2004 Honda Civic Owner's Manual - Page 37

Protecting Infants and Small Children Protecting Infants Placing a rear-facing child seat in the front seat can result in serious injury or death if the passenger's front airbag inflates. Always place a rear-facing child seat in the back seat, not the front. Two types of seats may be used: a seat designed exclusively for infants, or a convertible seat used in the rearfacing, reclining mode. Do not put a rear-facing child seat in a forward-facing position. If placed Child Seat Placement In this vehicle, a rear-facing child seat can be placed in any seating position in the back seat, but not in the front. Never put a rear-facing child seat in the front seat. If the passenger's 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 rearfacing 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. Child Seat Type Only a rear-facing child seat provides proper support for a baby's head, neck, and back. An infant must be properly restrained in a rear-facing, reclining child seat until the child reaches the seat maker's weight or height limit for the seat, and the child is at least one year old. facing forward, an infant could be very seriously injured during a frontal collision. 34 Driver and Passenger Safety