Honda Civic 5 Owners Manual

(Rear Seat)
The rear seat has three lap/shoulder
belts. When replacing the seat belts, make
certain to use the anchorage points
shown in the illustrations.
(Front Seat)
Additional Inf ormation About Your Seat Belts
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
A nchorage Point s
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Not checking or maintaining
seat belts can result in
serious injury or death if the
seat belts do not work
properly when needed.
Check your seat belts
regularly and have any
problem corrected as soon as
possible.
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Your airbag system includes:
Two SRS (supplemental restraint
system) f ront airbags. The driver’s
airbag is stored in the centre of
the steering wheel; the f ront
passenger’sairbagisstoredinthe
dashboard. Both are marked ‘‘SRS
AIRBAG’’ (see page ).
Two side airbags, one f or the
driver and one f or a f ront
passenger. The airbags are stored
in the outer edges of the seat-
backs. Both are marked ‘‘SIDE
AIRBAG’’ (see page ).
Two side curtain airbags, one f or
each side of the vehicle. The
airbags are...

During a f rontal crash, your seat belt
restrains your lower body and torso,
while the tensioner tightens and
locks the seat belt to help keep you
in place, and the airbag helps protect
your head and chest.
Although both airbags normally
inf late within a split second of each
other, it is possible f or only one
airbag to deploy.
This can happen if the severity of a
collision is at the margin, or
threshold, that determines whether
or not the airbags will deploy. In
such cases, the seat belt will provide...

Only one airbag will deploy during a
side impact. If the impact is on the
passenger’s side, the passenger’s
side airbag will deploy even if there
is no passenger.
To get the best protection f rom the
side airbags, front seat occupants
should wear their seat belts and sit
upright and well back in their seats.
If a f ront seat passenger leans
sideways and his head is in the
deployment path of the side airbag,
he can be seriously injured by an
inf lating side airbag. An inf lating
side airbag can strike the...

If the impact is on the passenger’s
side, the passenger’s side curtain
airbag will inflate even if there are no
occupants on that side of the vehicle.
To get the best protection f rom the
side curtain airbags, occupants
should wear their seat belts and sit
upright and well back in their seats.When you turn the ignition switch to
the ON (II) position, this indicator
comes on brief ly then goes of f . This
tells you the system is working
properly.
If the indicator comes on at any
other time, or does not...

You will also see the symbol
‘‘ ’’ or the symbol with a
‘‘CHECK SYSTEM’’ message on the
multi-inf ormation display (see page
).
If you see any of these indications,
the airbags and seat belt tensioners
may not work properly when you
need them.107
Additional Inf ormation About Your Airbags
Driver and Passenger Saf ety31
Ignoring the SRS indicator
can result in serious injury or
death if the airbag systems or
tensioners do not work
properly.
Have your vehicle checked by
a dealer as soon as possible if
the...

Together, airbags and
seat belts provide the best
protection.
Tampering could cause
the airbags and automatic seat belt
tensioners to deploy, possibly
causing very serious injury. Your airbag systems and automatic
seat belt tensioners are virtually
maintenance f ree, and there are no
parts you can saf ely service.
However, you must have your
vehicle serviced if:
Do not try to remove or replace
anyairbagbyyourself.Thismust
be done by your dealer or a
knowledgeable body shop.Any airbag
that has deployed...

If water or another liquid
soaks into the seat-back, it can
prevent the side airbag system
f rom working properly.Improperly replacing
or covering f ront seat-back covers
can prevent your side airbags f rom
inf lating during a side impact.
Do not expose t he f ront seat -backs
to liquid.Do not cover or replace f ront seat -
back covers wit hout consult ing
your dealer.
Additional Inf ormation About Your Airbags
Driver and Passenger Saf ety33
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Children depend on adults to protect
them. However, despite their best
intentions, many adults do not know
how to protect child
passengers.
If you have children, or ever need to
drive with a child in your vehicle, be
sure to read this section. It begins
with important general guidelines,
then presents special inf ormation f or
infants, small children, and larger
children.Each year, many children are injured
or killed in vehicle crashes because
they are either unrestrained or not
properly...

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Children who ride in back are less
likely to be injured by striking
interior vehicle parts during a
collision or hard braking. Also,
children cannot be injured by an
inf lating airbag when they ride in the
back. In most countries, child restraint
systems must meet the
specif ications of the ECE 44
regulation.
In many countries, the law requires
children younger than 12 years of
age and less than 150 cm (60 in) in
heighttobesecuredinanofficially
approved and suitable child restraint
system. In those...