Selecting Child Seats; Installing Child Seats - Honda 2004 S2000 Owner's Manual

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Selecting a Child Seat
To provide proper protection, a child
seat should meet three
requirements:
1. The child seat should meet U.S. or
Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety
Look for FMVSS
Standard 213.
213 or CMVSS 213 on the box.
2. The child seat should be of the
proper type and size to fit the child.
3. The child seat should fit the
passenger's seat.
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.
Selecting a Child Seat, Installing a Child Seat
Installing a Child Seat
After selecting a proper child seat,
there are three main steps to install
it:
1. Properly secure the child seat to
the vehicle. 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.
2. Make sure the child seat is firmly
After installing a child
secured.
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.
3. Secure the child in the child seat.
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.
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