Seats & Seat-Backs - Honda 1998 Odyssey Owner's Manual

Your Vehicle's Safety Features
Seats & Seat-Backs
Your vehicle's seats are designed to
keep you in a comfortable, upright
position so you can take full
advantage of the protection offered
by seat belts and the seats' energy
absorbing materials.
How you adjust your seats and seat-
backs can also affect your safety. For
example, sitting too close to the
steering wheel or dashboard
increases your risk of being injured
by striking the inside of the vehicle
or being injured by an inflating
airbag.
Reclining a seat-back too far makes
your seat belt less effective and
increases your chance of sliding
under the seat belt and being
seriously injured in a crash.
Driver and Passenger Safety
What you should do: Move the front
seats as far back as possible, and
keep adjustable seat-backs in an
upright position whenever the
vehicle is moving.
Head Restraints
Head restraints can help protect you
from whiplash and other injuries. For
maximum protection, the back of
your head should rest against the
center of the head restraint.