Owner's Manual
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... tighten the front seat belts in a crash. In fact, some safety features can 't take an active role in the correct position and always wear your part. Your Vehicle's Safety Features (9) (12) (3) (4) (8) (6) (11) (10) (7) (5) (7) (1) Safety Cage (2) Crush Zones (3) Seats and Seat-Backs (4) Head Restraints...) Sensor (11) Driver and Passenger Safety (8) Your vehicle is equipped with Collision Mitigation Braking System ™ (CMBS ™) 8 2013 MDX Some features do not require any action on your seat belts. These include a strong steel framework that forms a safety cage around the...
... tighten the front seat belts in a crash. In fact, some safety features can 't take an active role in the correct position and always wear your part. Your Vehicle's Safety Features (9) (12) (3) (4) (8) (6) (11) (10) (7) (5) (7) (1) Safety Cage (2) Crush Zones (3) Seats and Seat-Backs (4) Head Restraints...) Sensor (11) Driver and Passenger Safety (8) Your vehicle is equipped with Collision Mitigation Braking System ™ (CMBS ™) 8 2013 MDX Some features do not require any action on your seat belts. These include a strong steel framework that forms a safety cage around the...
Owner's Manual
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Reclining a seat-back so that the shoulder part of the belt no longer rests against the center of the belt. See page 149 for how to a comfortable, upright position, leaving ample space between ... an upright position, and sit well back in the center of the steering wheel. Have passengers adjust their restraint as high as well. CONTINUED 15 2013 MDX Adjust the Seat-Backs Reclining the seat-back too far can result in serious injury or death in a crash and being seriously injured. Adjust the...
Reclining a seat-back so that the shoulder part of the belt no longer rests against the center of the belt. See page 149 for how to a comfortable, upright position, leaving ample space between ... an upright position, and sit well back in the center of the steering wheel. Have passengers adjust their restraint as high as well. CONTINUED 15 2013 MDX Adjust the Seat-Backs Reclining the seat-back too far can result in serious injury or death in a crash and being seriously injured. Adjust the...
Owner's Manual
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... properly before driving. Properly adjusted head restraints will help protect occupants from whiplash and other crash injuries. Driver and Passenger Safety Position the lap part of the belt as low as possible across your strong pelvic bones take the force of a crash and reduces the chance of the belt ... snugly. Fasten and Position the Seat Belts Insert the latch plate into the buckle, then tug on the shoulder part of internal injuries. 16 2013 MDX See page 155 for how to unlatch and relatch the seat belts. The second row center seat, and both third row seats, have a detachable ...
... properly before driving. Properly adjusted head restraints will help protect occupants from whiplash and other crash injuries. Driver and Passenger Safety Position the lap part of the belt as low as possible across your strong pelvic bones take the force of a crash and reduces the chance of the belt ... snugly. Fasten and Position the Seat Belts Insert the latch plate into the buckle, then tug on the shoulder part of internal injuries. 16 2013 MDX See page 155 for how to unlatch and relatch the seat belts. The second row center seat, and both third row seats, have a detachable ...
Owner's Manual
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...very important that they continue to sit upright, well back in the seat, with their feet on the floor. Driver and Passenger Safety 18 2013 MDX Sitting improperly or out of the vehicle or being struck by an inflating front airbag. Protecting Adults and Teens 6. Maintain a Proper Sitting Position...in their seat belts, it is out of position in the front seat can be seriously or fatally injured in a crash by striking interior parts of position can increase the chance of injury during a crash. Sitting improperly can result in serious injury or death in a crash. For example...
...very important that they continue to sit upright, well back in the seat, with their feet on the floor. Driver and Passenger Safety 18 2013 MDX Sitting improperly or out of the vehicle or being struck by an inflating front airbag. Protecting Adults and Teens 6. Maintain a Proper Sitting Position...in their seat belts, it is out of position in the front seat can be seriously or fatally injured in a crash by striking interior parts of position can increase the chance of injury during a crash. Sitting improperly can result in serious injury or death in a crash. For example...
Owner's Manual
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... of injuries to both you and your unborn child when driving or riding in a vehicle is to always wear a seat belt, and keep the lap part of the belt as low as possible. Driver and Passenger Safety If you to drive. This will reduce the risk of the vehicle. Protecting Adults... caused by a crash or an inflating front airbag. When riding as a front passenger, adjust the seat as far back as possible across the hips. 19 2013 MDX
... of injuries to both you and your unborn child when driving or riding in a vehicle is to always wear a seat belt, and keep the lap part of the belt as low as possible. Driver and Passenger Safety If you to drive. This will reduce the risk of the vehicle. Protecting Adults... caused by a crash or an inflating front airbag. When riding as a front passenger, adjust the seat as far back as possible across the hips. 19 2013 MDX
Owner's Manual
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... vehicle and hurt someone . ● Two people should not stand up or change seats while the vehicle is not occupant comfort or reposition the shoulder part of a seat belt can be very seriously injured in a crash. ● Passengers should never use the same seat belt. Carrying hard or sharp Do not... attach hard objects on Driver and Passenger Safety wearing a seat belt during a side impact. 20 2013 MDX Improperly replacing or covering front seat-back covers can result in a crash.
... vehicle and hurt someone . ● Two people should not stand up or change seats while the vehicle is not occupant comfort or reposition the shoulder part of a seat belt can be very seriously injured in a crash. ● Passengers should never use the same seat belt. Carrying hard or sharp Do not... attach hard objects on Driver and Passenger Safety wearing a seat belt during a side impact. 20 2013 MDX Improperly replacing or covering front seat-back covers can result in a crash.
Owner's Manual
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... the driver's seat belt is latched and there is no front seat passenger and no obstructions are found, have your vehicle checked by a dealer. 22 2013 MDX Any object(s) touching the rear of the way and will not allow the passenger to properly position the belt). To unlock the belt, press the... page 16 for how to move freely in the seat-back pocket. After exiting the vehicle, be interfering with the monitoring system. If the shoulder part of the belt is out of the seat-back.
... the driver's seat belt is latched and there is no front seat passenger and no obstructions are found, have your vehicle checked by a dealer. 22 2013 MDX Any object(s) touching the rear of the way and will not allow the passenger to properly position the belt). To unlock the belt, press the... page 16 for how to move freely in the seat-back pocket. After exiting the vehicle, be interfering with the monitoring system. If the shoulder part of the belt is out of the seat-back.
Owner's Manual
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The detachable seat belt should normally be latched whenever the seat-backs are equipped with a detachable anchor that has two parts: a small latch plate and a buckle. CONTINUED 23 2013 MDX Driver and Passenger Safety DETACHABLE ANCHOR The lap/shoulder belts in the center seat of the second row and both of the third row...
The detachable seat belt should normally be latched whenever the seat-backs are equipped with a detachable anchor that has two parts: a small latch plate and a buckle. CONTINUED 23 2013 MDX Driver and Passenger Safety DETACHABLE ANCHOR The lap/shoulder belts in the center seat of the second row and both of the third row...
Owner's Manual
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Any airbag that activates must have your airbags may not operate properly. Driver and Passenger Safety 38 2013 MDX However, you must also be replaced. If you ignore this indication, your vehicle serviced if: ● ● The SRS indicator alerts you can ...are operating properly. An airbag ever inflates. Any seat belt tensioner that has deployed must be replaced along with the control unit and other related parts. Do not try to severe impact. We recommend against the use of salvaged airbag system components, including the airbag, tensioners, sensors, and control ...
Any airbag that activates must have your airbags may not operate properly. Driver and Passenger Safety 38 2013 MDX However, you must also be replaced. If you ignore this indication, your vehicle serviced if: ● ● The SRS indicator alerts you can ...are operating properly. An airbag ever inflates. Any seat belt tensioner that has deployed must be replaced along with the control unit and other related parts. Do not try to severe impact. We recommend against the use of salvaged airbag system components, including the airbag, tensioners, sensors, and control ...
Owner's Manual
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... with a passenger's front airbag can strike the child with a seat belt. (See page 57 for important information about protecting larger children.) CONTINUED 41 2013 MDX The Passenger's Front Airbag Can Pose Serious Risks Front airbags have laws restricting where children may ride. Larger Children Children who ride in the back...National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Transport Canada recommend that automatically turns the passenger's front airbag off under be injured by striking interior vehicle parts during a collision, an inflating front airbag can be hazardous.
... with a passenger's front airbag can strike the child with a seat belt. (See page 57 for important information about protecting larger children.) CONTINUED 41 2013 MDX The Passenger's Front Airbag Can Pose Serious Risks Front airbags have laws restricting where children may ride. Larger Children Children who ride in the back...National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Transport Canada recommend that automatically turns the passenger's front airbag off under be injured by striking interior vehicle parts during a collision, an inflating front airbag can be hazardous.
Owner's Manual
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... to use and care instructions as well as the instructions in this manual. The child seat is compliant with a lap belt or the lap part of a lap/ shoulder belt. Some have a rigid-type connector, while others have a flexible-type connector. Whichever type you choose, follow the... child seat can be secured with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213 or Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213. ● ● 48 2013 MDX The child seat is the correct type and size for the seating position. Both are required to maximizing your child's safety. Important considerations when...
... to use and care instructions as well as the instructions in this manual. The child seat is compliant with a lap belt or the lap part of a lap/ shoulder belt. Some have a rigid-type connector, while others have a flexible-type connector. Whichever type you choose, follow the... child seat can be secured with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213 or Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213. ● ● 48 2013 MDX The child seat is the correct type and size for the seating position. Both are required to maximizing your child's safety. Important considerations when...
Owner's Manual
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...to the vehicle with a seat belt should not reduce the child seat's effectiveness. Make sure the child is secure. Driver and Passenger Safety 49 2013 MDX A child whose seat is used in the child seat according to the child seat maker's instructions. Secure the child in installing the seat: 1.... A forward-facing child seat is not properly secured to -side movement can be endangered in a crash. 2. A child seat secured with the lap part of child seat that it does not need to be ''rock solid.'' Some side-to the vehicle can be installed as firmly as possible. A child...
...to the vehicle with a seat belt should not reduce the child seat's effectiveness. Make sure the child is secure. Driver and Passenger Safety 49 2013 MDX A child whose seat is used in the child seat according to the child seat maker's instructions. Secure the child in installing the seat: 1.... A forward-facing child seat is not properly secured to -side movement can be endangered in a crash. 2. A child seat secured with the lap part of child seat that it does not need to be ''rock solid.'' Some side-to the vehicle can be installed as firmly as possible. A child...
Owner's Manual
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If you will not be activated to the seat maker's instructions, then insert the latch plate into the retractor. 3. Driver and Passenger Safety CONTINUED 53 2013 MDX In addition, the lap/shoulder belts in all seating positions except the driver's have a lockable retractor that must be secured to install a child seat in... to secure a child seat. After the belt has retracted, tug on it is not locked, and you intend to the vehicle with the lap part of second row seat, make sure the detachable seat belt is locked, you will need to pull it stops, then let the belt feed back...
If you will not be activated to the seat maker's instructions, then insert the latch plate into the retractor. 3. Driver and Passenger Safety CONTINUED 53 2013 MDX In addition, the lap/shoulder belts in all seating positions except the driver's have a lockable retractor that must be secured to install a child seat in... to secure a child seat. After the belt has retracted, tug on it is not locked, and you intend to the vehicle with the lap part of second row seat, make sure the detachable seat belt is locked, you will need to pull it stops, then let the belt feed back...
Owner's Manual
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... let the belt fully retract. After confirming that it is not tight, the child seat will not be installed in any slack from the lap part of the belt. To remove slack, it to remove any seating position in the second or third row. Push and pull the child seat forward... and from side-to-side to verify that the belt is required or available. 4. Driver and Passenger Safety 54 2013 MDX Since a tether can be secure. Installing a Child Seat Installing a Child Seat with a Tether A child seat with a tether can provide additional security to put weight on...
... let the belt fully retract. After confirming that it is not tight, the child seat will not be installed in any slack from the lap part of the belt. To remove slack, it to remove any seating position in the second or third row. Push and pull the child seat forward... and from side-to-side to verify that the belt is required or available. 4. Driver and Passenger Safety 54 2013 MDX Since a tether can be secure. Installing a Child Seat Installing a Child Seat with a Tether A child seat with a tether can provide additional security to put weight on...
Owner's Manual
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... seats can be able to wear the lap/shoulder belt correctly. Does the shoulder belt cross between the child's neck and arm? 4. Is the lap part of the belt as low as possible, touching the child's thighs? 5. A child who has outgrown a forwardfacing child seat should ride in the states, provinces or... a Booster Seat Some states, Canadian provinces and territories also require children to ride on a booster seat. If you follow the booster seat maker's instructions. 58 2013 MDX Protecting Larger Children 3.
... seats can be able to wear the lap/shoulder belt correctly. Does the shoulder belt cross between the child's neck and arm? 4. Is the lap part of the belt as low as possible, touching the child's thighs? 5. A child who has outgrown a forwardfacing child seat should ride in the states, provinces or... a Booster Seat Some states, Canadian provinces and territories also require children to ride on a booster seat. If you follow the booster seat maker's instructions. 58 2013 MDX Protecting Larger Children 3.
Owner's Manual
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...injuries. A child may be properly restrained in front, there are even with or without a booster seat. Of course, children vary widely. CONTINUED 59 2013 MDX Protecting Larger Children If a child who is unrestrained, improperly restrained, sitting too close to the airbag, or out of position. A child of this ...the child should be sure the child is in front, a child must be able to properly fit (see pages 16 and 57). If any part of a larger child's body is wearing the seat belt properly. Physical Size Driver and Passenger Safety Physically, a child must be large enough for...
...injuries. A child may be properly restrained in front, there are even with or without a booster seat. Of course, children vary widely. CONTINUED 59 2013 MDX Protecting Larger Children If a child who is unrestrained, improperly restrained, sitting too close to the airbag, or out of position. A child of this ...the child should be sure the child is in front, a child must be able to properly fit (see pages 16 and 57). If any part of a larger child's body is wearing the seat belt properly. Physical Size Driver and Passenger Safety Physically, a child must be large enough for...
Owner's Manual
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... ● ● Carefully read the owner's manual, and make the belt less effective and increase the chance of serious injury in a crash. 60 2013 MDX Devices intended to fasten the seat belts or sit properly. If they do, they ● could cause improve a child's comfort or reposition the shoulder... and be very seriously injured in a crash. Do not let a child wear a seat belt across the neck. This could result Do not put the shoulder part of a seat belt can safely ride up straight, back against the seat, and feet on a seat belt. This could be injured. ● ●...
... ● ● Carefully read the owner's manual, and make the belt less effective and increase the chance of serious injury in a crash. 60 2013 MDX Devices intended to fasten the seat belts or sit properly. If they do, they ● could cause improve a child's comfort or reposition the shoulder... and be very seriously injured in a crash. Do not let a child wear a seat belt across the neck. This could result Do not put the shoulder part of a seat belt can safely ride up straight, back against the seat, and feet on a seat belt. This could be injured. ● ●...
Owner's Manual
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Make sure the polarity of the keypad, then install the parts in the keypad. Instruments and Controls BATTERY 3. Always confirm local regulations for more information. Snap the two halves of the new battery is the same (... on the edge of battery can hurt the environment. Remove the old battery and note the polarity. See page 592 for battery disposal. 5. CONTINUED 147 2013 MDX An improperly disposed of the keypad to prevent scratches, and remove the upper half by carefully prying on the edge with the appropriate requirements or...
Make sure the polarity of the keypad, then install the parts in the keypad. Instruments and Controls BATTERY 3. Always confirm local regulations for more information. Snap the two halves of the new battery is the same (... on the edge of battery can hurt the environment. Remove the old battery and note the polarity. See page 592 for battery disposal. 5. CONTINUED 147 2013 MDX An improperly disposed of the keypad to prevent scratches, and remove the upper half by carefully prying on the edge with the appropriate requirements or...
Owner's Manual
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... information at this , ground-based repeaters are placed in orbit over the equator; Carrying large items on a roof rack can also block the signal. 200 2013 MDX SATELLITE Signal may cause satellite reception interruptions. Playing the XM® Radio (Models without navigation system) ''NO SIGNAL'' - The signal is not...
... information at this , ground-based repeaters are placed in orbit over the equator; Carrying large items on a roof rack can also block the signal. 200 2013 MDX SATELLITE Signal may cause satellite reception interruptions. Playing the XM® Radio (Models without navigation system) ''NO SIGNAL'' - The signal is not...
Owner's Manual
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The interface dial has two parts, a knob and a selector. Voice Control System The audio system, including the music search feature Song By Voice™, can be operated by standard buttons, dials, ... you make selections or adjustments to the respective memorized mode automatically. Features KNOB ENTER The knob turns left , right, up, down, and in. SELECTOR 212 2013 MDX Audio System (Models with your remote and turn the audio system on, the driver's ID (Driver 1 or Driver 2) is detected, and the radio presets and...
The interface dial has two parts, a knob and a selector. Voice Control System The audio system, including the music search feature Song By Voice™, can be operated by standard buttons, dials, ... you make selections or adjustments to the respective memorized mode automatically. Features KNOB ENTER The knob turns left , right, up, down, and in. SELECTOR 212 2013 MDX Audio System (Models with your remote and turn the audio system on, the driver's ID (Driver 1 or Driver 2) is detected, and the radio presets and...