Honda S2000 2002 Owner's Manual

2002 S2000 Online Reference Owner's Manual
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Owner's Identification Form
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... i
rds About Safety ..........................................................................................................................ii
Your Car at a Glance ......................................................................................................................................2
Driver and Pass
er use and care of your car's seat belts, and Supplemental Restraint System.
Prop
enger Safety .......................................................................................................................5
Instruments and Controls...........................................................................................................................41
Instrument panel indicator and gauge, and how to use dashboard and steering column controls.
Comfo
How to op
rt and Convenience Features.........................................................................................................83
erate the climate control system, the audio system, and other convenience features.
Before Driving ...............................................................................................................................
What gasolin
e to us
e, how to break-in your new car, and how to load luggage and other cargo.
Driving...........................................................................................................................................................135
The proper way t
o start the engine, shift the transmission, and park, plus towing a trailer.
Maintenance...............................................................................................................................
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e Maintenance Schedule shows you when you need to take your car to the dealer.
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Appearance Care...............................................................................................................................
T
ps on cleaning and protecting your car. Things to look for if your car ever needs body repairs.
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Taking Care of the Unexpected...............................................................................................................219
This section
covers sever
l problems motorists sometimes experience, and how to handle them.
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Technical Information...............................................................................................................................249
ID numbers, dimensions, capacities, and techn
ical information.
Warranty and Customer Relations (U.S. and Canada) ......................................................................263
A summary
of th
anties covering your new Honda, and how to contact us.
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Authorized Manuals (U.S. only)...............................................................................................................267
How to order
manuals and other technical literature.
Index ................................................................................................................................................................. I
Service Inf
A summary of information you n
ormation Summary
eed when you pull up to the fuel pump.
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Introduction
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Congratulations on your selection of the 2002 Honda S2000. We are certain you will be pleased with your purchase of one of the most sophisticated and technologically-advanced sports cars in the world.
One of the best ways to enhance the enjoyment of your new Honda is to read this manual. In it, you will learn how to operate its driving controls and convenience items. Afterwards, keep this owner’s manual in your car so you can refer to it at any time.
Several warranties protect your new Honda. Read the warranty booklet thoroughly so you understand the coverages and are aware of your rights and responsibilities.
Maintaining your car according to the schedules given in this manual helps to keep your driving trouble-free while it preserves your investment. When your car needs maintenance, keep in mind that your Honda dealer’s staff is specially trained in servicing the many systems unique to your Honda. Your Honda dealer is dedicated to your satisfaction and will be pleased to answer any questions and concerns.
California Proposition 65 Warning
WARNING:
This product contains or emits chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
As you read this manual, you will find information that is preceded by a symbol. This information is intended to help you avoid damage to your S2000, other property, or the environment.
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Your safety, and the safety of others, is very important. And operating this car safely is an important responsibility.
To help you make informed decisions about safety, we have provided operating procedures and other information on labels and in this manual. This information alerts you to potential hazards that could hurt you or others.
Of course, it is not practical or possible to warn you about all the hazards associated with operating or maintaining your car. You must use your own good judgement.
You will find this important safety information in a variety of forms, including:
Safety Labels Safety Messages
three signal words: , , or .
on the car.
preceded by a safety alert symbol and one of
DANGER WARNING CAUTION
These signal words mean:
You W ILLbe KILLED or SERIOUSLY HURT if you don’t follow instructions.
You CAN be KILLED or SERIOUSLY HURT if you don’t follow instructions.
You CAN be HURT if you don’t follow instructions.
Safety Headings
such as Important Safety Reminders or Important
Safety Precautions.
Safety Section Instructions
This entire book is filled with important safety information please read it
such as Driver and Passenger Safety.
how to use this car correctly and safely.
carefully.
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Driver and Passenger Safety
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This section gives you important information about how to protect yourself and your passenger. It shows you how to use seat belts properly. It explains your Supple­mental Restraint System. And it tells you how to properly restrain children in your car.
.........Important Safety Precautions . 6
.............Your Car’s Safety Features . 7
.......................................Seat Belts . 8
...........................................Airbags . 9
.....................Seats & Seat-Backs . 10
..........................Head Restraints . 10
..................................Door Locks . 10
........Pre-Drive Safety Checklist . 11
............................Protecting Adults . 12
.....1. Close and Lock the Doors . 12
...........2. Adjust the Front Seats . 12
............3. Adjust the Seat-Backs . 13
4. Fasten and Position the Seat
.....................................Belts . 15
5. Maintain a Proper Sitting
................................Position . 16
.....Advice for Pregnant Women . 17
........................Protecting Children . 19
All Children Must Be
...............................Restrained . 19
Your Car is Not Recommended
..............for Child Passengers . 20
The Passenger’s Airbag Poses
......Serious Risks to Children . 20
.....Additional Safety Precaution . 22
...Additional Safety Precautions . 18
General Guidelines for Using
...............................Child Seats . 22
.........Protecting Small Children . 26
.......Protecting Larger Children . 29
Additional Information About Your
.................................Seat Belts . 33
..Seat Belt System Components . 33
......................Lap/Shoulder Belt . 33
...............Seat Belt Maintenance . 34
Additional Information About Your
...........................................SRS . 35
........................SRS Components . 35
...........How Your Airbags Work . 35
How the Automatic Seat Belt
....................Tensioners Work . 37
How the SRS Indicator Light
.......................................Works . 37
..................................SRS Service . 38
...Additional Safety Precautions . 38
.............Carbon Monoxide Hazard . 39
...................................Safety Labels . 40
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Important Safety Precautions
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You’ll find many safety recommendations throughout this section, and throughout this manual. Therecommendationsonthispage are the ones we consider to be the most important.
Always Wear Your Seat Belt
A seat belt is your best protection in all types of collisions. Airbags supplement seat belts, but airbags are designed to inflate only in a moderate to severe frontal 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 ).
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Your Car is Not Recommended for Child Passengers
Since all children are safest 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.
Due to the passenger’s
airbag hazard, you should never carry an infant in a rear-facing child seat in this car.
If a small child who must be restrained in a forward­facing child seat, or a larger child, must ride in this car, be sure to follow all instructions and safety warnings in this manual. (See pages
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Be Aware of Airbag Hazards
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. Infants, young children, and short adults are at the greatest risk. Be sure to follow all instructions and warnings in this manual. (See page
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Don’t Drink and Drive
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 friends drink and drive, either.
Control Your Speed
Excessive speed is a major factor 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 faster than is safe for current conditions, regardless of the maximum speed posted.
Keep Your Car in Safe Condition
Having a tire blowout or a mechanical failure can be extremely hazardous. To reduce the possibility of such problems, check your tire pressures and condition frequently, and perform all regularly scheduled maintenance. (See page .)
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Your Car’s Safety Features
Your car is equipped with many features that work together to protect you and your passenger during a crash.
Some safety features do not require anyactiononyourpart.These include a strong steel framework that forms a safety cage around the passenger compartment; front and rear crush zones that are designed to crumple and absorb energy during a crash; a collapsible steering column; and seat belt tensioners that automatically tighten the seat belts in the event of a crash. These safety features are designed to reduce the severity of injuries in a crash. However, you and your passenger can’t take full advantage of these safety features unless you remain sitting in a proper position
always wear your seat belts
and
properly.
features can contribute to injuries if they are not used properly.
In fact, some safety
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Seat Belts
Foryoursafety,andthesafetyof your passenger, your car is equipped with seat belts in both seating positions.
Your seat belt system also
includes a light on the instrument panel to remind you and your passenger to fasten your seat belts.
Why Wear Seat Belts
Seat belts have proven to be the singlemosteffectivesafetydevice.
Not wearing a seat belt properly increases the chance of serious injury or death in a crash, even though your car has airbags.
In addition, most states and all Canadian provinces require you to wear seat belts.
Not wearing a seat belt properly increases the chance of serious injury or death in a crash, even if you have airbags.
Be sure you and your passenger always wear seat belts and wear them properly.
When properly worn, seat belts:
Keep you connected to the vehicle so you can take advantage of the vehicle’s built-in safety features.
Help protect you in almost every type of crash, including side and rear impacts and rollovers. (Your airbag can only be helpful in a
moderate to severe frontal collision.)
Help keep you from being thrown against the inside of the vehicle and against other occupants.
Keep you from being thrown out of the vehicle.
Help keep you in a good position should the airbags ever deploy. A good position reduces the risk of injury from an inflating airbag, and allows you to get the best advantage from the airbag.
Of course, seat belts cannot completely protect you in every crash.Butinmostcases,seatbelts can reduce your risk of serious injury.
What youshould do:
Always wear your seat belt, and make sure you wear it properly.
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Airbags
Your car has a Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) with frontal airbags to help protect the driver and a passenger.
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:
Airbags do not replace seat belts.
The seat belts are the occupants’ primary protection in all types of collisions. Airbags supplement seat belts by providing extra protection for occupants’ heads and chests.
Airbags offer no protection in side impacts, rear impacts, rollovers, or minor collisions.
Airbags are designed to deploy only during a moderate to severe frontal collision.
Airbags can pose serious hazards.
To do their job, airbags must inflate with tremendous force 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. Infants and small children are at an even greater risk of injury or death.
What youshould do:
Always wear your seat belt properly, and sit upright and as far back as possible from the steering wheel or dashboard.
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Seats & Seat-Backs Door Locks
Your car’s seats are designed to keep you in a comfortable, upright position so you can take full
What youshould do:
as far back as possible, and keep adjustable seat-backs in an upright
position whenever the car is moving. advantage of the protection offered by seat belts and the energy absorbing materials in the seats.
Head Restraints
Head restraints can help protect you
from whiplash and other injuries.
Move the seats
Keeping your doors locked reduces thechanceofbeingthrownoutof the car during a crash. It also helps prevent occupants from accidentally opening a door and falling out, and outsiders from unexpectedly opening
your doors. How you adjust your seats and seat­backs can also affect your safety. For example, sitting too close to the steering wheel or dashboard increases the risk of you or your passenger being injured by striking theinsideofthecar,orbyan inflating airbag.
Reclining a seat-back too far reduces the seat belt’s effectiveness and increases the chance that the seat’s occupant will slide under the seat belt in a crash and be seriously injured.
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Pre-Drive Safety Checklist
To make sure you and your passenger get the maximum protection from your car’s safety features, check the following each time before you drive away:
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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A small child riding in a forward­facing child seat is properly restrained (see page ).
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Occupants are sitting upright and as far back as possible from the steering wheel and dashboard (see page ).
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Seat-backs are upright (see page
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Both doors are closed and locked (see page ).
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All cargo is properly stored or secured (see page ).
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The rest of this section gives more detailed information about how you can maximize your safety.
Remember, however, that no safety system can prevent all injuries or deaths that can occur in severe crashes, even when seat belts are properly worn and the airbags deploy.
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Protecting Adults
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Introduction Adjust the Front Seats
The following pages provide instructions on how to properly protect adult occupants.
These instructions also apply to a child whom you have decided is large enough and mature enough to ride as a passenger. (See page for
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important additional guidelines on how to properly protect larger children.)
Close and Lock the Doors1.
After everyone has entered the car, be sure the doors are closed and locked.
instrument panel to indicate when a specific door is not tightly closed.
For safety, locking the doors reduces the chance that a passenger, especially a child, will open a door while the car is moving and accidentally fall 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 from unexpectedly opening a door when you come to a stop.
Your car has a door monitor light on the
2.
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 from being
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To reduce the chance of injury, wear your seat belt properly, sit upright with your back against the seat, and movetheseatawayfromthe steering wheel to the farthest distance that allows you to maintain full control of the car.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Transport Canada recommend that drivers adjust the seat so the center of the chest is at least 10 inches (25 cm) away from the center of the steering wheel.Alsomakesureyour passenger moves the seat as far to the rear as possible.
Sitting too close to an airbag can result in serious injury or death if the airbags inflate.
Always sit as far back from the airbags as possible.
Most shorter drivers can get far enough away from the steering wheel and still reach the pedals. However, if you are concerned about sitting too close, we recommend that you investigate whether some type of adaptive equipment may help.
Once your seat is adjusted correctly, rock it back and forth to make sure the seat is locked in position.
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Adjust the Seat-Backs3.
Adjust the driver’s seat-back to a comfortable, upright position, leaving ample space between your chest and the airbag cover in the center of the steering wheel. If you sit too close to the steering wheel, you could be injured if the airbag inflates.
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A passenger should also adjust the seat-back to an upright position, but as far from the dashboard as possible. A passenger who sits too close to the dashboard could be injured if the airbag inflates.
Reclining a seat-back so that the shoulder part of the belt no longer rests against the occupant’s chest reduces the protective capability of the belt. It also increases the chance of sliding under the belt in a crash and being seriously injured. The farther a seat-back is reclined, the greater the risk of injury.
Reclining the seat-back too far can result in serious injury or death in a crash.
Adjust the seat-back to an upright position and sit well back in the seat.
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Fasten and Position the Seat
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4.
Belts
Insert the latch plate into the buckle, then tug on the belt to make sure the belt is securely latched. Also check that the belt is not twisted, because a twisted belt can cause serious injuries in a crash.
Position the lap part of the belt as low as possible across your hips, then pull up on the shoulder part of the belt so the lap part fits snugly. This lets your strong pelvic bones take the force of a crash and reduces the chance of internal injuries.
If necessary, pull up on the belt again to remove any slack from the shoulder part, then check that the belt rests across the center of your chest and over your shoulder. This
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spreads the forces of a crash over the strongest bones in your upper body.
Improperly positioning the seat belts can cause serious injury or death in a crash.
Make sure all seat belts are properly positioned before driving.
Never place the shoulder portion of a lap/shoulder belt under your arm or behind your back.
very serious injuries in a crash.
This could cause
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If a seat belt does not seem to work as it should, it may not protect the occupant in a crash.
sit in a seat with an inoperative seat belt.
Anyone using a seat belt that is not working properly can be seriously injured or killed. Have your Honda dealer check the belt as soon as possible.
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information about your seat belt system and how to take care of your belts.
No one should
Maintain a Proper Sitting
5. Position
After occupants have adjusted their seats and put on seat belts, it is very important that they continue to sit upright, well back in their seats, with their feet on the floor, until the car is parked and the engine is off.
Sitting improperly can increase the chance of injury during a crash. For example, if an occupant slouches, lies down, turns sideways, sits forward, leans forward or sideways, or puts one or both feet up, the chance of injury during a crash is greatly increased.
In addition, an occupant who is out of position can be seriously or fatally injured by striking interior parts of thecar,orbybeingstruckbyan inflating airbag.
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 the floor.
Remember, to get the best protection from your car’s airbags and other safety features, you must sit properly and wear your seat belt properly.
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Advice for Pregnant Women
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.
Remember to keep the lap portion of the belt as low as possible across your hips.
Pregnant women should also sit upright and as far back as possible from 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 inflating airbag.
Each time you have a check-up, ask your doctor if it’s okay for you to drive.
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Additional Safety Precautions
Two people should never use the same seat belt.
If they do, they could be very seriously injured in a crash.
Do not put any accessories on seat belts.
Devices intended to improve occupant comfort or reposition the shoulder part of a seat belt can severely compromise the protective capability of the seat belt and increase the chance of serious injury in a crash.
Do not place hard or sharp objects between yourself and an airbag.
Carrying hard or sharp objects on your lap, or driving with a pipe or other sharp object in your mouth, can result in injuries if your airbags inflate.
Keep your hands and arms away from the airbag covers.
If your hands or arms are close to the airbag covers in the center of the steering wheel and on top of the dashboard, they could be injured if the airbags inflate.
Do not attach or place objects on theairbag covers.
Any object attached to or placed on the covers marked ‘‘SRS AIRBAG,’’ in the center of the steering wheelandontopofthe dashboard, could interfere with the proper operation of the airbags. Or, if the airbags inflate, the objects could be propelled inside the car and hurt someone.
Children depend on adults to protect them. However, despite their best intentions, many parents and other adults may not know how to
properly
protect young passengers.
So if you have children, or if you ever need to drive with a grandchild or other children in your car, be sure to read this section.
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or improperly restrained can be seriously injured or killed in a crash.
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.
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All Children Must Be Restrained Your Car is Not Recommended
Each year, many children are injured or killed in vehicle crashes because they are either unrestrained or not properly restrained. In fact, 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 infants and children be restrained whenever they ride in a vehicle.
Anychildwhoistoosmalltoweara seat belt should be properly restrained in a child seat.
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A larger child should always be restrained with a seat belt.
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(See page
for Child Passengers
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 safer when they are properly restrained in the back seat of a vehicle.
In addition, your car has a passenger’s airbag which poses serious risks to children particularly infants and
small children.
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Never hold a small child 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 child.
The Passenger’s Airbag Poses Serious Risks to Children
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, Ifyouarewearingaseatbelt,the child can be torn from your arms during a crash. For example, if your car crashes into a parked
and it inflates with tremendous
speed.
As a result, we urge you to follow
these guidelines. vehicleat30mph(48km/h),a 30-lb (14 kg) child will become a 900-lb (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
Infants
Never put a rear-facing child seat in
the front seat of a car equipped with
a passenger’s airbag.
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Small Children Placing a forward-facing child seat in the front seat of a car equipped with a passenger’s airbag can be hazardous.
If the vehicle seat is too farforward,orthechild’sheadis thrown forward during a collision, an inflating airbag can strike the child with enough force to kill or very seriously injure a small child. If a small child must ride in this car, follow the instructions on page .
Larger Children Children who have outgrownchild seats are also at risk of being injured or killed by an inflating passenger’s airbag.
If a larger child must ride in this car, see page for 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.
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To remind you of the passenger’s airbag hazards, your car has warning labels on the dashboard and on the driver’s and passenger’s visors. Please read and follow the
To remind you of the airbag hazards, your car has warning labels on the driver’s and passenger’s visors. Please read and follow the instructions on these labels.
instructions on these labels.
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Additional Safety Precautions
Do not leave a child alone in your car.
Leaving a child without adult supervision is illegal in most states and Canadian provinces and can be very hazardous. For example, a small child left in a car on a hot day can die from heatstroke. A child left alone with the key in the ignition can accidentally set the car in motion, possibly injuring themselves or others.
Lock both doorsand thetrunk when your car is not in use.
Children who play in cars can accidentally get trapped inside the trunk. Teach your children not to play in or around cars. Know how to operate the emergency trunk opener (US models only) and decide if your children should be shown how to use this feature (see page ).
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Keep car keys and remote transmitters out of the reachof children.
Even very young children learn how to unlock vehicle doors, turn on the ignition, and open the trunk, which can lead to accidental injury or death.
General Guidelines for Using Child Seats
As discussed on page , because
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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 properlyrestrainedinachildseat.
The following pages give general guidelines for selecting and installing a child seat. See page for
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Selecting a Child Seat 2. 3.
To provide proper protection, a child seat should meet three requirements:
The child seat should be of the proper type and size to fit the child.
Due to variations in the design of child seats, vehicle seats, and seat belts, all child seats will not fit all
The child seat should meet safety
1. standards.
The child seat should meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213 (FMVSS 213) or Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213 (CMVSS 213). Look for the manufacturer’s statement
seating positions in all cars.
However, Honda is confident that one or more child seat models can fit andbeproperlyinstalledinall recommended seating positions in your car.
of compliance on the box and seat.
Before purchasing a child seat, we recommend that parents test the
Small Children:
up without support should be restrained in a forward-facing child seat. See page for additional information on protecting small
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child seat to make sure it fits properly in the passenger’s seat. If a previously purchased child seat does not fit, you will need to buy a different onethat will fit.
children.
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Placing a Child Seat
This page briefly summarizes Honda’s recommendations on where to place a child seat in your car.
Airbags Pose Serious
Risks to Children
The passenger’s airbag inflates with enough force to kill or seriously injure an infant in a rear-facing child seat.
A small child in a forward-facing child seat is also at risk. If the vehicle seat is too far forward, or the child’s head is thrown forward during a collision, an inflating airbag can kill or seriously injure the child.
If a small child must ride in this car, follow the instructions provided in this section.
Passenger’s Seat Infants:
Never in the passenger’s seat, due to the passenger’s airbag hazard.
Small children:
Not recommended, due to the passenger’s airbag hazard. If a small child must ride in this car, move the vehicle seat to the rear-most position and secure a front-facing child seat with the seat belt. (see page ).
This car is not equipped with a tether attachment point.
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Installing a Child Seat
After selecting a proper child seat, there are three main steps in installing the seat:
Secure thechildseat tothe car
1. with a seat belt.
All child seats must be secured to the car with the lap part of a lap/shoulder belt. A child whose seat is not properly secured to the car can be endangered in a crash. See page
for instructions on how to secure a forward-facing child seat in this car.
Make sure the child seat is firmly
2. secured.
After installing a child seat, push and pull the seat forward and from side to side to verify that it is secure.
To provide security during normal driving maneuvers as well as during a collision, we recommend that parents secure a child seat as firmly as possible.
However, a child seat does not need to be ‘‘rock solid.’’ It may be difficult to install a child seat so that it does not move at all. Some side-to-side or back-and-forth movement can be expected and should not reduce the child seat’s effectiveness.27
Secure the child in the child seat.
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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 canbethrownoutoftheseatina crash and be seriously injured.
Storing a Child Seat
When you are not using a child seat, either remove it and store it in a safe 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.
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Protecting Small Children
The passenger’s airbag poses serious risks to small children. If the vehicle seat is too far forward, or the child’s head is thrown forward during a collision, or the child is unrestrained or improperly restrained, an inflating airbag can kill or seriously injure the child.
For these reasons, we recommend that you do not carry a small child as a passenger.
If you decide to carry a small child in this car, follow the instructions and guidelines below.
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.
Of the different seats available, we recommend those that have a five­point 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.
Improperly placing a forward­facing child seat in the front seat can result in serious injury or death if the airbags inflate.
Ifyoumustplaceaforward­facing child seat in front, move the vehicle seat as far back as possible and properly restrain the child.
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The passenger’s seat belt has a locking mechanism that must be activated to secure a child seat.
The following pages provide instructions and tips on how to secure a forward-facing child seat with this type of seat belt.
Move the vehicle seat to the rear-
1. most position. Moving the seat as far back as possible reduces the chance of a child being injured or killed if the passenger’s airbag inflates. (See page for
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instructions on how to adjust the seat.)
With the child seat in position,
2. 3. route the belt through the child seat according to the seat maker’s instructions, then insert the latch plate into the buckle.
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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).
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.
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After confirming that the belt is
5. 6. locked, grab the shoulder part of the belt near the buckle and pull up to remove any slack from the lap part of the belt. Remember, if the lap part of the belt is not tight, the child seat will not be secure. It mayhelptoputweightonthe child seat, or push on the back of the seat, while pulling up on the belt.
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Push and pull the child seat forward and from side to side to 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.
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Protecting Larger Children
The passenger’s airbag poses serious risks to children, including those who have outgrown child seats. If the vehicle 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.
For these reasons, we recommend that you do not carry a child passenger.
With this in mind, following are some guidelines to help you decide when a given child may ride in your car.
The Child Should Wear a Seat Belt
When a child reaches the recommended weight or height limit for a forward-facing child seat,the child should wear a lap/shoulder belt.
If a child is too short for the shoulder part of the belt to properly fit, we recommend that the child use a booster seat until the child is 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 a child who must ride in this car.
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 the child put on the seat belt. Follow the instructions on page . Then check
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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.
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