Protecting adults – HONDA 2000 Odyssey - Owner's Manual User Manual

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Protecting Adults

Introduction

The following pages provide

instructions on how to properly
protect the driver and other adult
occupants.

These instructions also apply to

children who have outgrown child
seats and are large enough to wear

lap/shoulder belts. (See page

39

for

important additional guidelines on

how to properly protect larger
children.)

1. Close and Lock the Doors
After everyone has entered the
vehicle, be sure the doors and
tailgate are closed and locked.

Your vehicle has a door and tailgate

monitor light on the instrument

panel to indicate when a specific

door or the tailgate is not tightly
closed.

For safety, locking the doors reduces

the chance that a passenger,

especially a child, will open a door

while the vehicle is moving and

accidentally fall out.It also reduces

the chance of someone being thrown

out of the vehicle during a crash.

For security, locked doors can

prevent an outsider from
unexpectedly opening a door when

you come to a stop.

See page

79

for how to lock the

doors.

2.Adjust the Front Seats

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

struck by an inflating airbag during a

crash.

Driver and Passenger Safety

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