HONDA 2001 Passport - Owner's Manual User Manual

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Rear-Facing Child Seat

Placement

In this vehicle, a rear-facing child

seat can be placed in any seating

position in the back seat, but not

in the front seat.

Never put a rear-facing child

seat in the front seat. If the

passenger's airbag inflates, it can

hit the back of the child seat with

enough force to kill or seriously

injure an infant. If an infant must

be closely watched, we

recommend that another adult sit

in the back seat with the baby.

Do not put a rear-facing child

seat in a forward-facing position.

If placed facing forward, an infant

could be very seriously injured

during a frontal collision.

When properly installed, a rear-

facing child seat may prevent a

driver or a front seat passenger

from moving the seat as far back

as recommended (see page

10

).

Or it may prevent them from

locking the seat-back in the

desired upright position (see page

11

).

In either case, we recommend that

you place the child seat directly

behind the front passenger seat,

move the front seat as far forward

as needed, and leave it

unoccupied. You may also wish to

get a smaller child seat that allows

you to safely carry a front

passenger.

Installing a Rear-Facing Child

Seat With a Lap/Shoulder Belt

The lap/shoulder belts in the outer

back seats have a locking

mechanism that must be activated

to secure a child seat.

The following pages provide

instructions on how to secure a

rear-facing child seat with this

type of seat belt.

See page

30

for how to secure a

rear-facing child seat in the center

back seat with the lap belt. For

tips on installing an infant seat

with either type of seat belt, see

page

31

.

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