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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you
will find on your vehicle. For
example, these symbols are used
on
an original battery: These symbols
are important
for you
and your passengers whenever your
vehicle is driven:
Caution Possible Injury
Protect Eyes by
Shielding
Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns
Avoid Sparks or Flames Spark
or Flame
Could Explode Battery
A Fasten Safety Belts
Door LocklUnlock
These symbols have to do with your
lights:
Master Lighting Switch
Turn Signal Direction
Hazard Warning Flashers
A
Headlight High Beam
Parking Lights Fog Lights
Reading Lights
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Vehicle Symbols (CONT.)
These symbols are on some of your
controls:
Windshield Wipers
These symbols are used on warning Here are some other symbols you
and indicator lights: may see:
Engine Coolant
Temperature Fuse
Windshield Washer
Lighter
Battery Charging
System
w Windshield Defroster
p3
Horn
Fuel
Engine Oil Pressure
Rear Window
Defogger
Wh
Speaker
Windshield Defogger
and Heater Hood Release
Anti-Lock Brakes
Rear Window Wiper
Rear Window
WasherlWiper
Ventilating Fan
Power Window
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Seats & Safety Belts
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats-
how to adjust them, take them out, put
them back
in, and fold them up and
down.
Manual Fmnt Seats
Pull up the lever on the front of the seat
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.
bur-Way Manual Seat
The driver’s seat can be adjusted four
ways.
Use the lever on the front of the seat to
adjust the seat forward or back (see
Manual Front Seats earlier in this
section).
To raise the driver’s seat, pull up the
lever on the side
of the seat. To lower
the seat, push the lever down.
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Removable Rear Bucket Seats
The rear bucket seats can be removed to
provide extra storage, or they can be
moved to diffkrent floor locations. There
are three types of rear bucket seats:
LEFT ONLY, CENTER OR LEFT,
and RIGHT ONLY. The back of each
seat has a diagram
(similar to the one
above) that shows where the seat must
be located in your vehicle.
The
LEFT ONLY seats fit only in the
left positions. The
RIGHT ONLY seats
fit only in the right positions. The
CENTER OR LEFT seat fits in the
center position and in either left
position.
To install third row seats, the
second row seats must be tilted forward
or removed.
Don’t put the seats
in the wrong location.
Entry to Third Row Bucket Seats
The RIGHT ONLY seats have a lower
lever to tilt the seat forward. To get into
third row seats, push back the lower
lever on the
RIGHT ONLY seat nearest
the sliding door and tilt the seat
forward. Then pull the seat back and
check that it locks into place. To
get out of the third row seats, push
down on the rear release bar under the
seat ahead of you to tilt the seat forward.
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Replacing Rear Bucket Seats
Follow the diagram on the back of the
seats to replace the seats in their proper
location.
The
LEFT ONLY seats fit only in the
left positions. The
RIGHT ONLY seats
fit
only in the right positions. The
CENTER OR LEFT seat fits in the
center position and in either left
position.
To install third row seats, the second
row seats must be tilted forward
or
removed.
Don't
try to place the seats in backward,
because
they won't latch that way.
1. With the entire seat tilted forward,
place the front hooks of the seat latch
onto the front floor pins.
2. Firmly press the rear hooks onto the
rear floor pins. The seat should lock
into position.
3. Lift the upper lever and pull up on
the seatback until it locks upright.
4. Push and pull on the seat to check
that it is locked.
5. Check to see that you have put the
seats into the proper location,
according to the label on each seat.
If
not, the seats may not latch properly,
and your passengers may not have the
proper safety belt.
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Why Safety Beits Work
When you ride in or on anything, you
go as fast as it goes.
2. When the bike hits the block, it
stops. But the child keeps going! 3. Take the simplest “car.” Suppose
it’s just a seat
on wheels.
1. For example, if the bike is going
10 mph (16 km/h), so is the child.
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lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt.
Here's how to wear it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see the
Index under Seat Controls) so you
can sit up straight.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across you. Don't let
it get
twisted.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle
until it clicks.
If the belt stops before it reaches the
buckle, tilt the latch plate and keep
pulling until you can buckle the belt.
If the belt isn't long enough, see the
Index under Safety Belt Extender.
Make sure the release button on the
buckle faces upward or outward
so
you would be able to unbuckle it
quickly if you ever had to.
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5. To make the lap part tight, pun down
on the buckle end of the belt as you
pull up
on the shoulder belt. The
lap part
of the belt should be worn
low and snug on the hips, just touching
the thighs. In a crash, this applies force
to the strong pelvic bones. And you’d be
less likely to slide under the lap belt.
If
you slid under it, the belt would apply
force at your abdomen. This could cause
serious or even fatal injuries. The
shoulder belt should go over the
Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It
won’t give nearly as much protection
this way.
shoulder and across the chest. These
parts of the body are best able
to take
belt restraining forces. 1 I
The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden
stop or a crash.
You can be seriously hurt if
your shoulder belt
is too
loose. In a crash, you wouId move
forward too much, which could
increase injury. The shoulder belt
should
fit against your body.
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