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Seating and Safety
Restraints
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Seats
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Head Restraints
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If you use them properly, head restraints will
help protect your head and neck in a collision.
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A head restraint helps protect you best if you
position it behind your head and not behind
your neck.
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Standard head restraints
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You can adjust the head restraints for your
comfort and protection.
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Adjusting the head restraint
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104 % [SS01200(MBC )12/95]Adjusting Manual Seats
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In the front seats, you can move the whole seat
forward or backward or tilt the back of the seat
forward or backward.
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To move the seats forward or backward:
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1. Find the adjustment lever at the lower left
corner of the front seat.
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2. Push the lever to the left to unlock the seat.
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3. Move the seat to the desired position.
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4. Release the lever to latch the seat in its new
position. Make sure the seat locks securely in
place.
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The front seat adjustment lever
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To recline the front manual seats:
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1. On the side of the seat, find the handle for
the recliner.
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2. Lift the handle up and hold it in place.
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3. Lean against the back of the seat and adjust
it to the position you want. You can tilt the
seat back or bring it forward.
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4. Release the handle to lock the seat in its new
position.
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NOTE: Seat back recline angle is restricted to
prevent interference with interior trim
panels on convertible models.
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WARNING
Never adjust the driver's seat or seatback
when the vehicle is moving.
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WARNING
Always drive and ride with your seatback
upright and the lap belt snug and low
across the hips.
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Entering the rear seat (convertible)
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To enter the rear seat:
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1. Remove the shoulder belt from the seat belt
guide on top of front seat.
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2. Remove the lap belt from the seat belt guide
on side of seat.
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3. Enter the rear seat in front of the safety belt.
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4. Place the lap and shoulder belt into the
guides to allow use by the front seat
passengers.
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Folding Rear Seat (Coupe only)
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To fold down the rear seats, gently pull on the
release straps.
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NOTE: It may be necessary to apply slight
hand pressure to top of seatback while
pulling on release strap.
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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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seat belt is placed in guide on top of seat
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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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WARNING
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a
cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle.
In a collision, people riding in these areas
are more likely to be seriously injured or
killed. Do not allow people to ride in any
area of your vehicle that is not equipped
with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and
using a safety belt properly.
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WARNING
Always drive and ride with your seatback
upright and the lap belt snug and low
across the hips.
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Fastening the front seat combination lap and shoulder belt
(convertible models)
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Fastening the rear seat combination lap and shoulder belt
coupe and convertible
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NOTE: Be sure to read and understand
Important Safety Belt Informationin
this chapter.
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Safety Belts for Front Passenger (Coupe
Only) and Rear (Coupe and Convertible)
Outboard Seating Positions
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Your vehicle is equipped with a dual locking
mode retractor on the shoulder belt portion of
the combination lap/shoulder safety belt for
front seat passengers (coupe) and rear outboard
passenger seats (coupe and convertible).
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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/jerking on the belt.
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Automatic locking mode
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In this operating mode, the shoulder belt
retractor will be automatically locked and 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 fit on the occupant.
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Child seat or infant carrier installation
restraint.
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WARNING
Rear-facing child seats or infant carriers
should never be placed in the front seats.
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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.
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NOTE: When the combination lap/shoulder
belt is unbuckled and allowed to
retract completely, the retractor will
switch back to the vehicle sensitive
(emergency) locking mode. See the
detailed instructions underSafety Seats
for Childrenin this chapter.
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Front Passenger Lap Belt Retractor
(Convertible Only)
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Dual locking mode passenger seat lap belt
retractors operate in two ways:
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Your convertible is equipped with a dual locking
mode retractor on thelap beltpart of the
lap/shoulder belt for the front seat passenger.
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Vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode
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In this operating mode, the lap 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 cannot be made
to lock by pulling on the belt.
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