Selecting a child seat, installing a child seat – HONDA 2004 Insight - Owner's Manual User Manual

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To provide proper protection, a child
seat should meet three
requirements:

Look for FMVSS

213 or CMVSS 213 on the box.

Before purchasing a child seat, or
using a previously purchased one, we
recommend that you test the seat to
make sure it fits properly in the
passenger’s seat.

After selecting a proper child seat,
there are three main steps to install
it:

All child seats must be

secured to the vehicle with the lap
part of a lap/shoulder belt. A child
whose seat is not properly secured
to the vehicle can be endangered
in a crash.

After installing a child

seat, push and pull the seat
forward and from side to side to
verify that it is secure.

A child seat secured with a seat
belt should be installed as firmly
as possible. However, it does not
need to be ‘‘rock solid’’. Some side-
to-side movement can be expected
and should not reduce the child
seat’s effectiveness.

Make sure the child is

properly strapped in the child seat
according to the child seat maker’s
instructions. A child who is not
properly secured in a child seat
can be seriously injured in a crash.

The following pages provide
guidelines on how to properly install
a forward-facing child seat.

Selecting a Child Seat, Installing a Child Seat

Driver and Passenger Saf ety

Selecting a Child Seat

Installing a Child Seat

The child seat should meet U.S. or
Canadian Motor Vehicle Saf ety
Standard 213.

The child seat should be of the
proper type and size to f it the child.

The child seat should f it the
passenger’s seat.

Properly secure the child seat to
the vehicle.

Make sure the child seat is f irmly
secured.

Secure the child in the passenger’s
seat.

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