2004 Honda Accord Owner's Manual - Page 6

2004 Honda Accord Manual

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Driver and Passenger Safety This section gives you important information about how to protect yourself and your passengers. It shows you how to use seat belts. It explains how your airbags work, and it tells you how to properly restrain infants and children in your vehicle. Advice for Pregnant Women...17 Additional Safety Precautions ...18 Additional Information About Your Seat Belts ...19 Seat Belt System Components ...19 Lap/Shoulder Belt ...19 Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners ...20 Seat Belt Maintenance ...21 Additional Information About Your Airbags ...22 Airbag System Components ...22 How Your Front Airbags Work ...23 Advanced Airbags ...25 How Your Side Airbags Work...27 How Your Side Curtain Airbags Work...28 How the SRS Indicator Works ...28 How the Side Airbag Off Indicator Works ...29 How the Passenger Airbag Off Indicator Works ...31 Airbag Service ...32 Additional Safety Precautions ...33 Protecting Children General Guidelines ...34 All Children Must Be Restrained ...34 All Children Should Sit in the Back Seat ...35 The Passenger's Front Airbag Can Pose Serious Risks ...35 Infants ...35 Small Children...35 Larger Children ...35 If You Must Drive with Several Children ...38 If a Child Requires Close Attention ...38 Additional Safety Precautions ...38 Protecting Infants and Small Children...40 Protecting Infants ...40 Protecting Small Children ...42 Selecting Child Seats ...43 Installing a Child Seat ...45 Installing a Child Seat Using LATCH...46 Protecting Larger Children ...51 Additional Safety Precautions ...55 Carbon Monoxide Hazard ...56 Safety Labels ...57 Driver and Passenger Safety Important Safety Precautions ...6 Your Vehicle's Safety Features...7 Seat Belts ...8 Airbags ...9 Protecting Adults and Teens...11 1. Close and Lock the Doors ...11 2. Adjust the Front Seats ...12 3. Adjust the Seat-Backs ...13 4. Adjust the Head Restraints ...14 5. Fasten and Position the Lap/ Shoulder Seat Belts ...14 6. Adjust the Steering Wheel ...16 7. Maintain a Proper Sitting Position ...16 5

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This section gives you important
information about how to protect
yourself and your passengers. It
shows you how to use seat belts. It
explains how your airbags work, and
it tells you how to properly restrain
infants and children in your vehicle.
.........
Important Safety Precautions
.
6
.......
Your Vehicle’s Safety Features
.
7
.......................................
Seat Belts
.
8
...........................................
Airbags
.
9
.........
Protecting Adults and Teens
.
11
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1. Close and Lock the Doors
.
11
...........
2. Adjust the Front Seats
.
12
............
3. Adjust the Seat-Backs
.
13
...
4. Adjust the Head Restraints
.
14
5. Fasten and Position the Lap/
............
Shoulder Seat Belts
.
14
....
6. Adjust the Steering Wheel
.
16
7. Maintain a Proper Sitting
................................
Position
.
16
.....
Advice for Pregnant Women
.
17
...
Additional Safety Precautions
.
18
Additional Information About Your
.................................
Seat Belts
.
19
..
Seat Belt System Components .
19
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Lap/Shoulder Belt
.
19
........
20
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Seat Belt Maintenance
.
21
Additional Information About Your
.....................................
Airbags
.
22
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Airbag System Components
.
22
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23
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Advanced Airbags
.
25
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How Your Side Airbags Work
.
27
How Your Side Curtain Airbags
.........................................
Work
.
28
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How the SRS Indicator Works .
28
How the Side Airbag Off
......................
Indicator Works
.
29
How the Passenger Airbag Off
......................
Indicator Works
.
31
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Airbag Service
.
32
...
Additional Safety Precautions
.
33
Protecting Children
General
................................
Guidelines
.
34
All Children Must Be
...............................
Restrained
.
34
All Children Should Sit in the
.................................
Back Seat
.
35
The Passenger’s Front Airbag
.........
Can Pose Serious Risks
.
35
..........................................
Infants
.
35
.............................
Small Children
.
35
..........................
Larger Children
.
35
If You Must Drive with Several
...................................
Children
.
38
If a Child Requires Close
..................................
Attention
.
38
...
Additional Safety Precautions
.
38
Protecting Infants and
.........................
Small Children
.
40
.......................
Protecting Infants
.
40
.........
Protecting Small Children
.
42
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Selecting Child Seats
.
43
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Installing a Child Seat
.
45
Installing a Child Seat Using
.....................................
LATCH
.
46
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Protecting Larger Children
.
51
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Additional Safety Precautions
.
55
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Carbon Monoxide Hazard
.
56
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Safety Labels
.
57
Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners
How Your Front Airbags Work
Driver and Passenger Safety
Driver and Passenger Safety
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