Driver And Passenger Safety (Seat Belts, Srs, And Child Protection) - Acura 2008 RL Owner's Manual

This section gives you important
information about how to protect
yourself and your passengers. It
shows you how to use seat belts. It
explains how your airbags work. And
it tells you how to properly restrain
infants and children in your vehicle.
Important Safety Precautions
Your Vehicle's Safety Features
Protecting Adults and Teens
1. Close and Lock the Doors
2. Adjust the Front Seats
3. Adjust the Seat-Backs
4. Adjust the Head Restraints . 16
5. Fasten and Position the Seat
Belts .....................................
6. Maintain a Proper Sitting
Position ................................
Advice for Pregnant Women
Additional Safety Precautions . 20
Additional Information About
Your Seat Belts .......................
Seat Belt System Components . 21
Lap/Shoulder Belt
Automatic Seat Belt
Tensioners
Seat Belt E-pretensioners
Seat Belt Maintenance
Additional Information About
Your Airbags
Airbag System Components
How Your Front Airbags
Work .........................................
......... . 8 How Your Side Airbags Work . 32
....... . 9 How Your Side Curtain
......... . 13 Airbags Work
..... . 13 How the SRS Indicator Works . 34
........... . 14 How the Side Airbag Off
............ . 15 Indicator Works
... How the Passenger Airbag
Off Indicator Works
. 17 Airbag Service
Additional Safety Precautions . 37
. 18 Protecting Children
..... . 19 Guidelines
... All Children Must Be
Restrained
. 21 All Children Should Sit in a
.. Back Seat
Driver and Passenger Safety
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...... . 26 Protecting Infants and Small
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Selecting a Child Seat
.......................... . 34 Installing a Child Seat
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Protecting Larger Children
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General
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Carbon Monoxide Hazard
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The Passenger's Front Airbag
Can Pose Serious Risks
If You Must Drive with Several
Children ...................................
If a Child Requires Close
Attention ..................................
Additional Safety Precautions . 41
Children ...................................
Protecting Infants .......................
Protecting Small Children
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With LATCH ...............................
With a Lap/Shoulder Belt
With a Tether ..............................
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Checking Seat Belt Fit ...............
Using a Booster Seat ..................
When Can a Larger Child Sit in
Front .........................................
Additional Safety Precautions . 55
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