2000 Honda CR-V Owner's Manual - Page 35

Protecting Children Additional Precautions for Infants Never hold an infant on your lap. Protecting Small Children If you are not wearing a seat belt in a crash, you could be thrown forward into the dashboard and crush the infant. If you are wearing a seat belt, the infant can be torn from your arms. For example, if your vehicle crashes into a parked vehicle at 30 mph (48 km/h), a 20-lb (9 kg) infant will become a 600-lb (275 kg) force, and you will not be able to hold on. 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 In this vehicle, the best place to install a forward-facing child seat is in one of the seating positions in the back seat. Placing a forward-facing child seat in the front seat of a vehicle equipped with a passenger's airbag can be hazardous. If the vehicle seat is too far forward, or the child's head is thrown forward during a collision, an inflating passenger's airbag can strike the child with enough force to cause very serious or fatal injuries. If a small child must be closely watched, we recommend that another adult sit in the back seat with the child. CONTINUED Child Seat Type A child who can sit up without Never put a seat belt over yourself support, and who fits within the child seat maker's weight and height and an infant. During a crash, the limits, should be restrained in a belt could press deep into the forward-facing, upright child seat. infant and cause very serious injuries. Of the different seats available, we recommend those that have a fivepoint harness system as shown. Driver and Passenger Safety