child seat HONDA INSIGHT 2001 1.G Owners Manual

This section gives you important
inf ormation about how to protect
yourself and your passenger. It
shows you how to use seat belts
properly. It explains your Supple-
mental Restraint System. And it tells
you how to properly restrain children
in your car..........
Important Safety Precautions . 6
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Your Car’s Saf ety Features . 7
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Seat Belts . 8
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Airbags . 9
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Seats & Seat-Backs . 10
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Head Restraints . 10
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Door Locks . 10
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Pre-Drive Saf ety Checklist . 11
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Protecting Adults . 12
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1. Close and Lock the Doors . 12
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2. Adjust the Front Seats . 12
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3. Adjust the Seat-Backs . 13
4. Fasten and Position the Seat
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Belts . 15
5. Maintain a Proper Sitting ................................
Position . 16
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Advice f or Pregnant Women . 17
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Additional Safety Precautions . 18
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Protecting Children . 19
All Children Must Be
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Restrained . 19
Your Car is Not Recommended ..............
f or Child Passengers . 20
The Passenger’s Airbag Poses
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Serious Risks to Children . 20
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Additional Safety Precaution . 22 General Guidelines f or Using
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Child Seats . 22
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Protecting Small Children . 26
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Protecting Larger Children . 29
Using Child Seats with
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Tethers . 33
Additional Inf ormation About Your .................................
Seat Belts . 34
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Seat Belt System Components . 34
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Lap/Shoulder Belt . 34
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Seat Belt Maintenance . 35
Additional Inf ormation About ..................................
Your SRS . 36
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SRS Components . 36
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How Your Airbags Work . 36
How the Automatic Seat Belt
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Tensioners Work . 38
How the SRS Indicator Light .......................................
Works . 38
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SRS Service . 39
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Additional Safety Precautions . 39
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Carbon Monoxide Hazard . 40
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Saf ety Labels . 41
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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You’ll f ind many saf ety
recommendations throughout this
section, and throughout this manual.
Therecommendationsonthispage
are the ones we consider to be the
most important.
A seat belt is your best protection in
all types of collisions. Airbags
supplement seat belts, but airbags
are designed to inf late only in a
moderate to severe f rontal collision.
So even though your car is equipped
with airbags, make sure you and
your passenger always wear your
seat belts, and wear them properly.
(See page ).
Since all children are saf est in the
back seat of a car, and your car does
not have a back seat, we recommend
that you do not carry a child
passenger.If a small child who
must be restrained in a f orward-
f acing child seat, or a larger child,
must ride in this car, be sure to
f ollow all instructions and saf ety
warnings in this manual. (See pages
and .)
While airbags can save lives, they
can cause serious or fatal injuries to
occupants who sit too close to them,
or are not properly restrained.
Inf ants, young children, and short
adults are at the greatest risk. Be
sure to f ollow all instructions and
warnings in this manual. (See page .)
Alcohol and driving don’t mix. Even
one drink can reduce your ability to
respond to changing conditions, and
your reaction time gets worse with every additional drink. So don’t drink
and drive, and don’t let your f riends
drink and drive, either.
Excessive speed is a major f actor in
crash injuries and deaths. Generally,
the higher the speed the greater the
risk, but serious accidents can also
occur at lower speeds. Never drive
f aster than is saf e f or current
conditions, regardless of the
maximum speed posted.
Having a tire blowout or a
mechanical f ailure can be extremely
hazardous. To reduce the possibility
of such problems, check your tire
pressures and condition f requently,
and perform all regularly scheduled
maintenance. (See page .)
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Important Saf ety Precautions
Always Wear Your Seat Belt
Your Car is Not Recommended
f or Child Passengers Be Aware of Airbag Hazards
Don’t Drink and DriveControl Your Speed
K eep Your Car in Saf e Condition
Due t o t he passenger’sairbag hazard, you should never
carry an inf ant in a rear-f acing childseat in t his car.
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This system also includes
an indicator light on the
instrument panel to alert you to a
possible problem with the system. The most important things you need
to know about your airbags are:
Always wear
your seat belt properly, and sit
upright and as f ar back as possible
f rom the steering wheel or
dashboard. To do their job, airbags must
inf late with tremendous f orce and
speed. So while airbags save lives,
theycancauseseriousinjuriesto
adults and larger children who are
not wearing seat belts, are not
wearing them properly, are sitting
too close to the airbag, or are not
sitting in a proper position. Inf ants
and small children are at an even
greater risk of injury or death.
Your car has a Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS) with frontal
airbags to help protect the driver and
a passenger. Airbags are
designed to deploy only during a
moderate to severe frontal
collision.
The seat belts are the occupants’
primary protection in all types of
collisions. Airbags supplement
seat belts by providing extra
protection f or occupants’ heads
and chests.
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Airbags
What you should do:
Airbags can pose serious hazards.
Airbags of f er no protection in side impact s, rear impact s, rollovers,or minor collisions.
Airbags do not replace seat belts.
Your Car’s Saf ety Features
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Seat-backs are upright (see page).
To make sure you and your
passenger get the maximum
protection f rom your car’s saf ety
f eatures, check the f ollowing each
time before you drive away:
A small child riding in a f orward-
f acing child seat is properly
restrained (see page ). Both doors are closed and locked
(see page ).
All cargo is properly stored or
secured (see page ).
The rest of this section gives more
detailed inf ormation about how you
can maximize your saf ety.
Remember, however, that no saf ety
system can prevent all injuries or
deaths that can occur in severe
crashes, even when seat belts are
properly worn and the airbags deploy.
Occupants are sitting upright and
as far back as possible from the
steering wheel and dashboard
(see page ).
You and any adult passenger, or a
larger child who has outgrown
child seats, are wearing your seat
belts and wearing them properly
(see page ).
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Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Pre-Drive Saf ety Checklist
Your Car’s Saf ety Features
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Any driver who sits too close to the
steering wheel is at risk of being
seriously injured or killed by striking
the steering wheel, or f rom being
struck by an inf lating airbag during a
crash.
The f ollowing pages provide
instructions on how to properly
protect adult occupants.
Af ter everyone has entered the car,
be sure the doors are closed and
locked.
These instructions also apply to a
child whom you have decided is
large enough and mature enough to
ride as a passenger. (See page f or
important additional guidelines on
how to properly protect larger
children.) Your car has a door monitor light on
the instrument panel to indicate
when a specif ic door is not tightly
closed.
For saf ety, locking the doors reduces
the chance that a passenger,
especially a child, will open a door
while the car is moving and
accidentally f all out. It also reduces
the chance of someone being thrown
out of the car during a crash.
For security, locked doors can
prevent an outsider f rom
unexpectedly opening a door when
you come to a stop.
See page f or how to lock the
doors.
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Protecting Adults
Introduction A djust the Front Seats
Close and L ock the Doors
1. 2.
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Pregnant women should also sit
upright and as f ar back as possible
f rom the steering wheel or
dashboard. This will reduce the risk
of injuries to both the mother and
her unborn child that can be caused
by a crash or an inf lating airbag.
Each time you have a check-up, ask
your doctor if it’s okay f or you to
drive.
Remember to keep the lap portion of
the belt as low as possible across
your hips.
Remember, to get the best
protection f rom your car’s airbags
and other safety features, you must
sit properly and wear your seat belt
properly.
Because protecting the mother is the
best way to protect her unborn child,
a pregnant woman should always
wear a seat belt whenever she drives
or rides in a vehicle.
Protecting Adults
Advice f or Pregnant Women
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Sitting improperly or out of
position can result in serious
injury or death in a crash.
Always sit upright, well back in
the seat, with your feet on thefloor.

Children depend on adults to protect
them. However, despite their best
intentions, many parents and other
adults may not know how to
protect young passengers.(See page
.)
(See page
.)
So if you have children, or if you ever
need to drive with a grandchild or
otherchildreninyourcar,besureto
read this section. Each year, many children are injured
or killed in vehicle crashes because
they are either unrestrained or not
properly restrained. In f act, vehicle
accidents are the number one cause
of death of children ages 12 and
under.
To reduce the number of child
deaths and injuries, every state and
Canadian province requires that
inf ants and children be restrained
whenever they ride in a vehicle.
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properly
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Protecting Children
All Children Must Be Restrained
Anychildwhoistoosmalltoweara
seat belt should be properlyrest rained in a child seat .
A larger child should always berest rained wit h a seat belt .
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Children who are unrestrained
or improperly restrained can be
seriously injured or killed in acrash.
Any child too small for a seat
belt should be properly
restrained in a child seat. A
larger child should be properly
restrained with a seat belt.

µAirbags have been designed to help
protect adults in a moderate to
severe f rontal collision. To do this,
the passenger’s airbag is quite large,
and it inf lates with tremendous
speed.
If a larger child must ride in
this car, see page f or important
guidelines on how to decide whether
a child is large enough and mature
enough to ride as a passenger, and
how to properly protect the child.
In addition, your car has a passenger’s
airbag which poses serious risks to
children particularly inf ants and
small children.
If the vehicle seat is too
farforward,orthechild’sheadis
thrown f orward during a collision, an
inf lating airbag can strike the child
with enough f orce to kill or very
seriously injure a small child. If a
small child must ride in this car,
f ollow the instructions on page .
We strongly recommend that you do
not carry any child in this car.
One reason is that your car does not
have a back seat, and accident
statistics show that a child of any
size or age is saf er when they are
properly restrained in the back seat
of a vehicle. As a result, we urge you to f ollow
these guidelines.
If the airbag
inflates, it can hit the back of the
child seat with enough f orce to kill or
very seriously injure an inf ant. 23
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Protecting Children
The Passenger’s Airbag Poses
Serious Risks to Children
Your Car is Not Recommended
f or Child PassengersSmall Children
Children who have outgrown childseat s are also at risk of being injuredor killed by an inf lat ing passenger’sairbag.
Larger Children
Placing a f orward-f acing child seat in
t he f ront seat of a car equipped wit ha passenger’s airbag can behazardous.
Never put a rear-f acing child seat in t he f ront seat of a car equipped wit ha passenger’s airbag.
Inf ant s
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Leaving a child without adult
supervision is illegal in most states
and Canadian provinces and can
be very hazardous. For example, a
small child lef t in a car on a hot
day can die f rom heatstroke. A
child lef t alone with the key in the
ignition can accidentally set the
car in motion, possibly injuring
themselves or others. As discussed on page , because
your car does not have a back seat,
and because of the passenger’s
airbag hazard, we strongly
recommend that you do not carry a
small child as a passenger in this car.
However, if you must carry a small
child in this car, the child must be
properly restrained in a child seat. To provide proper protection, a child
seat should meet three
requirements:
The child seat should
meet Federal Motor Vehicle
Saf ety Standard 213 (FMVSS 213)
or Canadian Motor Vehicle Saf ety
Standard 213 (CMVSS 213). Look
for the manufacturer’s statement
of compliance on the box and seat.
The f ollowing pages give general
guidelines f or selecting and installing
a child seat. See page f or
additional information. 20
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Protecting Children
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Do not leave a child alone in your car. Select ing a Child Seat
T he child seat should meet saf et yst andards.
1.
General Guidelines f or Using
Child Seats
Additional Saf ety Precaution 22

A child who can sit
up without support should be
restrained in a f orward-f acing child
seat. See page f or additional
inf ormation on protecting small
children. Due to variations in the design of
child seats, vehicle seats, and seat
belts, all child seats will not f it all
seating positions in all cars.
Bef ore purchasing a child seat, we
recommend that parents test the
child seat to make sure it f its
properly in the passenger’s seat. If a
previously purchased child seat does
not f it, you will need to buy a
different one that will fit.
However, Honda is conf ident that
one or more child seat models can f it
andbeproperlyinstalledinthiscar.
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T he child seat should be of the proper t ype and size t o f it t he child.
Small Children: T he child seat should f it the
passenger’s seat .
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3.
Protecting Children
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