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These are some of the symbols you will find on your vehicle. For example,
these symbols are used on an original battery:
Caution
Possible
Injury
Protect Eyes
by Shielding
Avoid Sparks
or Flames
Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns Spark or
flame Could Explode Battery
These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your
vehicle is driven:
uu
Fasten Safety Door Lock/Unlock
Belts
vi
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Engine Coolant
Temperature
I BRAKE
Brake
Battery Charging
System
1
Fuel
SHIFT
Shift Light
1 ANTI-LOCK
I
Anti-Lock Brake
Here are some other symbols you may see:
Fuse Lighter
I-
I-
Horn
L
Engine Oil Pressure
Hood
Release
Vlll ...
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Move the lever under
the front of the seat
towards the driver's
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.
Move the lever under
the front of the seat up
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
-_ a, sure the seat is locked
into place.
Manual Lumbar Adjustment
If you have this
feature, there will be
a
knob on the outside of
the driver and
passenger bucket seats.
Turn the top
of the
knob forward to
increase lumbar support and or
rearward to decrease
lumbar support.
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To adjust the seatback,
lift the lever on the
outer side
of the seat.
Release the lever to
lock the seatback
where you want it.
Pull up on the lever
and the seat will
go to
an upright position.
But don’t have a seatback reclined
if your vehicle is moving.
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The front seatback folds forward to let people get into the back seat. Your
seatback will move back and forth freely, unless
you come to a sudden stop.
Then it will will lock in 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.
To fold a front seatback forward,
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.
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The outside front
passenger seat of your
vehicle makes it easy
to get in and out of the
rear vehicle area.
When you tilt the outside front passenger seatback fully forwar\
d, the whole seat will slide forward.
After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the seatback \
to its
original position. Then move the seat rearward until it locks. \
0 To get out, again tilt the seatback fully forward.
Head Restraints
Head restraints are fixed on some models and adjustable on oth\
ers. 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.
The head restraints tilt forward and rearward also.
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Your utility vehicle has a folding rear seat which lets you fold t\
he seatbacks
down
for more cargo space.
The rear seat release
handles are
in the
upper center
of the
rear
of the seatbacks.
Push back on the
seatbacks as you pull
up
on the handles.
To raise the seatbacks, just lift up the seatbacks and push until they lock in
the upright position.
Push and pull on the seatbacks
to check that the latches have locked in the
upright position. If they haven’t, have them fixed immediately.
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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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 “Seats” in the Index) 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.
Pull up on the latch plate
to make sure it is secure.
If the belt isn’t long enough, see “Safety Belt Extender” at the end
of
this section.
Make sure
the release button on the buckle is positioned so you would
be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to.
5. To make the lap
part tight, pull
down on the buckle end
of the
belt as you pull
up on the
shoulder belt.
.
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