ECU HONDA PASSPORT 2001 2.G User Guide

T
o deactivat e th e lockin g
mechanis m an d remov e a chil d
seat , unlatc h th e buckle , unrout e
th e sea t belt , an d le t th e bel t full y

retract .
Installing
a Rear-Facing Child
Seat With the Lap Belt
T o instal l a rear-facin g chil d sea t
i n th e cente r bac k sea t wit h th e
la p belt , follo w instructio n
numbe r 1 o n pag e 2 8 fo r routin g
an d latchin g th e sea t belt . The n
pul l har d o n th e loos e en d o f th e bel
t t o remov e an y slac k (i t ma y
hel p t o pu t weigh t o n th e chil d
seat whil e pullin g o n th e belt) .
Finally , follo w instructio n numbe r
5 o n pag e 2 9 t o verif y tha t th e
chil d sea t i s secure .
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chil
d wit h enoug h forc e to cause

ver y seriou s o r fata l injuries . I f a

smal l chil d mus t b e closel y

watched , w e recommen d tha t

anothe r adul t si t i n th e bac k seat

wit h th e child .
I f i t i s necessar y t o pu t a forward -
facin g chil d sea t i n th e front , mov
e th e vehicl e sea t a s fa r t o th e
rea r a s possible , b e sur e th e chil d
sea t i s firml y secure d t o th e
vehicle , an d tha t th e chil d is
properl y strappe d i n th e seat .
Installing a Child Seat With a
Lap/Shoulder Belt
Th e lap/shoulde r belt s i n th e oute r
bac k an d fron t passenge r seatin g
position s hav e a lockin g
mechanis m tha t mus t b e activate d
t o secur e a chil d seat .
Th e followin g page s provid e
instruction s o n ho w to secur e a
forward-facin g chil d sea t wit h thi s
typ e o f sea t belt .
I f yo u hav e a chil d sea t designe d
t o attac h t o th e vehicle' s lowe r
anchorages , follo w th e
instruction s o n pag e 39 . Se
e pag e 3 4 fo r ho w to secur e a
forward-facin g chil d sea t i n th e
cente r bac k sea t wit h th e la p belt .
1 . Wit h th e chil d sea t i n th e
desire d seatin g position , rout e
th e bel t throug h th e chil d sea t
accordin g t o th e sea t maker' s
instructions , the n inser t th e
latc h plat e int o th e buckle .
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Improperl
y placin g a

forward-facin g chil d sea t i n th e
fron t sea t ca n resul t i n seriou s

injur y o r deat h i f th e airbag s

inflate .
I f yo u mus t plac e a forward -
facin g chil d sea t i n th e front ,
mov e th e vehicl e sea t a s fa r
bac k a s possibl e an d properl y

restrai n th e child .

2
. T o activat e th e lockabl e retractor ,
slowl y pul l th e shoulde r par t o f
th e bel t al l th e wa y ou t unti l i t
stops , the n le t th e bel t fee d bac k
int o th e retracto r (yo u migh t
hea r a clickin g nois e a s th e bel t

retracts) .

3 . Afte r th e bel t ha s retracted ,
tu g o n it . I f th e bel t i s locked ,
yo u wil l no t b e abl e t o pul l i t
out . I f yo u ca n pul l th e bel t
out
, i t i s no t locke d an d yo u

wil l nee d t o repea t thes e steps .

4 . Afte r confirmin g tha t th e bel t
i s locked , gra b th e shoulde r
par t o f th e bel t nea r th e buckl e
an d pul l u p t o remov e an y
slac k fro m th e la p par t o f th e
belt . Remember , i f th e la p par t
o f th e bel t i s no t tight , th e
chil d sea t wil l no t b e secure . I t ma
y hel p t o pu t weigh t o n th e
chil d seat , o r pus h o n th e bac k
o f th e seat , whil e pullin g u p
o n th e belt .
5 . Pus h an d pul l th e chil d sea t
forwar d an d fro m sid e t o sid e
t o verif y tha t i t i s secur e
enoug h t o sta y uprigh t durin g
norma l drivin g maneuvers . I f
th e chil d sea t i s no t secure ,
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unlatc
h th e belt , allo w it t o
retrac t fully , the n repea t thes e

steps .

T o deactivat e th e lockin g
mechanis m in orde r t o remov e a
chil d seat , unlatc h th e buckle ,
unrout e th e sea t belt , an d le t th e
bel t full y retract. Installing
a Child Seat With the
Lap Belt
T o instal l a forward-facin g chil d
sea t i n th e cente r bac k sea t wit h
th e la p belt , follo w instructio n
numbe r 1 on pag e 3 2 fo r routin g
an d latchin g th e sea t belt . The n
pul l har d o n th e loos e en d o f th e
bel t t o remov e an y slac k (i t ma y
hel p t o pu t weigh t o n th e chil d
sea t whil e pullin g o n th e belt) . Finally
, follo w instructio n numbe r
5 o n pag e 3 3 to verif y tha t th e
chil d sea t i s secure .

Protectin g Large r Childre n

Whe n a chil d reaches the
recommended weight o r heigh t
limi t fo r a forward-facin g chil d
seat , th e chil d shoul d si t i n on e o f
th e oute r bac k seat s an d wea r a
lap/shoulde r belt . Th e
lap/shoulde r bel t provide s bette r
protectio n tha n th e la p belt .
I f a chil d i s to o shor t fo r th e
shoulde r par t o f th e bel t t o fi t
properly , w e recommen d tha t th e
chil d us e a booste r sea t unti l th e
chil d is tal l enoug h t o us e th e sea t
bel t withou t a booster .

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Th
e bac k sea t i s th e safest place
fo r a chil d o f an y age or size .
I n addition , th e passenger' s airba g
pose s seriou s risk s t o children . I f
th e sea t i s to o fa r forward , o r th e
child' s hea d is throw n forwar d
durin g a collision , o r th e chil d is
unrestraine d o r ou t o f position , a n
inflatin g airba g ca n kil l o r
seriousl y injur e th e child .
O f course , childre n var y widely .
An d whil e age may b e on e
indicato r o f whe n a chil d ca n
safel y rid e in th e front , ther e ar e
othe r importan t factor s yo u shoul d

consider .
Physica
l Siz e — Physically , a chil d
mus t b e larg e enoug h fo r th e
lap/shoulde r bel t t o properl y fi t
ove r th e hips , chest , an d shoulde r
(se e pag e 1 3 an d 36 ). I f th e sea t
bel t doe s no t fi t properly , th e chil d
shoul d no t si t i n th e front .
Maturit y — To safel y rid e in
front , a chil d mus t b e abl e t o
follo w th e rules , includin g sittin g
properly , an d wearin g th e sea t bel t
properl y throughou t a ride . I
f yo u decid e tha t a chil d ca n
safel y rid e u p front , b e sur e to :
Carefull y rea d th e owner' s
manual , an d mak e sur e yo u
understan d al l sea t bel t
instruction s an d al l safet y
information .
Mov e th e vehicl e sea t t o th e
rear-mos t position .
Hav e th e chil d si t u p straight ,
bac k agains t th e seat , an d fee t
o n o r nea r th e floor .
Chec k tha t th e child' s sea t bel t
i s properl y positione d an d

secured .

Supervis e th e child . Eve n
matur e childre n sometime s
nee d t o b e reminde d t o faste n
thei r sea t belt s o r si t properly .
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Usin
g Chil d Seat s Wit h

Tether s

You r vehicl e ha s tw o attachmen t
point s i n th e rea r floo r fo r
securin g a tether-styl e chil d sea t
t o th e vehicle .
Sinc e a tethe r ca n provid e
additiona l security , w e
recommen d usin g a tethe r
wheneve r on e is require d o r
available . Chec k wit h th e chil d sea
t make r t o determin e whethe r a
tethe r i s availabl e fo r a particula r
chil d seat .
Th e tethe r anchorag e point s ar e
locate d unde r plasti c covers . Us e
you r finge r t o pus h th e latch , the n
pivo t th e cove r backwar d t o
acces s th e anchorag e point . Attac
h th e tethe r stra p hoo k t o th e
tethe r anchorag e poin t a s show n
i n th e illustration , the n tighte n th e
stra p accordin g t o th e chil d sea t
maker' s instructions .
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ATTACHMEN
T POINT S
REA R
FLOO R COVE
R LATC H
ANCHORAG E
POIN T TETHE
R FRO M
CHIL D SEA T

Usin
g th e Lowe r Anchorage s
You r vehicl e i s equippe d wit h
lowe r anchorage s a t th e oute r rea r
seats . Thes e anchorage s ar e
locate d betwee n th e seat-bac k an d
th e sea t bottom , an d ar e t o b e use d
onl y wit h a chil d sea t designe d t o
attac h t o th e lowe r anchorages .T
o instal l a chil d sea t designe d t o
attac h t o th e lowe r anchorages :
1 . Mov e th e sea t bel t buckl e o r
cente r sea t bel t awa y fro m th e

anchorages .

2 . Mak e sur e ther e ar e n o foreig n
object s aroun d th e anchorages .
Foreig n object s coul d ge t i n
th e wa y o f a secur e connectio n
betwee n th e chil d sea t an d th e
anchorage .
3. Pu t th e chil d sea t i n th e rea r
lef t or righ t vehicl e sea t an d
attac h th e chil d sea t t o th e
lowe r anchorage s accordin g t o
th e chil d sea t maker' s
instructions .
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LOWE
R
ANCHORAGE S RIGI
D TYP E

4
. Follo w th e chil d sea t maker' s
instruction s fo r an y additiona l
advic e o n adjustin g o r
tightenin g th e fit . 5
. Attac h th e tethe r stra p hoo k t o
th e tethe r anchorag e poin t an d
tighte n th e stra p accordin g to
th e chil d sea t maker' s

instructions .
6
. Pus h an d pul l th e chil d sea t
forwar d an d fro m sid e to sid e
t o verif y tha t i t i s secur e
enoug h to sta y uprigh t durin g

norma l maneuvers .

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FLEXIBL
E TYP E CHIL
D
SEA T
TETHE R
COVE R
ANCHORAG E
POIN T

Al
l th e lap/shoulde r belt s excep t
th e driver' s hav e a n additiona l
lockin g mechanis m tha t mus t b e
activate d to secur e a chil d seat .
(Se e page s 2 7 an d 3 2 fo r
instruction s o n ho w to secur e
chil d seat s wit h thi s typ e o f sea t

belt. )

I f th e shoulde r par t o f th e bel t i s
pulle d al l th e wa y out , th e lockin g
mechanis m wil l activate . Th e bel t
wil l retract , bu t i t wil l no t allo w a
passenger to mov e freely .
T o deactivat e th e lockin g
mechanism , unlatc h th e buckl e
an d le t th e sea t bel t full y retract .
T o refaste n th e belt , pul l i t ou t
onl y a s fa r a s needed .
Se e pag e 1 3 fo r instruction s o n
ho w to wea r th e lap/shoulde r bel t
properly . La
p Bel t
Th e la p bel t ha s on e manuall y
adjuste d bel t tha t fit s acros s th e

hips .

T o faste n th e belt , inser t th e latc h
plat e int o th e buckl e marke d
CENTER , the n tu g o n th e bel t t o

mak e sur e th e buckl e i s latched .

T o unloc k th e belt , pus h th e re d

PRES S button .
Se
e pag e 1 4 fo r ho w to lengthe n
th e la p belt , an d ho w to properl y
positio n th e belt .

Sea t Bel t Maintenanc e

Fo r safety , yo u shoul d chec k th e
conditio n o f you r sea t belt s
regularly .
Pul l eac h bel t ou t full y an d loo k
fo r frays , cuts , burns , an d wear .
Chec k tha t th e latche s wor k
smoothl y an d tha t th e lap/shoulde r
belt s retrac t easily . An y bel t no t i n
goo d conditio n o r no t workin g
properl y wil l no t provid e goo d
protectio n an d shoul d b e replace d
a s soo n a s possible .
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Shifting
the Transfer Control

Lever
4
H 4L : Sto p th e vehicle . Plac e
th e transmissio n leve r i n
"N " (Neutral ) position .
The n mov e th e transfe r
contro l leve r fro m 4 H to
4L , o r 4 L t o 4H .
Mov e th e transfe r contro l leve r
quickl y an d securel y betwee n
positions . Do not sto p midway .
Th e transfe r gea r bo x ca n b e
damage d i f th e contro l leve r i s no t
firml y i n gear . Som e nois e i s
norma l whe n shifting .
Alway s sto p th e vehicl e befor e
shiftin g betwee n lo w an d hig h rang
e (4 H 4 L o r 4 L 4H) .
I f th e 4W D indicato r continue s t o
blin k rapidly , i t indicate s tha t th e
syste m wa s shifte d ou t o f
sequence . Sto p th e vehicle , selec t
4W D wit h th e 4WD-2W D switch ,shif
t th e leve r fro m 4 L t o 4H , the n
selec t 2WD . Driv e i n a straigh t
lin e t o rese t th e system . I f th e
indicato r continue s t o blink , se e
you r Hond a dealer .
D o no t us e 4-whee l driv e fo r
drivin g o n dr y pavement . Thi s
cause s nois e an d wear , an d takin g
tigh t turn s ca n damag e th e
transfe r cas e an d driveshafts . I t
als o reduce s fue l economy .
B e carefu l tha t yo u d o no t excee d
th e followin g maximu m allowabl e
speed s whe n accelerating .
Drivin
g Patter n Selecto r

Yo u ca n selec t a drivin g patter n
suitabl e fo r existin g drivin g

conditions .

Whe n neithe r "POWER " no r
"WINTER " light s ar e illuminated ,
th e norma l drivin g progra m fo r
genera l drivin g condition s i s

operative .

Instrument s an d Control s