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The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration and Transport
Canada recommend that all children
age 12 and under be properly
restrained in a back seat.
Since this vehicle does not have a
back seat, we strongly recommend
that you do not carry any child who
is not large enough or mature
enough to ride in front (see page ).
If the airbag inflates, it
can hit the back of the child seat
with enough force to kill or very
seriously injure an infant. If
a larger child must ride in
this vehicle, see page for
important guidelines on how to
decide when a child is ready to ride
in the passenger’s seat and how to
properly pro tect the child.
Airbags
have been designed to help
protect adults in a moderate to
severe frontal collision. To do this,
the passenger’s airbag is quite large,
and it can inflate with enough force
to cause very serious injuries.
Even though your vehicle has an
advanced airbag system that
automatically turns the passenger’s
airbag off (see page ), please
f ollow these guidelines: 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.
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Your Vehicle is Not
Recommended f or Child
Passengers
The Passenger’s Airbag Can Pose
Serious Risks
Small Children
Never put a rear-f acing child seat in t his vehicle.
Inf ant s Larger Children
Children who have outgrown childseat s are also at risk of being injuredor killed by an inf lat ing passenger’sairbag.
Placing a f orward-f acing child seat in
t he passenger’s seat can behazardous.
Protecting Children General Guidelines
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If you decide that a child can safely
ride in this vehicl e, be sure to:
Carefully read the owner’s manual,
and make sure you understand all
seat belt instru ctions and all safety
info rmation.
Move 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.
Ch eck that the child’s seat belt is
properly and secu rely positioned.
Supervise the child. Even mature
children sometimes need to be
reminded to fasten the seat belts
or sit properly.
Physically,
a child must be large
enough f or the lap/shoulder belt to
properly f it (see page ). If the seat
belt does not f it properly, with or
without the child sitting on a booster,
the child should not sit in this vehicle.
To saf ely ride in this vehicle, a child
must be able to f ollow the rules,
including sitting properly, and
wearing the seat belt properly
throughout ride.
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration and Transport
Canada recommend that all children
age 12 and under be properly
restrained in a back seat.
If the passenger’s airbag inf lates in a
moderate to severe f rontal collision,
the airbag can cause serious injuries
to a child who is unrestrained,
improperly restrained, sitting too
close to the airbag, or out of position.
Of course, children vary widely. And
while age may be one indicator of
when a child can saf ely ride in this
vehicle. There are other important
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When Can a L arger Child Ride in
This VehiclePhysical Size
Maturity
Protecting L arger Children
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
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In addition to proper inflation,
correct wheel alignment helps to
decrease tire wear. If you find a tire
is wo rn unevenly, have your dealer
check the wheel alignment.
Have your dealer check the tires if
you feel a consistent vibration while
driving. A tire should always be
rebalanced if it is removed from the
wheel. When you have new tires
installed, make sure they are
balanced. This increases riding
comfort and tire life. For best results,
have the insta ller perform a dynamic
balance. You
should not rotate your vehicle’s
tires. The front and rear tires are
different sizes, so they cannot be
rotated front-to-rear. The original-
equipment tires on your vehicle have
a unidirectional tread pattern, so
th ey cannot be rotated side-to-side.
The tires that came on your vehicle
were designed and constructed to
provide superior grip during
acceleration, braking, and cornering.
As a trade-off, they will wear more
rapidly than tires used on ordinary
passenger vehicles. Because of the
vehicl e’s weight distribution, and the
fact that the rear wheels are the
driving wheels, you can expect them
to wear more rapidly than the front
tires. The
mileage you can expect from
yourvehicletiresisthesameas
comparable mid-and rear-engine
sports cars, and it will vary greatly
wi th your driving habits.
If you drive moderately, the rear
tires could last more than 10,000
miles (16,000 km). However, the
mileage will be substantially less if
you tend to drive your vehicle at the
upper limits of its capabilities.
You should caref ully inspect your
vehicle’s tires f or wear, damage, and
proper inf lation every 7,500 miles
(12,000 km) or when tire inspection
is indicated on the inf ormation
display (see page ). 142
T ire Maintenance
T ire Rotation
Tire Wear
Tires
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Improper wheel weights can damage
your vehicle’s aluminum wheels. Use
only Honda wheel weights f or
balancing.