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Seats & Safety Belts 
Seats and Seat Controls 
This  section  tells  you  about  the seats-how to adjust  them,  and fold them up 
and  down. 
It also  tells  you  about  reclining  front  seatbacks  and  head 
restraints. 
Front Seats 
Manual Front Seat 
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You  can  lose  control of the  vehicle if you  try  to  adjust  a  manual 
driver’s  seat  while  the  vehicle  is  moving.  The  sudden  moveme\
nt 
could  startle  and  confuse  you,  or  make  you  push  a  pedal  when  you 
don’t  want  to.  Adjust  the  driver’s  seat  only  when  the  vehicle  is not 
moving. 
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K2102 
Slide  the  lever  at  the  front  of the  seat  toward  your  door to unlock it. Slide 
the  seat 
to where  you  want it. Then  release  the  lever  and  try to move  the 
seat  with  your  body, 
to make  sure  the  seat is locked  into  place. 
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Seats & Safety Belts 
If  you  have  a  Four  Door  Model,  your  front  seatback  is  designe\
d  not to fold 
forward.  Access to the  rear of the  cab  is  available  by  using  the  rear  doors. 
There’s  one  time  the  seatback  may  not  fold without  some  help  from  you. 
That’s 
if your  vehicle  is  parked  going  down  a  fairly  steep  hill. If this  happens, 
push  the  seatback  toward  the  rear  as  you 
lift this  latch.  Then  the  seatback 
will fold forward.  The  latch  must  be  down  for  the  seat to work  properly. 
Seatback  Latches  (Bench  Seat  With Armrest) 
K2547 
The  front  seatback  folds  forward to let  you  access  the  rear  of  the  cab. 
If  you  have  a  Four  Door 
Model, your  front  seatback  is designed  not to fold 
forward.  Access 
to the  rear of the  cab is available  by  using  the  rear  doors. 
To fold  a  seatback  forward,  pull  this  lever  up  and  fold  the  seat\
back  forward. 
To return  the  seatback to the  upright  position,  just  push  the  seatback 
rearward  until  it  latches. 
After  returning  the  seatback 
to its  upright  position,  pull  the  seatback  forward 
to make  sure  it  is  locked. 
1 CAUTION 
If the  seatback  isn’t  locked, it could  move  forward  in a  sudden  stop 
 or  crash.  That  could  cause  injury to the  person  sitting  there.  Always 
press  rearward 
on the  seatback to be  sure 1 it is  locked. 
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Seatback  Latches (Reclining Split  Bench  and 
Reclining  Bucket  Seats) 
PO191 
The  front  seatback  folds  forward  to  let  you  access  the  rear  of the  cab. 
To fold  the  seatback  forward,  lift  this  lever.  If  your  vehicle  has  a  passenger 
side  easy  entry  seat,  your  seatback  lever  will  be  slightly  lar\
ger,  but  will  work 
the  same  way. Lift  the  front  of the  lever  and  the  seatback  will  fold  forward. 
To return  the  seatback  to  the  upright  position,  just  push  the  sea\
tback 
rearward  until 
it latches. 
After  returning  the seatback  to its  upright  position,  pull  the  seatback  forward 
to  make  sure 
it is  locked. 
A If the  seatback  isn’t  locked, it could  move  forward  in  a  sudden  stop 
b or  crash.  That  could  cause  injury  to  the  person  sitting  there.  Always 
Dress  rearward  on  the  seatback 
to be sure it is  locked. I 
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Rear Seats 
Rear  Folding  Seat  (Extended Cab Models) 
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PO491 
The  extended  cab  may  have  a  rear  folding  seat  which  can  be  f\
olded  down 
for  more  seating  space. 
To use  the  seat,  pull  the  entire  seat  forward  until it is  flat.  Pull  forward  on 
the, 
RELEASE lever,  under  the  right-hand  side  of  the  seat  cushion.  Push  the\
 
seatback  rearward  until  it  latches. 
After  pushing  the  seatback  upright  into  position,  pull  the  seat\
back  forward  to 
make  sure  it  is  locked. 
Rear  Seat  (Four Door Models) 
You  can  adjust  the  seat  by  sliding  the  adjuster  lever  at  the  fron\
t  of the  seat 
toward  the  'door  to unlock 
it. Slide  the  seat to where  yau  want  it.  Then 
release  the  lever  and 
try to move  the  seat  with  your body, to make  sure the 
seat is locked  into  place. 
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Seats & Safety Belts 
Rear  Seatback  Latch  (Except  Bench  With  Armrest) 
K2106 
The  rear  seatback  can  be  folded  forward  to  let  you  reach  the \
 area behind it. 
Your  seatback  will  move  back  and  forth  freely,  unless  you  come  to a  sudden 
stop.  Then,  it  will  lock  into  place. 
There’s  one  time  the  seatback  may 
not fold without  some  help  from  you. 
That’s 
if your  vehicle  is  parked  going  down  a  fairly  steep  hill.  If  thi\
s  happens, 
push  the  seatback  toward  the  rear  as  you 
lift this  latch.  Then  the  seatback 
will fold  forward.  The  latch  must  be  down  for  the  seat  to  work  properly\
. 
Rear  Seatback  Latch  (Bench  Seat  With  Armrest) 
The  rear  seatback  folds  forward  to let  you  access  the  rear  of  the  cab. 
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Service & Appearance Care 
A Do not  load  your  vehicle  any  heavier  than  the GWR or  the 
- b maximum  front and rear GAWRs. If you do, parts  on  your  vehicle 
can  break,  or  it  can  change  the  way  your  vehicle  handles.  These 
could  cause  you  to lose  control. 
Also, overloading  can  shorten  the 
life 
of your  vehicle. 
Using  heavier  suspension  components  to  get  added  durability  migh\
t  not 
change  your  weight  ratings.  Ask  your  dealer  to  help  you  load  \
your  vehicle  the  right  way. 
.,ur  warranty  does 
nnt cover  par nr componentg  that  fail  becausl 
overloading. 
If you  put  things  inside  your  vehicle-like  suitcases,  tools,  packag\
es, or 
anything  else-they  will  go  as  fast  as  the  vehicle  goes. If you have to stop 
or  turn  quickly,  or  if  there  is  a  crash,  they’ll  keep  going. 
* Things  you  put  inside  your  vehicle  can  strike  and  injure  peopl\
e  in a 
9 Put things  in the  cargo  area of your  vehicle.  Try  to spread  the 
9 Never  stack  heavier  things,  like suitcases,  inside  the  vehicle so 
d sudden  stop  or turn, or  in a crash. 
weight  evenly. 
that  some 
of them  are above  the  tops of the  seats. 
When  you 
carry something  inside  the  vehicle,  secure it 
whenever  you  can. 
Don’t  have a seat folded down  unless  you  need to. 
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