Protecting Small Children - Honda RSX 2004 Owner's Manual

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Protecting Infants, Protecting Small Children
Child Seat Placement
In this vehicle, a rear-facing child
seat can be placed in either seating
position in the back seat, but not in
the front seat.
Never put a rear-facing child seat in
If the passenger's
the front seat.
front airbag inflates, it can hit the
back of the child seat with enough
force to kill or seriously injure an
infant.
When properly installed, a rear-
facing child seat may prevent the
driver or a front passenger from
moving the seat as far back as
recommended, or from locking the
seat-back in the desired position.
In either of these situations, we
strongly recommend that you install
the child seat directly behind the
front passenger seat, move the front
seat as far forward as needed, and
leave it unoccupied. Or you may wish
to get a smaller child seat that allows
you to safely carry a front passenger.
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Driver and Passenger Safety

Protecting Small Children

Child Seat Type
A child who is at least one year old,
and who fits within the child seat
maker's weight and height limits,
should be restrained in a forward-
facing, upright child seat.
Of the different seats available, we
recommend those that have a five-
point harness system as shown.
We also recommend that a small
child stay in the child seat as long as
possible, until the child reaches the
weight or height limit for the seat.
Child Seat Placement
We strongly recommend placing a
forward-facing child seat in a back
seat, not the front. Even with
advanced airbags, which can
automatically turn the passenger's
front airbag off (see page
back seat is the safest place for a
small child.
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