remove seats HONDA CIVIC COUPE 2003 7.G Owners Manual

Af ter selecting a proper child seat,
and a good position to install the seat,
there are three main steps in
installing the seat:Make sure the child is properly
strappedinthechildseat
according to the child seat maker’s
instructions. A child who is not
properly secured in a child seat
canbethrownoutof theseatina
crash and be seriously injured.
To provide security during normal
driving maneuvers as well as during
a collision, we recommend that
parents secure a child seat as f irmly
as possible.
If the child seat is not secure, try
installing it in a dif f erent seating
position, or use a dif f erent style of
child seat that can be f irmly secured
in the desired seating position. When you are not using a child seat,
either remove it and store it in a saf e
place, or make sure it is properly
secured. An unsecured child seat can
be thrown around the car during a
crash or sudden stop and injure
someone.
However, a child seat does not need
to be ‘‘rock solid.’’ In some vehicles
or seating positions, it may be
dif f icult to install a child seat so that
it does not move at all. Some side-to-
side or back-and-f orth movement can
be expected and should not reduce
the child seat’s ef f ectiveness.
Af ter installing a child
seat, push and pull the seat
f orward and f rom side to side to
verif y that it is secure. All child seats are
designed to be secured to the car
with the lap part of a lap/shoulder
belt. Some child seats can be
secured to the vehicle’s LATCH
anchorage system instead. A child
whose seat is not properly secured
to the car can be endangered in a
crash. See pages , and for
instructions on how to properly
secure child seats in this car. 31 35 43
Inst alling a Child Seat
Secure t he child in t he child seat .
Storing a Child Seat
Make sure t he child seat is f irmly secured.
Properly secure t he child seat t o
the car.
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You can also remove the rear head
restraints (see page ). The
removedheadrestraintsshouldbe
securedsotheywillnotbethrown
while you are driving. Make sure to
replace the rear head restraints
when the child seats are not in use.To attach the tether to the child seat,
f ollow the child seat maker’s
instructions.
When the child seat is used, f ollow
the instructions that came with the
child seat.
The exact location of each lower
anchor is marked with a small circle
above the lower anchor point.
Your car is equipped with LATCH
(Lower Anchors and Tethers f or
Children) at the rear seats. The
lower anchors are located between
the seat-back and seat bottom and
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designed f or use with LATCH.
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Using L A T CH
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MARKS
LOWER ANCHORS
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This symbol on rear or f orward
f acing child seats or booster
cushions indicates the presence of
LATCH compatible hardware.
Attach the tether strap hook to the
tether anchorage point and tighten
the strap according to the child
seat marker’s instruction. Make
sure the strap is not twisted. You can also remove the rear head
restraints (see page ). The
removedheadrestraintsshouldbe
secured so they will not be thrown
while you are driving. Make sure to
replace the rear head restraints
when the child seats are not in use.
Push and pull the child seat
f orward and f rom side to side to
verif y that it is secure enough to
stay upright during normal driving
maneuvers.
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L ower Universal Anchorage
System Symbol
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TETHER STRAP HOOK
ANCHORAGE POINT
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