Honda Civic 5 Owners Manual

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As required by E.C.E Regulation No. 94;If the passenger’s f ront airbag
inflates, it can hit the rearward
f acing child restraint system with
great f orce. The rearward f acing
child restraint system can be
dislodged or struck with enough
f orce to cause very serious injury to
the infant.
If the
vehicle seat is too f ar f orward, or the
child’s head is thrown f orward
during a collision, an inf lating f ront
airbag can strike the child with
enough f orce to kill or very seriously
injure a small...

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As required by E.C.E Regulation No. 94;To remind you of the passenger’s
f ront airbag hazards, and that
children must be properly restrained
in a back seat, your vehicle has
warning labels on the windscreen, on
the f ront passenger’s doorjamb and
on the f ront visors. Please read and
f ollow the instructions on these
labels.
Protecting Children General Guidelines
Driver and Passenger Saf ety37
DO NOT place rear-facing
child seat on this seat with
airbag.
DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY
can occur. Extreme...

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Side airbags have been designed to
help protect adults in a moderate to
severe side impact.
If any part of a child’s body is in the
path of a deploying airbag, an
inf lating side airbag can strike the
child with enough f orce to kill or
very seriously injure a child.To remind you of the side airbags
hazards, and that children must be
properly restrained in the back seat,
your vehicle has the safety label on
each f ront doorjamb.
Protecting Children General Guidelines
Driver and Passenger Saf ety...

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Many parents say they pref er to put
an inf ant or a small child in the f ront
passenger seat so they can watch the
child, or because the child requires
attention.
Placing a child in the f ront seat
exposes the child to hazards in a
f rontal collision or a side impact, and
paying close attention to a child
distracts the driver f rom the
important tasks of driving, placing
both of you at risk.
If a child requires close physical
attention or f requent visual contact,
we strongly recommend that another...

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Even very young
children learn how to unlock
vehicle doors, turn on the ignition
switch, and open the tailgate,
which can lead to accidental injury
or death.
‘‘Never let children kneel on seats or
stand while the vehicle is in motion.
The violent f orces created during
emergency braking will cause the
childrentobethrownforward.The
children could be seriously injured or
killed.’’
Children who play in vehicles can
accidentally get trapped inside.
Teach your children not to play in
or around vehicles....

An inf ant must be properly
restrained in a rear-f acing, reclining
child restraint system until the child
reaches the restraint system maker’s
weight or height limit f or the
restraint system, and the child is at
least one year old.A rearward f acing child restraint
systemcanbeplacedinanyseating
position in the back seat, but not in
the front.
For EU countries, an approved
rearward f acing child restraint
system should be placed in any
seatingpositioninthebackseat(see
page ).
If the passenger’s f ront...

As required by E.C.E Regulation No. 94;When properly installed, a rearward
f acing child restraint system may
prevent the driver or a f ront
passenger f rom moving their seat as
f ar back as recommended, or f rom
locking their seat-back in the desired
position.
In either situation, we strongly
recommend that you install the child
restraint system directly behind the
f ront passenger seat, move the seat
as far forward as needed, and leave it
unoccupied. Or you may wish to get
a smaller rearward f acing...

A child who is at least one year old,
and who fits within the child
restraint system maker’s weight and
height limits, should be restrained in
a f ront f acing, upright child restraint
system.
Of the dif f erent restraint systems
available, we recommend those that
have a f ive-point harness system as
shown.We also recommend that a small
child uses the child restraint system
as long as possible, until the child
reaches the weight or height limit
f or the restraint system.
For EU countries, ref er to page...

In most
countries, child restraint systems
must meet the specif ications of
the ECE 44 regulation. Look f or
the approval mark on the system
and the manufacturer’s statement
of compliance on the box. Whatever type of child restraint you
choose, to provide proper protection,
a child restraint system should meet
three requirements:
The manufacturer of the vehicle
does not assume any responsibility
for damage which would be caused
by a def ect inherent in the
recommended child restraint system. When buying...

Rearward f acing f or inf ants, f ront
f acing f or small children.
Make sure the restraint system f its
your child. Check the manuf acturer’s
instructions and labels f or height and
weight limits.Bef ore purchasing a conventional
child restraint system, or using a
previously purchased one, we
recommend that you test the
restraint system in the specif ic
vehicle seating position or positions
where the child restraint system will
be used.
For EU countries, ref er to page
f or the recommended child...