Honda Civic Owners Manual: Checking Seat Belt Fit
When a child is too big for a child seat, secure the child in a rear seat using the lap/ shoulder seat belt. Have the child sit upright and all the way back, then answer the following questions.
Checklist
- Do the child’s knees bend comfortably over the edge of the seat’
- Does the shoulder belt cross between the child’s neck and arm’
- Is the lap part of the seat belt as low as possible, touching the child’s thighs’
- Will the child be able to stay seated like this for the whole trip’
If you answer yes to all these questions, the child is ready to wear the lap/shoulder seat belt correctly. If you answer no to any question, the child needs to ride on a booster seat until the seat belt fits properly without a booster seat.
Booster Seats
If a lap/shoulder seat belt cannot be used properly, position the child in a booster seat in a rear seating position. For the child’s safety, check that the child meets the booster seat manufacturer’s recommendations.
Safety of Larger Children
Protecting Larger Children
The following pages give instructions on how to check proper seat belt fit,
what kind
of booster seat to use if one is needed, and important precautions for a child
wh ...
Protecting Larger Children-Final Checks
Your vehicle has a rear seat where children can be properly restrained. If
you ever
have to carry a group of children, and a child must ride in front:
Make sure you read and fully understand th ...
See also:
Honda Civic Owners Manual. Selecting a Child Seat
Most child seats are LATCH-compatible (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren).
Some have a rigid-type connector while others have a flexible-type connector.
Both
are equally easy to use. Some existing and previously owned child seats can only
be
installed using the seat belt. Whichever typ ...
