Honda Civic Hybrid 2004 Online Reference Owner's Manual page 35

Protecting Children
If You Must Drive with Several
Children
Your vehicle has three seating
positions in the back seat where
children can be properly restrained.
If you ever have to carry four
children, and a child must ride in
front:
Place the largest child in the front
seat, provided the child is large
enough to wear the lap/shoulder
belt properly (see page
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
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Driver and Passenger Safety
General Guidelines
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 in a
frontal collision, and paying close
attention to a child distracts the
42 ). driver from the important tasks of
driving, placing both of you at risk.
11 ). If a child requires physical attention
or frequent visual contact, we
strongly recommend that another
). adult ride with the child in the back
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seat. The back seat is far safer for a
child than the front.