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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Move the seat
adjustment lever
at the
front of the seat
towards the
passenger’s side 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.
The non-touring center bench seat has
a pivoting right armrest. The left
armrest can also
be used as a storage compartment.
The storage compartment and beverage cooler can also be used as rear seat
armrests. See “Storage Compartments”
in the Index.
The optional touring bench seats come
with moveable armrests, individual
reclining seatbacks, adjustable headrests and
a fold down center console.
To adjust your
seatback, pull up
on
the lever on the lower
outside of the seat.
The center bench
seatbacks will recline
further back than the
rear bench seatbacks.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To raise or lower the
center console, press
the button between the
beverage holders.
Only sit
in the center
seating position when
the console
is in an
upright position. For
details about
headrests, see “Head
Restraints’’ in this
section.
Seatback Latches (Non-Touring Bench Seats)
To fold your
non-touring seatback
forward,
pull up on
the latch release lever
while pulling the
seatback toward
you.
The lever is on the
right rear
of your seat.
After the latch has been released, push
the seatback down until it locks in
place.
To raise the seatback, unlock the seat by pushing forward on the lever.
Make sure the seatback
is locked when it is put back in the upright position.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Removable Seats (Touring and Non-Touring Bench Seats)
To Remove The Seat
1. Disconnect the quick release latch plates for the lap-shoulder belt from
the buckles
in the roof.
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2. If you are removing the center seat, remove the right lapshoulder belt.
To do this, press the tip of a key into the release hole of the safety belt
attachment while pulling up
on the safety belt.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 3. If you have a
safety belt guide
on your seat, pull
the safety belt all
the way out
through the
guide.
4. Pull up on the seatback latch on
the right rear
of
the front seat.
Push the seatback
down until it
locks in place
(non-touring
bench seats only).
5. Lift up on the seat release latch. The latches are near the floor on the
rear legs
of the seat. To relieve pressure on the latch, pull back on the
seat.
6. Lift up on the
rear
of the seat to
remove the seat assembly from
the rear latch
pins. Then, pull
back and lift the seat out
of the
vehicle.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To Install The Seat
1. Lower the seat into position. Make sure the front retainers are hooked
onto the anchor pins. Pull the seat down to latch
the rear retainers.
Make sure the seat is locked in
by pulling up and down on the seat.
A CAUTION:
A seat that isn’t locked into place properly can move around in a
collision or sudden stop. People in the vehicle could be injured.
Be sure
to lock the seat into place properly when installing it.
~~
A CAUTION:
A seat that isn’t locked into place properly can move around in a
collision or sudden stop. People in the vehicle could be injured.
Be sure
to lock the seat into place properly when installing it.
2. Raise the seatback by pushing forward on the latch at the right rear of
the seat. Pull up on the seatback until it is locked securely in the up
position.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 3. Attach the quick release latch plate to the buckles in the roof. If you are
installing the center seat, colinect the right lap-shoulder belt to the
attachment on the seat cushion.
If you have a safety belt guide on your
seat, pull the belt through the guide before reattaching the lap-shoulder
belt to the side
of the seat. The release hole should be facing outward.
NOTICE:
Be sure to put the correct seats back in the proper positions so
the safety belts will work properly.
If you installed the safety belt with the release hole facing inward
(toward the seat), slide the plastic cover up
so you can see the buckle.
Disconnect the seat belt. Slide the cover back down and reinstall the
belt correctly.
Head Restraints
Head restraints are fixed on some models and adjustable on others. Slide an
adjustable head restraint up
or down so that the top of the restraint is closest
to the top of your ears. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a
crash.
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also
tells you some things you should not do with safety belts.
And it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint,
or “air bag” system.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine A CAUTION:
Don’t let anyone ride where he or she can’t wear a safety belt
properly.
If you are in a crash and you’re not wearing a safety
belt, your injuries
can be much worse. You can hit things inside
the vehicle or be ejected from it. You
can be seriously injured or
killed. In the same crash, you might not be if you are buckled
up. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your
passengers’ belts are fastened properly too.
Your vehicle has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See
“Safety Belt Reminder Light”
in the Index.)
In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts.
Here’s why:
They work.
You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you don’t
know
if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even
buckled up a person wouldn’t survive. But most crashes are in between. In
many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away.
Without belts
they could have been badly hurt or killed.
After more than
25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In
most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot!
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When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes.
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Take the simplest
vehicle. Suppose it's
just
a seat on wheels.
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Put someone on it.
Get
it up to speed.
Then stop the vehicle.
The rider doesn't stop.
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