If You Must Drive With Several; Children; If A Child Requires Close; Attention - Honda Accord 4D 2003-2006 Owner's Manual

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Protecting Children

If You Must Drive with Several

Children

Your car has three seating positions
in the back seat where children can
be properly restrained.
If you ever have to carry more than
three children in your car:
Place the largest child in the front
seat, provided the child is large
enough to wear a seat belt
properly (see page 52
Move the vehicle seat as far to the
rear as possible (see page
Have the child sit upright and well
back in the seat (see page
Make sure the seat belt is properly
positioned and secured (see page
18 ).
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Driver and Passenger Safety

If a Child Requires Close

Attention

Many parents say they prefer to put
an infant or small child in the front
passenger seat so they can watch the
child, or because the child requires
attention.
Placing a child in the front seat
exposes the child to hazards from
the passenger's front airbag and side
airbag (on some types), and paying
). close attention to a child distracts
the driver from the important tasks
of driving, placing both of you at risk.
15 ).
If a child requires physical attention
or frequent visual contact, we
21 ). strongly recommend that another
adult ride with the child in the back
seat. The back seat is far safer for a
child than the front.
Additional Safety Precautions
Use childproof door locks to
prevent children from opening the
Using this feature will
doors.
prevent children from opening the
doors and accidentally falling out
(see page 118 ).
WARNING: Use the main power
window switch to prevent children
from opening the windows.
this feature will prevent children from
playing with the windows, which
could expose them to hazards or
distract the driver (see page
WARNING: Always take the ignition
key with you whenever you leave the
vehicle alone (with other occupants).
Using
132 ).