Seat Belts - Honda 1991 Prelude Owner's Manual

Seat Belts

Your Honda is provided with seat belts to minimize the chance of
injury to yourself and your passengers in a sudden stop or accident.
For precautions on using seat belts for children, babies and pregnant
women, see pages
Seat belts are most effective when the driver and passengers are
sitting up straight and well back in the seat.
In the event of a collision, occupants not wearing seat belts could
be seriously or fatally injured. Make sure you and all your
passengers ALWAYS put on the seat belts before driving away.
CAUTION:
Be careful the seat belts are not damaged by catching or
entangling in the door or seat mechanism.
Wearing the Front Seat Belts
The automatic ("passive") lap/shoulder belt system with emergency
locking retractors are designed to lock only during a sudden stop or
impact. Otherwise, they allow you some freedom of movement in
the seat.
NOTE:
The motion-sensing lock mechanisms for the front belts are located
in the doors, therefore, if you open the door too quickly, the belt
may lock and the door cannot be opened further. If this happens,
close the door and open it again more slowly.
Enter the car and close the door completely.
If a door is not completely closed, the warning lights in the ceiling
and in the instrument panel will come on and the beeper will
sound when the Ignition switch is turned on (see page 14).
The driver's seat should be moved to a comfortable distance from
the steering wheel.
Sit straight up and well back in the seat.
The seat belt should fit snugly against your body. The shoulder
portion of the belt should go over your shoulder and across your
body to evenly distribute the belt's restraining force.
Check that the lap portion of the belt is positioned tow on your
hipbone and below your abdomen. This way, if the car is involved
in an accident, you will be less likely to slide under the seat belts.
If the belt is too near your neck and throat move toward the
center of the seat.
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