child restraint Acura RL 2007 Owner's Manual

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This section gives you important
inf ormation 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
inf ants and children in your vehicle.
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Important Safety Precautions .8
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Your Vehicle’s Saf ety Features .9
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Protecting Adults and Teens .13
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1. Close and Lock the Doors .13
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2. Adjust the Front Seats .14
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3. Adjust the Seat-Backs .15
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4. Adjust the Head Restraints .16
5. Fasten and Position the Seat
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Belts .17
6. Maintain a Proper Sitting ................................
Position .18
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Advice f or Pregnant Women .19
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Additional Safety Precautions .20
Additional Inf ormation About .......................
Your Seat Belts .21
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Seat Belt System Components .21 ......................
Lap/Shoulder Belt .22
Automatic Seat Belt ...............................
Tensioners .23
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Seat Belt E-pretensioners .24
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Seat Belt Maintenance .25
Additional Inf ormation About ...........................
Your Airbags .26
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Airbag System Components .26
How Your Front Airbags
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Work .29
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How Your Side Airbags Work .32
How Your Side Curtain
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Airbags Work .34
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How the SRS Indicator Works .34
How the Side Airbag Of f
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Indicator Works .35
How the Passenger Airbag ...............
Of f Indicator Works .35
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Airbag Service .36
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Additional Safety Precautions .37
Protecting Children General ................................
Guidelines .38
All Children Must Be ...............................
Restrained .38
All Children Should Sit in a .................................
Back Seat .39The Passenger’s Front Airbag
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Can Pose Serious Risks .39
If You Must Drive with Several ...................................
Children .41
If a Child Requires Close ..................................
Attention .41
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Additional Safety Precautions .41
Protecting Inf ants and Small ...................................
Children .43
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Protecting Inf ants .43
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Protecting Small Children .44
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Selecting a Child Seat .45
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Installing a Child Seat .46
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With LATCH .47
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With a Lap/Shoulder Belt .49
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With a Tether .51
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Protecting Larger Children .52
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Checking Seat Belt Fit .52
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Using a Booster Seat .53
When Can a Larger Child Sit in
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Front .54
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Additional Safety Precautions .55
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Carbon Monoxide Hazard .56
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Saf ety Labels .57
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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For added protection, the front seat
belts are equipped with automatic
seat belt tensioners. When activated,
the tensioners immediately tighten
the belts to help hold the driver and
a front passenger in position.
The
seat belts in all positions except
the driver’s have an additional
lockable retractor that must be
activated to secure a child seat (see
page ).
If the shoulder part of the belt is
pulled all the way out, the lockable
retractor will activate. The belt will
retract, but it will not allow the
passenger to move f reely.
To deactivate the lockable retractor,
unlatch the buckle and let the seat
belt fully retract. To refasten the
seat belt, pull it out only as f ar as
needed. The tensioners are designed to
activate in any collision severe
enough to cause f ront airbag
inf lation.
If a side airbag or side curtain airbag
deploys during a side impact, the
tensioner on that side of the vehicle
will also deploy.
The tensioners can also be activated
during a collision in which the f ront
airbags
. In this case, the
airbags would not be needed, but the
additional restraint could be helpf ul.
When the tensioners are activated,
the seat belts will remain tight until
they are unbuckled.
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do not deploy
A utomatic Seat Belt T ensioners
Additional Inf ormation About Your Seat Belts
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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To install a LATCH-compatible child
seat:Move the seat belt buckle or
tongue away f rom the lower
anchors.
Your vehicle is equipped with
LATCH (lower anchors and tethers
for children) at the outer rear seats.
Make sure there are no objects
near the anchors that could
prevent a secure connection
between the child seat and the
anchors.Push the rear head restraint tilt
button on the ceiling console to
pivot the head restraints down.
The lower anchors are located
between the seat-back and seat
bottom, and are to be used only with
a child seat designed f or use with
LATCH.
The location of each lower anchor is
indicated by a small button above the
anchor point.
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2.3.
Installing a Child Seat
Installing a Child Seat with
LATCH
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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LOWER
ANCHORS
REAR HEAD RESTRAINT TILT BUTTON
BUTTON
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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.Other LATCH-compatible seats
have a f lexible-type connector as
shown above.
Whatever type you have, f ollow
the child seat maker’s instructions
f or adjusting or tightening the f it.
Route the tether strap over the
head restraint, then attach the
tether strap hook to the anchor,
making sure the strap is not
twisted.
Tighten the strap according to the
seat maker’s instructions.
Pushandpullthechildseat
f orward and f rom side-to-side to
verify that it is secure.
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5.6.
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8.
Installing a Child Seat
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RIGID TYPE
FLEXIBLE TYPE TETHER STRAP HOOK
ANCHOR
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A child seat with a tether can be
installed in any seating position in
the back seat, using one of the
an chorage points shown above.
Since a tether can pro vide additional
security to the lap/shoulder belt
installation, we recommend using a
te ther whenever one is required or
available. Lift
the anchor cover, then attach
the tether strap hook to the
anchor, making sure the strap is
not twisted.
Tighten the strap according to the
seat maker’s instructions.
After properly securing the child
seat with the lap/shoulder belt
(see page ), pivot the head
restraint down (see page ) and
route the tether strap over the
head restraint.
1. 2.
3.
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Installing a Child Seat
Installing a Child Seat with a
Tether
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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COVER TETHER STRAP
HOOK
ANCHOR
ANCHOR
TETHER ANCHORAGE P
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Radiator Overheating .440
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Radio/CD Sound System .207
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Readiness Codes .444
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Rear Lights, Bulb Replacement .410
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Rear View Mirror .158
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Rear Window Def ogger .146
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Reclining the Seat Backs .155
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Reminder Indicators . 62
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Remote .163
Replacement Inf ormation ................
Engine Oil and Filter .396
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Fuses .447
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Light Bulbs .404
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Schedule .381
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Tires .415
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Wiper Blades .413
Replacing Seat Belts Af ter a ............................................
Crash .25
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Reserve Tank, Engine Coolant . 331
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Restraint, Child .38
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Reverse Gear Position . 344
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Reverse Tilt Door Mirror . 159
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Rearview Camera .324
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Roof Rack .337 ................................
Rotation, Tire .418
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Paddle Shif ters .345
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Panel Brightness Control . 145
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Park Gear Position .344
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Parking .351
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Parking Brake .187
Parking Brake and Brake .................
System Indicator . 63, 445
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Parking Over Things that Burn . 470
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PAX System .422
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PGM-FI System .469
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Power Door Locks .152
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Power Socket Locations . 192
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Power Windows .181
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Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . 19
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Protecting Adults and Teens . 13
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Additional Safety Precautions . 20
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Advice f or Pregnant Women . 19
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Protecting Children .38
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Protecting Inf ants .43
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Protecting Larger Children . 52
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Protecting Small Children . 44
Using Child Seats with .....................................
Tethers .51
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Using LATCH .47 ................................
Safety Belts . 10, 21
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Safety Defects, Reporting . 476
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Saf ety Features . 9
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Airbags .11
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Seat Belts .10
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Saf ety Labels, Location of . 57
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Saf ety Messages .iii
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Satellite Digital Radio . 217
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Seat Belts . 10, 21
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Additional Information . 21
Automatic Seat Belt ...............................
Tensioners .23
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Cleaning .411
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e-pretensioner .24
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Lap/Shoulder Belt . 17, 22
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Maintenance .25
Reminder Indicator and ................................
Beeper . 21, 62
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System Components . 21
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Use During Pregnancy . 19
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