Honda Civic 5 Owners Manual

							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 rests against
the centre of the restraint. Your vehicle is equipped with head
restraints in all seating positions to
help protect you and your
passengers f rom whiplash and other
injuries.
When a passenger is seated in the
rear seating position, make sure the
rear head restraint is adjusted to its
highest position.
Seats
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Head Restraints Driver’s Seat Height A djustment
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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 appropriate height
while pressing the release button.
Make sure the head restraint locks
in position when you reinstall it.
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Seats
A djust ing t he Head Rest raint Removing t he Head Rest raint
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Failure to reinstall the head
restraints can result in severe
injury during a crash.
Always replace the head
restraints before driving.
FrontCUSHION
LEGS
SEAT-BACKRELEASE BUTTONCUSHION
SEAT-BACKRELEASE
BUTTON
LEG Rear
Centre head restraint is shown.
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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
position.
If the restraints do not return to their
normal position, or in the event of a
severe collision, have the vehicle
inspected by a Honda dealer.For a head restraint system to work
properly:
Do not hang any items on the head
restraints, or f rom the restraint
legs.
Do not place any object between
an occupant and the seat-back.
Install each restraint in its proper
location.
Only use genuine Honda
replacement head restraints.
On some models
Seats
A ct ive Head Rest raint s
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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
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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 that there are no items on
the passenger compartment f loor
beforeyoufolddowntheseat-back.
Push the armrest back in place.
Put the outer shoulder belt in the
clip on each side.
Lower the head restraint to its
lowest position.Pull up on the release lever on the
outside of the seat-back.
Fold the seat back f orward.
Do not put any heavy items on the
seat-back when it is folded down. 1.
2.
3.4.
5. 172
Seats
Inst rument s and Cont rols
Folding the Rear SeatsFolding Down the Seat-back
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CLIP
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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 upright position. 167
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Seats
Inst rument s and Cont rols171
Make sure the seat-backs are
latched securely before
driving.
RED
INDICATOR
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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 against the seat-back, then fold
down the seat leg to lock the seat
cushion. Make sure the seat
cushion is locked securely. 1.
2.
3.170382
Seats
Inst rument s and Cont rols
L if t ing Up t he Seat Cushion
Carrying
Luggage
172
SEAT LEG
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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 only to heat the
seats quickly, because it draws
large amounts of current f rom the
battery.
If the engine is lef t idling f or an
extended period, do not use the
seat heaters, even on the LO
setting. It can weaken the battery,
causing hard starting. In the LO setting, the heater runs
continuously. It does not cycle with
temperature changes.
Seat Heaters (For some types)
Inst rument s and Cont rols173
SEAT HEATER SWITCHES
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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 Cont rols174
HOOKMOUNTING ROD
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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 driver’s door armrest has a
master power window control panel.
To open any of the passengers’
windows, push down lightly on the
appropriate switch, and hold it until
the window reaches the desired
position. To close the window, pullback lightly on the window switch.
Release the switch when the window
gets to the position you want.
To open the driver’s or the
f ront passenger’s window f ully, push
the window switch firmly down, then
release it. The window automatically
goes down all the way. To stop the
window f rom going all the way down,
pull back on the window switch
brief ly.
To close the driver’s or the f ront
passenger’s window f ully, pull back
the window switch firmly, then
release it. The window automatically
goes all the way up. To stop the
window f rom going all the way up,
push down on the window switch
brief ly.
Always take the ignition
key with you whenever you leave the
vehicle alone (with other occupants).
Power Windows
Inst rument s and Cont rols
AUTO
175
WARNING:Closing a power window on
someone’s hands or fingers
can cause serious injury.
Make sure your passengers
are away from the windows
before closing them.
MAIN SWITCH
DRIVER’S WINDOW SWITCH
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