2008 Honda S2000 Owner's Manual - Page 33

Main Menu Table Of Contents Protecting Children General Guidelines The Passenger's Airbag Can Pose Serious Risks Airbags have been designed to help protect adults in a moderate to severe frontal collision. To do this, the passenger's airbag is quite large, and it can inflate with enough force to cause very serious injuries. Even though your vehicle has an advanced airbag system that automatically turns the passenger's airbag off (see page 24 ), please follow these guidelines: Infants Never put a rear-facing child seat in this vehicle. If the airbag inflates, it Small Children Placing a forward-facing child seat in the passenger's seat can be hazardous. If the vehicle seat is too Your Vehicle is Not Recommended for Child Passengers According to accident statistics, children of all ages and sizes are safer when they are restrained in a back seat. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Transport Canada recommend that all children aged 12 and under be properly restrained in a back seat. Some states have laws restricting where children may ride. Since this vehicle does not have a back seat, we strongly recommend that you do not carry any child who is not large enough or mature enough to ride in front (see page 37 ). far forward, or the child's head is thrown forward during a collision, an inflating airbag can strike the child with enough force to kill or very seriously injure a small child. Larger Children Children who have outgrown child seats are also at risk of being injured or killed by an inflating passenger's airbag. If a larger child must ride in can hit the back of the child seat with enough force to kill or very seriously injure an infant. this vehicle, see page 37 for important guidelines on how to decide when a child is ready to ride in the passenger's seat and how to properly protect the child. 30 2008 S2000