Rear-Facing Child Seat Placement; Child Seat Type; Protecting Infants And Small Children - Honda 2009 Odyssey Owner's Manual

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Protecting Infants

Child Seat Type

An infant must be properly
restrained in a rear-facing, reclining
child seat until the child reaches the
seat maker's weight or height limit
for the seat, and the child is at least
one year old.
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Only a rear-facing child seat provides
proper support for a baby's head,
neck, and back.
Two types of seats may be used: a
seat designed exclusively for infants,
or a convertible seat used in the rear-
facing, reclining mode.
Do not put a rear-facing child seat in
a forward-facing position.
facing forward, an infant could be
very seriously injured during a
frontal collision.
2009 Odyssey

Protecting Infants and Small Children

Rear-facing Child Seat Placement

A rear-facing child seat can be placed
in any seating position in the second
or third row, but not in the front.
Never put a rear-facing child seat in
the front seat.
If the passenger's front airbag
inflates, it can hit the back of the
child seat with enough force to kill or
If placed seriously injure an infant.
When properly installed in the
second row, a rear-facing child seat
may prevent the driver or a front
passenger from moving their seat as
far back as recommended, or from
locking their seat-back in the desired
position.
It could also interfere with proper
operation of the passenger's
advanced front airbag system.
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