2006 Honda Ridgeline Owner's Manual - Page 13

Protecting Adults and Teens Introduction 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 drive or ride in the front. See pages 30 50 for important guidelines on how to properly protect infants, small children, and larger children who ride in your vehicle. 1.Close and Lock the Doors After everyone has entered the vehicle, be sure the doors are closed and locked. Before driving, be sure the tailgate is also closed. Locking the doors reduces the chance of someone being thrown out of the vehicle during a crash, and it helps prevent passengers from accidentally opening a door and falling out. Your vehicle has a door and tailgate open monitor on the instrument panel to indicate when a specific door or the tailgate is not tightly closed. Your vehicle also has a In-Bed Trunk TM open indicator to show when the In-Bed Trunk lid is not tightly closed (see page 92 ). Locking the doors also helps prevent an outsider from unexpectedly opening a door when you come to a stop. See page 80 for how to lock the doors, and page 61 for how the door and tailgate open monitor works. 2.Adjust the Front Seats Driver and Passenger Safety Adjust the driver's seat as far to the rear as possible while allowing you to maintain full control of the vehicle. Have a front passenger adjust their seat as far to the rear as possible. CONTINUED 11