HONDA PASSPORT 2000 2.G Owner's Guide

To deactivate the locking
mechanism and remove a childseat, unlatch the buckle, unroute
the seat belt, and let the belt fully

retract.
Installing a Rear-Facing Child
Seat With the Lap Belt
To install a rear-facing child seat in the center back seat with the
lap belt, follow instruction
number 1 on page 26 for routing
and latching the seat belt. Then
pull hard on the loose end of the belt to remove any slack (it may
help to put weight on the child
seat while pulling on the belt).
Finally, follow instruction number 5 on page 27 to verify that the
child seat is secure.
Infant Seat Installation Tips
For proper protection, an infant must ride in a reclined, orsemi-reclined position. To
determine the proper reclining angle, check with the baby's
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doctor, or follow the seat maker's
recommendations.
To achieve the desired reclining
angle, it may help to put a rolled-
up towel under the toe of the child seat, as shown.
When properly installed, a rear- facing child seat may prevent a
driver or a front seat passenger
from moving the seat as far back as recommended (see page 10).
Or it may prevent them from
locking the seat-back in the
desired upright position (see page
11).

In either case, we recommend that
you place the child seat directly
behind the front passenger seat,
move the front seat as far forward as needed, and leave it
unoccupied. You may also wish to
get a smaller child seat that allows
you to safely carry a front

passenger.
Additional Precautions for
Infants Never hold an infant on your

lap. If you are not wearing a
seat belt in a crash, you could

be thrown forward into the
dashboard and crush the infant.

If you are wearing a seat belt,

the infant can be torn from

your arms. For example, if

your vehicle crashes into a
parked vehicle at 30 mph (48

km/h), a 20 Ib (9 kg) infant will
become a 600 Ib (275 kg)

force, and you will not be able

to hold on.
Never put a seat belt over
yourself and an infant. During a crash, the belt could press
deep into the infant and cause
very serious injuries. Protectin
g Smal l Childre n

Child Seat Type

A child who can sit up without
support, and who fits within the

child seat maker's weight and

height limits, should be restrained in a forward-facing, upright child
seat.

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Of the different seats available,
we recommend those that have a
five-point harness system as
shown.

We also recommend that a small
child stay in the child seat as long as possible, until the child reaches
the weight or height limit for the
seat.

Child Seat Placement In this vehicle, the best place toinstall a forward-facing child seatis in one of the seating positions
in the back seat.
Placing a forward-facing child seat in the front seat of a vehicle

equipped with a passenger's

airbag can be hazardous. If the

vehicle seat is too far forward, or
the child's head is thrown forward

during a collision, an inflating

passenger's airbag can strike the
child with enough force to cause
very serious or fatal injuries. If a
small child must be closely
watched, we recommend that
another adult sit in the back seat
with the child. If it is necessary to put a forward-
facing child seat in the front,
move the vehicle seat as far to the
rear as possible, be sure the child seat is firmly secured to the
vehicle, and that the child is
properly strapped in the seat.
Installing a Child Seat With a
Lap/Shoulder Belt The lap/shoulder belts in the outer
back and front passenger seating
positions have a lockingmechanism that must be activated
to secure a child seat.
The following pages provide instructions on how to secure a
forward-facing child seat with this
type of seat belt.
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Improperly placing a
forward-facing child seat in the
front seat can result in serious injury or death if the airbags
inflate.
If you must place a forward-
facing child seat in the front, move the vehicle seat as far
back as possible and properly
restrain the child.

See page 32 for how to secure a
forward-facing child seat in the
center back seat with the lap belt.
1. With the child seat in the desired seating position, route
the belt through the child seat
according to the seat maker'sinstructions, then insert the
latch plate into the buckle. 2. To activate the lockable retractor,
slowly pull the shoulder part of
the belt all the way out until it stops, then let the belt feed back
into the retractor (you might
hear a clicking noise as the belt

retracts).

3. After the belt has retracted, tug on it. If the belt is locked,
you will not be able to pull it out. If you can pull the belt out, it is not locked and you
will need to repeat these steps.
4. After confirming that the belt is locked, grab the shoulder
part of the belt near the buckle and pull up to remove anyslack from the lap part of the
belt. Remember, if the lap part
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of the belt is not tight, the
child seat will not be secure. It
may help to put weight on the
child seat, or push on the back of the seat, while pulling up
on the belt.
5. Push and pull the child seat forward and from side to sideto verify that it is secure
enough to stay upright during
normal driving maneuvers. If the child seat is not secure,
unlatch the belt, allow it to
retract fully, then repeat these
steps.

To deactivate the locking mechanism in order to remove a
child seat, unlatch the buckle, unroute the seat belt, and let the
belt fully retract.
Installing a Child Seat With the
Lap Belt

To install a forward-facing childseat in the center back seat with
the lap belt, follow instruction
number 1 on page 31 for routing
and latching the seat belt. Then
pull hard on the loose end of the belt to remove any slack (it may
help to put weight on the child
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seat while pulling on the belt).
Finally, follow instruction number 5 on page 32 to verify that the
child seat is secure.
Additional Precautions for Small
Children
Never hold a small child on
your lap. If you are not wearing a seat belt in a crash,you could be thrown forwardinto the dashboard and crush
the child.
If you are wearing a seat belt,
the child can be torn from your
arms during a crash. For
example, if your vehicle
crashes into a parked vehicle at 30 mph (48 km/h), a 30 lb (14
kg) child will become a 900 Ib (410 kg) force, and you will
not be able to hold on.
Never put a seat belt over

yourself and a child. During a crash, the belt could press deep
into the child and cause very
serious injuries.

Protectin g Large r Childre n

When a child reaches the recommended weight or heightlimit for a forward-facing childseat, the child should sit in one of
the outer back seats and wear a
lap/shoulder belt. The
lap/shoulder belt provides better
protection than the lap belt.
If a child is too short for the shoulder part of the belt to fit
properly, we recommend that the child use a booster seat until they
are tall enough to use the seat belt
without a booster. The following pages give
instructions on how to check
proper seat belt fit, what kind of
booster seat to use if one is

needed, and important precautions

for children who must sit in the
front seat.
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Allowing a larger child to sit
improperly in the front seat can
result in injury or death if the

airbags inflate.

If a larger child must sit in front,
make sure the child moves the
seat as far back as possible

and wears the seat belt

properly.

Checking Seat Belt Fit
To determine if a lap/shoulder belt
properly fits a child, have thechild put on the seat belt. Follow
the instructions on page 13. Then
check how the belt fits.
If the shoulder part of the belt
rests over the child's collarbone and against the center of the chest,
as shown, the child is large
enough to wear the seat belt. However, if the belt touches or
crosses the child's neck, the child
needs to use a booster seat.
Do not let a child wear a seat belt across the neck. This could result in serious neck injuries during a

crash.

Do not let a child put the shoulder part of a seat belt
behind the back or under the
arm. This could cause veryserious injuries during a crash. It
also increases the chance that the
child will slide under the belt in a
crash and be injured. Do not put any accessories on a
seat belt. Devices intended toimprove occupant comfort, or
reposition the shoulder part of a seat belt, severely compromise the
protective capability of the seat
belt and increase the chance of serious injury in a crash.
Two children should never use
the same seat belt. If they do, they could be very seriouslyinjured in a crash.
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Using a Booster Seat

If a child needs a booster seat, we
recommend choosing a style that
allows the child to use the lap/shoulder belt directly, without
a shield, as shown. Whichever style you select,
follow the booster seat maker's
instructions.
A child may continue using a
booster seat until the tops of the
ears are even with the top of the seat-back. A child of this height,should be tall enough to use the
lap/shoulder belt without a

booster.

When Can a Larger Child Sit in

Front

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
recommends that all children ages 12 and under be properly
restrained in the back seat. The back seat is the safest place
for a child of any age or size.
In addition, the passenger's airbag
poses serious risks to children. If the seat is too far forward, or the
child's head is thrown forward during a collision, or the child is
unrestrained or out of position, an
inflating airbag can kill or
seriously injure the child.
Of course, children vary widely.
And while age may be one indicator of when a child can
safely ride in the front, there are
other important factors you should
consider.

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Physical Size — Physically, a child
must be large enough for the
lap/shoulder
belt to properly fit
over the hips, chest, and shoulder (see

page 13 and 35). If the seat
belt does not fit properly, the child should

not sit in the front.
Maturity — To safely ride in
front, a child must be able to
follow

the rules, including sitting
properly, and wearing the seat belt
properl

y throughout a ride. If you decide that a child can
safely ride up front, be sure to:
Carefully

read the owner's
manual,

and make sure you
understand all seat belt instructions and all safety
information.
Mov

e the vehicle seat to the
rear-most

position.
Have the child sit up straight,
back against the seat, and feet
on

or near the floor.
Check that the child's seat belt is

properly positioned and
secured.
Supervise the child. Even
mature

children sometimes
need

to be reminded to fasten
their seat belts or sit properly.
Using Child Seats With

Tethers

ANCHO

R POINT

Your vehicle has one attachment point in the middle of the rear
floor

for securing a tether-style
child seat to the vehicle.
Since

a tether can provide
additional security, we
recommend using a tether
whenever

one is required or
available. Check with the child
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seat maker to determine whether a
tether is available for a particular
child seat.
Use the measurements shown in
the illustration to locate the attachment point. Find the precutslits at that location, then use a
razor blade to cut the carpet between the slits. Cut the carpet
between these two lines at the
front, and fold back the flap. Usea Phillips-head screwdriver to
remove the screw.
To attach the tether to the vehicle,
you need to purchase the anchor
plate and mounting hardwarefrom your Honda dealer (part
number 82410-SE3-C01). When installing tether hardware,
make sure the toothed washer is
on the bottom of the bolt. Tighten
the bolt to: 2 2 N .
m (1 6 Ib-ft) . If a torque wrench was not used,
see your Honda dealer as soon as
possible to verify proper
installation.
To attach the tether to the child seat, follow the child seat maker's
instructions.
If you are not sure how to install the tether, or you need mounting
hardware, contact your Honda
dealer.

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