HONDA 2004 Civic Coupe - Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 40)

Only a rear-facing child seat provides
proper support for a baby’s head,
neck, and back.
Two types of seats may be used: a
seat designed exclusively for infants,
or a convertible seat used in the rear-
facing, reclining mode.
An infant must be properly
restrained in a rear-facing, reclining
child seat until the child reaches the
seat maker’s weight or height limit
for the seat, and the child is at least
one year old.
If placed
facing forward, an infant could be
very seriously injured during a
frontal collision.
A rear-facing child seat should
always be installed in a back seat, not
in the front. Even with adbanced
airbags, which can automatically
turn the passenger’s front airbag off
(see page
), a back seat is the
safest place for an infant.
When properly installed, a rear-
facing child seat may prevent the
driver or a front passenger from
moving the seat as far back as
recommended, or from locking the
seat-back in the desired position.
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Protecting Infants and Small Children
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Protecting Inf ants
Child Seat Type
Do not put a rear-f acing child seat in
a f orward-f acing position.
Child Seat Placement
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Placing a rear-facing child seat
in the front seat can result in
serious injury or death during a
collision.
Always place a rear-facing child
seat in the back seat, not the
front.
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