Protecting Adults And Teens - Honda 2010 Ridgeline Owner's Manual

Introduction
The following pages provide
instructions on how to properly
protect the driver, adult passengers,
and teenage children who are large
enough and mature enough to drive
or ride in the front.
See pages 34 − 54 for important
guidelines on how to properly
protect infants, small children, and
larger children who ride in your
vehicle.
1. Close and Lock the Doors
After everyone has entered the
vehicle, be sure the doors are closed
and locked. Before driving, be sure
the tailgate is also closed.
Your vehicle has a door and
tailgate open indicator on
the instrument panel to indicate
when any door or the tailgate is not
tightly closed.
Your vehicle also has an
In-Bed Trunk open
indicator to show when the In-Bed
Trunk lid is not tightly closed (see
page 75 ).
On models without navigation system
Your vehicle also has a
tailgate and door open
indicator on the information display
to indicate when the tailgate or a
specific door is not tightly closed.
You will see the appropriate
indicator(s) for each condition.
2010 Ridgeline

Protecting Adults and Teens

On models with navigation system
Your vehicle also has a tailgate, In-
Bed Trunk, and door open indicator
on the multi-information display to
indicate when the tailgate, the In-
Bed Trunk, or a specific door is not
tightly closed. You will see the
appropriate indicator(s) and
message(s) for each condition.
You will also hear a beep when you
turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position, and each time you open
any door, the tailgate, or the In-Bed
Trunk with the key in the ON (II)
position.
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