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Vehicles equipped with the seat/bed can be
either a two passenger or three passenger seat.
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To convert the seat/bed to a bed:
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1. Pull up the release lever located on right
hand side of the seat, and at the same time
push the seatback rearward.
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2. Push the top of the seatback down until it
latches.
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The two passenger seat cushion will move
forward when going from the seat to the bed
position.
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To convert the bed to a seat:
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1. While in front of the seat, pull the release
lever up and at the same time pull the
seatback up. Raise the seatback to the full
upright and locked position.
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2. Make sure the safety belts are free and
available for use.
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The seat/bed should not be occupied
while the vehicle is moving unless it is in
the upright, fully-latched position.
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Using the Lumbar Support and Side
Bolsters
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Adjusting the Lumbar Support (If equipped)
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To adjust the lumbar pad, turn the knob
clockwise or counterclockwise.
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Important Safety Belt Information
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The use of safety belts helps to restrain you and
your passengers in case of a collision. In most
states and in Canada, the law requires their use.
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Safety belts provide best restraint when:
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the seatback is upright
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the occupant is sitting upright (not slouched)
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the lap belt is snug and low on the hips
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the shoulder belt is snug against the chest
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the knees are straight forward
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To help you remember to fasten your safety belt,
a warning light may come on and a chime may
sound. SeeSafety Belt Warning Light and Chimein
theInstrumentationchapter.
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See the following sections in this chapter for
directions on how to properly use these safety
belts. Also seeSafety Restraints for Childrenin this
chapter for special instructions about using
safety belts for children.
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RWARNING
Always drive and ride with your seatback
upright and the lap belt snug and low
across the hips.
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Each seating position in your vehicle has a
specific safety belt assembly which is
made up of one buckle and one tongue
that are designed to be used as a pair. 1)
Use the shoulder belt on the outside
shoulder only. Never wear the shoulder
belt under the arm. 2) Never swing it
around your neck over the inside
shoulder. 3) Never use a single belt for
more than one person.
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RWARNING
Children should always ride with the
seatback in the fully upright position.
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RWARNING
Never drive or ride with a twisted or
jammed safety belt. If you cannot untwist
or unjam the safety belt, see the nearest
qualified technician immediately.
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Never let a passenger hold a child on his
or her lap while the vehicle is moving.
The passenger cannot protect the child
from injury in a collision.
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Lock the doors of your vehicle before
driving to lessen the risk of the door
coming open in a collision.
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Combination Lap and Shoulder
Belts
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While your vehicle is in motion, the combination
lap and shoulder belt adjusts to your movement.
However, if you brake hard, turn hard, or if
your vehicle receives an impact of 5 mph
(8 km/h) or more, the lap/shoulder belt locks
and helps reduce your forward movement.
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After you get into your vehicle, close the door
and lock it. Then adjust the seat to the position
that suits you best.
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Pull the combination lap/shoulder belt from the
retractor so that the shoulder portion of the belt
crosses your shoulder and chest. Be sure the belt
is not twisted. If it is, remove the twist. Insert
the belt tongue into the proper buckle until you
hear a snap and feel it latch. Make sure the
tongue is securely fastened to the buckle by
pulling on tongue.
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Fastening the front seat combination lap and shoulder belt
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NOTE: Be sure to read and understand
Important Safety Belt Informationat
the beginning of this chapter.
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Unfastening the combination lap and shoulder belts Ð
front and rear outboard seating positions
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While the belt retracts, guide the tongue to its
original position to prevent it from striking you
or the vehicle.
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Safety Belts for Front Outboard Passenger
and Rear Outboard Seating Positions
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Your vehicle is equipped with a dual locking
mode retractor on theshoulderbelt portion of
the combination lap/shoulder safety belt for the
front seat outboard passenger and rear outboard
passengers.
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Dual locking mode retractors operate in two
ways:
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Vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode
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In this operating mode, the shoulder belt
retractor will allow the occupant freedom of
movement, locking tight only on hard braking,
hard cornering or impacts of approximately
5 mph (8 km/h) or more. The retractor can also
be made to lock by pulling the belt out quickly.
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Automatic locking mode
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In this operating mode, the shoulder belt
retractor will be automatically locked and will
remain locked when the combination
lap/shoulder safety belt is buckled, and does not
allow the occupant freedom of movement. This
mode provides the following:
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A tight lap/shoulder belt on the occupant.
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Child safety seat installation.
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This modemust be usedwhen installing a child
safety seat on the front passenger seat and rear
outboard seats where dual locking retractors are
provided.
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To switch the retractor from the emergency
locking mode to the automatic locking mode,
perform the following steps:
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1. Buckle the lap/shoulder combination belt.
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2. Grasp the shoulder portion of the belt and
pull downward until all of the belt is
extracted and, when allowed to retract, a
clicking sound is heard. At this time, the belt
retractor is in the automatic locking mode
(child restraint mode).
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3. A clicking sound will continue to be heard
as the belt is allowed to retract. This
indicates that the retractor is in the
automatic locking mode.
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NOTE: When the combination lap/shoulder
belt is unbuckled and allowed to
retract completely, the retractor will
switch to the vehicle sensitive
(emergency) locking mode. See the
detailed instructions underSafety Seats
for Childrenin this chapter.
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Two Passenger Bench or Bedseat
(If Equipped)
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In addition to anchorages in the floor and roof
structures, some rear safety belts have a
detachable anchor mounted to the outboard side
of the rear seats. This should remain attached,
except when removing the rear seats.
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Disengaging rear seat safety belts for seat
removal
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In order to remove the rear seat, the safety belt
must be disengaged from the seat. To disengage
the safety belt from the seat, insert a key or
small screwdriver into the slot provided on the
detachable anchor. Then lift upward.
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three fourths page art:0095047-ADisengaging safety belt for rear seat removal
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Whenever a rear seat has been removed, the
tongue end of the detachable anchor must be
correctly stowed. See the following illustration.
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