Additional Safety Precautions●Never hold an infant or child onyour lap. If you are not wearing aseat belt in a crash, you could bethrown forward and crush thechild against the dashboard or aseat-back. If you are wearing a seatbelt, the child can be torn fromyour arms and be seriously hurt orkilled.●Never put a seat belt over yourselfand a child. During a crash, thebelt could press deep into the childand cause serious or fatal injuries.●Use the childproof door locks toprevent children from opening therear doors. This can preventchildren from accidentally fallingout (see page 141).●Make sure any unused seat beltthat a child can reach is buckled,the lockable retractor is activated,and the belt is fully retracted andlocked. If a child wraps a looseseat belt around their neck, theycan be seriously or fatally injured.(See pages 53 and 54 for how toactivate and deactivate thelockable retractor.)●Never let two children use thesame seat belt. If they do, theycould be very seriously injured in acrash.●Do not leave children alone in avehicle. Leaving children withoutadult supervision is illegal in moststates, Canadian provinces/territories, and can be veryhazardous.For example, infants and smallchildren left in a vehicle on a hotday can die from heatstroke. Achild left alone with the key in theignition switch can accidentally setthe vehicle in motion, possiblyinjuring themselves or others.●Lock all doors and the tailgatewhen your vehicle is not in use.Children who play in vehicles canaccidentally get trapped inside.Teach your children not to play inor around vehicles.●Keep vehicle keys/remotetransmitters out of the reach ofchildren. Even very youngchildren learn how to unlockvehicle doors, turn on the ignitionswitch, and open the tailgate,which can lead to accidental injuryor death.Protecting Children － General Guidelines4411/08/29 10:08:20 12 ACURA MDX MMC North America Owner's M 50 31STX650 enu
