Adjust The Seat-Backs - Honda 2008 Odyssey Owner's Manual

If you sit too close to the steering
wheel or dashboard, you can be
seriously injured by an inflating front
airbag, or by striking the steering
wheel or dashboard.
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration and Transport
Canada recommend that drivers
allow at least 10 inches (25 cm)
between the center of the steering
wheel and the chest. In addition to
adjusting the seat, you can adjust the
steering wheel up and down, and in
and out (see page 141 ).
If you cannot get far enough away
from the steering wheel and still
reach the controls, we recommend
that you extend the adjustable driver's
foot pedals (Touring models only,
see page 193 ), or investigate
whether some type of adaptive
equipment may help.
Sitting too close to a front
airbag can result in serious
injury or death if the front
airbags inflate.
Always sit as far back from the
front airbags as possible.
After you adjust a manual seat, rock
it back and forth to make sure the
seat is locked in position.
See pages 168 and 169 for how to
adjust the front seats.
Protecting Adults and Teens
3.

Adjust the Seat-Backs

Adjust the driver's seat-back to a
comfortable, upright position,
leaving ample space between your
chest and the airbag cover in the
center of the steering wheel.
Passengers with adjustable seat-
backs should also adjust their seat-
back to a comfortable, upright
position.
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