Honda Civic 5 Owners Manual

A child restraint system secured
with a seat belt should be installed as
firmly as possible. However, it does
not need to be ‘‘rock solid.’’ Some
side-to-side movement can be
expected and should not reduce the
child restraint system’s ef f ectiveness.
If you use a lap/shoulder belt
without a lockable retractor, be sure
you install a locking clip on the seat
belt (see page ).After
installing a child restraint system,
push and pull the restraint system
f orward and f rom side-to-side to
verif y that it is...

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Î Various types of child restraint systems are available. Not all types are suitable f or your vehicle. Please ref er to the
table below to select which category of child restraint system can be used on each seating position.
The particular child restraints in the above table are Honda Genuine Parts. They are available f rom your dealer. A size class is specif ied f or some child restraint systems. Make sure to check the size class as indicated on the
manufacturer’s instructions, package,...

Your vehicle is equipped with lower
anchorages at the outer seating
positions on the rear seat. These
anchorages are only to be used with
a child restraint system designed to
be attached to the lower anchorages.
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child restraint system to the lower
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Inst alling a Child Rest raint Syst em
Driver and Passenger Saf ety48
The use of any child restraint
system which is not suitable
for your vehicles would not
properly secure the infant or
child who could therefore be...

Your vehicle is equipped with lower
anchorages at the outer rear seats.
These anchorages are located
between the seat-back and seat
bottom, and are to be used only with
a child restraint system designed f or
use with the lower anchorages.To install a child restraint system
designed to be attached to the lower
anchorages:
Move the seat belt buckle or
tongue away f rom the lower
anchorages.
Make sure there are no objects
near the anchorages that could
prevent a secure connection
between the child restraint...

Place the child restraint system on
the vehicle seat, then attach the
child restraint system to the lower
anchorages according to the child
restraint system maker’s
instructions.
Some child restraint systems
designed f or use with lower
anchorages have a rigid-type
connector as shown above. When using the guide-cups,
always f ollow the child restraint
system manuf acturer’s
instructions. Attach the guide-cups to the
lower anchorages as shown in
the illustration. You may use optional guide-cups
that came...

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Other child restraints have a f lexible-
type connector as shown above.Whatever type you have, f ollow
the child restraint system maker’s
instructions f or adjusting or
tightening the f it.
Flexible type child restraint
system is available in some
countries. In EU countries, this
type is not available.
Attach the attaching clip to the
tether anchor fitting as shown in
the illustration. Make sure the
strap is not twisted, then tighten
the strap according to the child
restraint system maker’s...

Lif t the head restraint (see page
), then route the tether strap
through the legs of the head
restraint and over the seat-back,
making sure the strap is not twisted.Push and pull the child restraint
system f orward and f rom side-to-
side to verify that it is secure.
The design and suitability of the
child restraint systems must be
caref ully checked with the child
restraint system manuf acturer
concerned and the seller of those
systems. If you are not sure, consult
your dealer bef ore purchasing this...

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The procedures in the f ollowing
pages are described based on a f ront
f acing child restraint system.
Place the child restraint system in
the desired back seating position.
Make sure the child restraint is
positionedwellbackintheseat-
back.
If you place the child restraint
system in either rear outer seating
position and use the tether strap f or
additional security, make sure to
push down the head restraint to the
lowest position and attach the
attaching clip to the anchor fitting
bef ore...

Push down the tab. Route the
shoulder part of the belt into the
slit at the side of the restraint,
then let the belt feed back into the
retractor.
Af ter the belt has retracted, tug
on it. If the belt is locked, you
will not be able to pull it out. If
you can pull the belt out, it is not
locked, and you will need to
repeat these steps. To activate the lockable retractor,
slowly pull the shoulder part of the
belt all the way out until it stops. Route the belt through the
restraint according to the...

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Secure the belt in the slit by
pushing up the tab. Make sure the
belt is not twisted and it is
positioned properly in the slit. To remove slack, it may help to
put weight on the child restraint
system, or push on the back of the
restraint system while pulling up
on the belt.
Af ter conf irming that the belt is
locked, grab the shoulder part of
the belt near the buckle, and pull
up to remove any slack from the
lap part of the belt. Remember, if
the lap part of the belt is not tight,
the child...