Additional Safety Precautions - Acura 2007 MDX Owner's Manual

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Additional Safety Precautions

Never hold an infant or child on
If you are not wearing a
your lap.
seat belt in a crash, you could be
thrown forward and crush the
child against the dashboard or a
seat-back. If you are wearing a
seat belt, the child can be torn
from your arms and be seriously
hurt or killed.
Never put a seat belt over yourself
During a crash, the
and a child.
belt could press deep into the child
and cause serious or fatal injuries.
Use childproof door locks to
prevent children from opening the
This can prevent children
doors.
from accidentally falling out (see
page 131 ).
Protecting Children
Make sure any unused seat belt
that a child can reach is buckled,
the lockable retractor is activated,
and the belt is fully retracted and
If a child wraps a loose
locked.
seat belt around their neck, they
can be seriously or fatally injured.
(See pages and for how to
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activate and deactivate the
lockable retractor.)
Never let two children use the
If they do, they
same seat belt.
could be very seriously injured in a
crash.
Do not leave children alone in a
vehicle. Leaving children without
adult supervision is illegal in most
states and Canadian provinces,
and can be very hazardous.
General Guidelines
For example, infants and small
children left in a vehicle on a hot
day can die from heatstroke. A
child left alone with the key in the
ignition switch can accidentally set
the vehicle in motion, possibly
injuring themselves or others.
Lock all doors and the tailgate
when your vehicle is not in use.
Children who play in vehicles can
accidentally get trapped inside.
Teach your children not to play in
or around vehicles.
Keep vehicle keys/remote
transmitters out of the reach of
children. Even very young
children learn how to unlock
vehicle doors, turn on the ignition
switch, and open the tailgate,
which can lead to accidental injury
or death.
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