The rest of this section gives more
detailed information about how you
can maximize your safety.
Remember however, that no safety
system can prevent all injures or
deaths that can occur in severe
crashes, even where seat belts are
properly worn and the airbags deploy.
The following pages provide
instructions on how to properly
protect the driver, adult passengers
and teenage children who are large
enough and mature enough to ride in
your Acura.
See page
for important guidelines
on how to properly protect small
children and larger children who ride
in your vehicle.
After everyone has entered the
vehicle, be sure the doors are closed
and locked.
Locking the doors also helps prevent
an outsider from unexpectedly
opening a door when you come to a
stop.
See page
for how to lock the
doors.
Adjust driver’s seat as far to the rear
as possible while allowing you to
maintain control of the vehicle. Have
a passenger adjust his or her seat as
far to the rear as possible.
If you sit too close to the steering
wheel or dashboard, you can be
seriously injured by an inflating
airbag, or by striking the steering
wheel or dashboard.
Locking the doors reduces the
chance of someone being thrown out
of the vehicle during a crash, and it
helps prevent a passenger from
accidentally opening a door and
falling out.
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Protecting Adults and Teens
Driver and Passenger Saf ety
Close and Lock the Doors
Adjust the Seats
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