Honda CR-V: Driver and Passenger Safety
Honda CR-V (2006–2011) Owner's Manual / Driver and Passenger Safety
This section gives you important information about how to protect yourself and your passengers. It shows you how to use seat belts. It explains how your airbags work. And it tells you how to properly restrain infants and children in your vehicle.
- Important Safety Precautions
- Always Wear Your Seat Belt
- Restrain All Children
- Be Aware of Airbag Hazards
- Don’t Drink and Drive
- Pay Appropriate Attention to the Task of Driving Safely
- Control Your Speed
- Keep Your Vehicle in Safe Condition
- Your Vehicle’s Safety Features
- Protecting Adults and Teens
- Introduction
- Close and Lock the Doors.
- Adjust the Front Seats
- Adjust the Seat-Backs
- Adjust the Head Restraints
- Fasten and Position the Seat Belts
- Maintain a Proper Sitting Position
- Advice for Pregnant Women
- Additional Safety Precautions
- Additional Information About Your Seat Belts
- Additional Information About Your Airbags
- Airbag System Components
- How Your Front AirbagsWork
- How Your Side Airbags Work
- How Your Side Curtain Airbags Work
- How the SRS Indicator Works
- How the Side Airbag Off Indicator Works
- How the Passenger Airbag Off Indicator Works
- Airbag Service
- Additional Safety Precautions
- Protecting Children General Guidelines
- All ChildrenMust Be Restrained
- All Children Should Sit in a Back Seat
- The Passenger’s Front Airbag Can Pose Serious Risks
- If You Must Drive with Several Children
- If a Child Requires Close Attention
- Additional Safety Precautions
- Protecting Infants and Small Children
- Selecting a Child Seat
- Installing a Child Seat
- Installing a Child Seat with LATCH
- Installing a Child Seat with a Lap/Shoulder Belt
- Installing a Child Seat with a Tether
- Protecting Larger Children
- Checking Seat Belt Fit
- Using a Booster Seat
- When Can a Larger Child Sit in Front
- Additional Safety Precautions
- Carbon Monoxide Hazard
- Safety Labels
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Important Safety Precautions
You’ll find many safety
recommendations throughout this
section, and throughout this manual.
The recommendations on this page
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 are
designed to supplement seat belts,
not replace them. So even though
your vehicle is equipped with airbags,
make su
Restrain All Children
Children age 12 and under should
ride properly restrained in a back
seat, not the front seat. Infants and
small children should be restrained
in a child seat. Larger children
should use a bo
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Drive Belt Inspection
1. Inspect the belt for cracks and damage. If the belt is
cracked or damaged, replace it.
2. Check that the auto-tensioner indicator (A) is within
the standard range (B) as shown. If it is out of the
standard range, replace the drive belt.
Drive Belt Removal/Installation
Special Tools Required
Bel
Preparing to Drive
You still need to exercise the same
care when accelerating, steering, and
braking that you would in a twowheel
drive vehicle.
1. Make sure all windows, mirrors,
and outside lights are clean and
unobstructed. Remove frost, snow,
or ice.
2. Check that the hood is fully closed.
3. Visual
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