Honda 1996 Civic Del Sol Owner's Manual page 7

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The Seat Belt System and How It Works
Seat Belt System Components
Your Honda has lap/shoulder seat
belts for the driver and the passen-
ger.
Your seat belt system also includes a
light on the instrument panel to
remind you to fasten your seat belt,
and to make sure your passenger
fastens his. This light comes on
when you turn on the ignition if you
have not fastened your seat belt. A
beeper also sounds for several
seconds (see page 32 ).
The following pages cover more
about the seat belt components and
how they work.
Driver and Passenger Safety
Table of Contents
Lap/Shoulder Belt
LATCH
PLATE
BUCKLE
This style of seat belt has a single
belt that goes over your shoulder,
across your chest, and across your
hips.
Each lap/shoulder belt has an
emergency locking retractor. In
normal driving, the retractor lets you
move freely in your seat while it
keeps some tension on the belt.
During a collision or sudden stop,
the retractor automatically locks the
belt to help restrain your body.
The lap/shoulder belt retractor in
the passenger seating position has
SHOULDER an additional locking mechanism
PORTION
that is intended to secure a child seat
(see page
the belt is pulled all the way out, this
mechanism will engage. The belt will
retract, but it will not allow the
LAP
PORTION
passenger to move freely. If the belt
feels too tight, unlatch it, let it retract
fully, then pull it out as far as needed.
22 ). If the shoulder part of