f olded up, you can carry only one passenger in the rear outer seating position. You cannotusetheseatbeltproperlyon the rear centre seating position in this case. Remove any items from the seat beforeyoufolddowntheseat-back or f old up the seat cushion.Make sure...
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Reverse this procedure to return the seat-back to the upright position. Pull on the seat-back to make sure it is latched. If the seat-back is not latched f ully, the seat belt will not work properly and you will see the redindicatorbehindtherelease lever as shown.If the rear head restraints get caught on the f ront seat backs and you cannot fold down the rear seat-back f ully, you can remove the head restraints (see page ). Always replace the rear head restraints when the seat-backs are returned to the...
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Push the armrest back in place. Make sure the seat cushion is locked securely and the seat leg is positioned properly. To return the seat-cushion to its original position, pull up the seat leg fully,thenpushdowntheseat cushion slowly while holding it by hand.Make sure all items in the luggage area are secured. Loose items can f ly f orward and cause injury if you have to brake hard (See on page ). Put the outer shoulder belt in the clip on each side (see page ). Pull up the seat cushion and push it...
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Both f ront seats are equipped with seat heaters. The ignition switch must be in the ON (II) position to use the heaters.Push the front of the switch, HI, to rapidly heat up the seat. Af ter the seat reaches a comfortable temperature, select LO by pushing the back of the switch. This will keep the seat warm. In the HI setting, the heater turns off when the seat gets warm, and turns back on after the seat’s temperature drops.Follow these precautions whenever you use the seat heaters: Use the HI setting...
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The luggage area cover can be removed to give you more luggage height.To remove the cover, take off the hooks f rom the tailgate, slide the cover towards the rear, then lif t it straight up.To install the cover, set the mount- ing rods to the recesses and slide the cover towards the f ront until it clips into place. Make sure it is securely latched so it will not come loose while you are driving. Lower the tailgate and put the hooks back in place. Luggage Area Cover (For some types) Inst rument s and...
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µ CONT INUED Turn the ignition switch to the ON (II) position to raise or lower any window. To open a window, push the switch down lightly and hold it. Release the switch when you want the window to stop. Pull back on the switchandholdittoclosethe window. The windows will operate f or up to 10 minutes or 45 seconds (on some types) after you turn off the ignition switch. In this period, the autof unction will be enabled only on the driver’s window. Opening either f ront door cancels this f unction. The...