Additional Safety Precautions; Protecting Adults And Teens - Honda Element 2004 Owner's Manual

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Protecting Adults and Teens

Additional Safety Precautions

Never let passengers ride in the
cargo area or on top of a folded-
All passengers
down back seat.
must sit in locked, upright seats
and be properly restrained by seat
belts.
Passengers should not stand up or
change seats while the vehicle is
A passenger who is not
moving.
wearing a seat belt during a crash
or emergency stop can be thrown
against the inside of the vehicle,
against other occupants, or out of
the vehicle.
Two people should never use the
If they do, they
same seat belt.
could be very seriously injured in a
crash.
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Do not put any accessories on seat
Devices intended to improve
belts.
occupant comfort or reposition the
shoulder part of a seat belt can
severely compromise the
protective capability of the seat
belt and increase the chance of
serious injury in a crash.
Do not place hard or sharp objects
between yourself and a front
Carrying hard or sharp
airbag.
objects on your lap, or driving with
a pipe or other sharp objects in
your mouth, can result in injuries
if your front airbag inflates.
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Do not attach or place objects on
Objects on
the front airbag covers.
the covers marked ''SRS AIRBAG''
could interfere with the proper
operation of the airbags. Or, if the
airbags inflate, the objects could
be propelled inside the vehicle and
hurt someone if the airbags inflate.
On models with side airbags, do
not attach hard objects on or near
If a side airbag
a front door.
inflates, a cup holder or other hard
object attached on or near the
door could be propelled inside the
vehicle and hurt someone.
Keep your hands and arms away
If your
from the airbag covers.
hands or arms are close to an
airbag cover, they could be injured
if the front airbag inflates.