Protecting Adults And Teens; Close And Lock The Doors; Adjust The Front Seats - Acura RSX 2004 User Manual

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Introduction
The following pages provide
instructions on how to properly
protect the driver, adult passengers,
and teenagers who are large enough
and mature enough to ride in the
front. See pages 33 44
important guidelines on how to
properly protect infants, small
children, and larger children who
ride in your vehicle.
Table of Contents
1.

Close and Lock the Doors

After everyone has entered the
vehicle, be sure the doors are closed
and locked.
Locking the doors reduces the
for chance of someone being thrown out
of the vehicle during a crash, and it
helps prevent passengers from
accidentally opening a door and
falling out.
Locking the doors also helps prevent
an outsider from unexpectedly
opening a door when you come to a
stop.
See page
doors.
for how to lock the
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Protecting Adults and Teens

2.

Adjust the Front Seats

Adjust the driver's seat as far to the
rear as possible while allowing you to
maintain full control of the vehicle.
Have a front passenger adjust their
seat as far to the rear as possible.
If you sit too close to the steering
wheel or dashboard, you can be
seriously injured by an inflating front
airbag, or by striking the steering
wheel or dashboard.
Driver and Passenger Safety
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