Additional Safety Precautions - Honda Element 2007 Owner's Manual

Additional Safety Precautions

Never hold an infant or child on
If you are not wearing a
your lap.
seat belt in crash, you could be
thrown forward and crush the
child against the dashboard or a
seat-back. If you are wearing a
seat belt, the child can be torn
from your arms and be seriously
hurt or killed.
Never put a seat belt over yourself
and a child. During a crash, the
belt could press deep into the child
and cause serious or fatal injuries.
Never let two children use the
If they do, they
same seat belt.
could be very seriously injured in a
crash.
Protecting Children
Make sure any unused seat belt
that a child can reach is buckled,
the lockable retractor is activated,
and the belt is fully retracted and
If a child wraps a loose
locked.
seat belt around their neck, they
can be seriously or fatally injured.
(See pages 48 and 49 for how to
activate and deactivate the
lockable retractor.)
Do not leave children alone in a
vehicle. Leaving children without
adult supervision is illegal in most
states and Canadian provinces,
and can be very hazardous.
For example, infants and small
children left in a vehicle on a hot
day can die from heatstroke. A
child left alone with the key in the
ignition switch can accidentally set
the vehicle in motion, possibly
injuring themselves or others.
General Guidelines
Lock all doors, the tailgate and the
hatch when your vehicle is not in
Children who play in vehicles
use.
can accidentally get trapped inside.
Teach your children not to play in
or around vehicles.
Keep vehicle keys and remote
transmitters (on some models) out
Even very
of the reach of children.
young children learn how to
unlock vehicle doors, turn on the
ignition, and open the tailgate or
hatch, which can lead to accidental
injury or death.
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