Honda Accord 4D 2003-2006 Owner's Manual page 38

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Installing a Child Restraint System
After selecting a proper child
restraint system, and a good position
to install the restraint system, there
are three main steps in installing the
restraint system:
1. Properly secure the child restraint
system to the car. All child
restraint systems are designed to
be secured to the car with the lap
part of a lap/shoulder belt. Some
child restraint systems can be
secured to the vehicle's lower
anchorages instead. Follow the
system manufacturer's
instructions. A restraint system
which is not properly secured to
the car can endanger the life of
the child, and other occupants in a
crash.
See pages 41 46 , and 59 for
instructions on how to properly
secure child restraint systems in this
car.
Except for EU models
If you use a lap/shoulder belt
without an additional locking
mechanism, be sure you install a
locking clip on the seat belt (see
page 50 ).
Protecting Children
2. Make sure the child restraint
system is firmly secured. After
installing a child restraint system,
push and pull the restraint system
forward and from side to side to
verify that it is secure.
To provide security during normal
driving manoeuvres as well as during
a collision, we recommend that
parents secure a child restraint
system as firmly as possible.
However, a child restraint system
does not need to be ''rock solid.'' In
some vehicles or seating positions, it
may be difficult to install a child
restraint system so that it does not
move at all. Some side-to-side or
back-and-forth movement can be
expected and should not reduce the
child restraint system's effectiveness.
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