remove seats Acura RDX 2009 Owner's Manual

Position the lap part of the belt as
low as possible across your hips,
then pull up on the shoulder part of
the belt so the lap part f its snugly.
This lets your strong pelvic bones
take the force of a crash and reduces
the chance of internal injuries.
If necessary, pull up on the shoulder
belt again to remove any slack, then
check that the belt rests across the
center of your chest and over your
shoulder.This spreads the f orces of a crash
over the strongest bones in your
upper body.
If the seat belt touches or crosses
your neck, or if it crosses your arm
instead of your shoulder, you need to
adjust the seat belt anchor height.
The front seats have adjustable seat
belt anchors. To adjust the height of
an anchor, press and hold the release
button and slide the anchor up or
down as needed (it has f our
positions).
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Protecting A dults and Teens
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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RELEASE
BUTTON
Improperly positioning the seat
belts can cause serious injury
or death in a crash.
Make sure all seat belts are
properly positioned before
driving.
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Whatever type you have, f ollow
the child seat maker’s instructions
f or adjusting or tightening the f it.
Remove the cargo area cover, and
place it on the cargo area f loor
(see page ).Lif t the head restraint (see page
), then route the tether strap
through the legs of the head
restraint and over the seat-back,
making sure the strap is not
twisted.
Other LATCH-compatible seats have
a f lexible-type connector as shown
above.
Place the child seat on the vehicle
seat, then attach the seat to the
lower anchors according to the
child seat maker’s instructions.
Some LATCH-compatible seats
have a rigid-type connector as
shown above.
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Installing a Child Seat
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TETHER STRAP
Rigid type Flexible type
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To remove a head restraint f or
cleaning or repair, pull it up as f ar as
it will go. Push the release button,
then pull the restraint out of the seat-
back.When reinstalling a head restraint,
put the legs back in place. Then
adjust it to the appropriate height
while pressing the release button.
Make sure the removed head
restraints are securely stored.
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Removing t he Head Rest raint
Seats
Inst rument s and Cont rols
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Rear
CUSHION
LEGS RELEASE BUTTON
SEAT-BACK
Failure to reinstall the head
restraints can result in severe
injury during a crash.
Always replace the head
restraints before driving.
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The rear seat armrest is in the
center of the rear seat. Pivot it down
to use it.Remove any items from the seat
before folding down the seat-back.
Make sure there are no items on the
f loor bef ore f olding down the seats.
The lid of the console compartment
canbeusedasanarmrest. The rear seat-backs can be f olded
down to give more cargo room. Each
side f olds down separately. So you
can still carry a passenger in the rear
seat.
A beverage holder is located in the
armrest.
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Folding the Rear Seats Down
Armrests
Seats
Inst rument s and Cont rols
135
Front Rear
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