Seat Belts - Honda Prelude 1990 Online Reference 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.
1. Enter the car and close the door completely. If the door is not
closed completely, the belt will not function properly, the warning
light on the instrument panel will come on and the beeper will
sound when the ignition switch is in the ON position. See page
13
Never drive the car with the doors ajar. The doors must be closed
completely for the front seat belts to function properly.
2. Move the seat a comfortable distance from the steering wheel, sit
as straight up as possible and well back in the seat.
3. Position the belt across your lap, not your abdomen, as low on
your hips as possible. Be sure the belt is not twisted.
14 through 16.