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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Seats and Seat Controls
This part tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them,
and also about reclining front seatbacks, head restraints,
easy entry seats and the folding rear seatback.
Manual Front Seat
A CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust
a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you
don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle is not moving. Lift the lever under the front seat to unlock
it. Slide the
seat
to where you want it. Release the lever and try to
move the seat with your
body to make sure the seat is
locked into place.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Reclining Front Seatbacks
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
its original upright position. But don't have
a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Even
if you buckle
up, your safety belts can't do their job when
you're reclined like this.
CAUTION: (Continued)
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it
won’t be against your body. Instead, it will be
in front
of you. In a crash you could go into it,
receiving neck
or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t do its job either.
In a crash the
belt could
go up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety
belt properly.
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. The
head restraint
can be adjusted to three positions.
To raise the restraint, pull up on the restraint. To lower
the restraint, push in the release while you push down on
the restraint.
Easy Entry Seats (2-Door)
The front seats of your vehicle make it easy to get in and
out
of the rear seat.
When you pull up on the recliner release lever, the
seatback will tilt forward and the whole seat can slide forward
by hand.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 0 After someone gers into the rear seat area, move the
seatback
to its original position. Then move the seat
rearward until it locks.
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.If any easy entry seat isn’t locked, it can move. In
a sudden stop or crash, the person sitting there
could be injured. And, even
if there is no crash or
sudden stop,
a driver sitting in an unlocked easy
entry seat could be startled by the sudden
movement and hit the wrong control or pedal,
causing an accident. After you’ve used it, be sure
to push rearward on any easy entry seat to be
sure it is locked.
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0 To get out, pull the release handle on the rear of the
passenger’s side front seat.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Folding the Rear Seatback (2-Door Models)
The rear seat in your vehicle folds to provide more
cargo space.
To fold the rear seat, lower the rear seatback and then
flip
the whole rear seat up against the front seats.
1. Swing the safety belt buckles forward and down.
2. Pull the knobs on both sides of the seatback. If
you have the split rear seat, you can fold half of the
seat by pulling only the
knob on the side you wish
to fold.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 3. Fold the seatback down. 4.
5.
Unlock the bottom part of the seat:
0 On the one-piece rear seat, pull out the
On the split rear seat, lift the release lever on
release ring.
either seat.
Lift the bottom
of the seat up and push it toward the
front
of the vehicle.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 6. Find the support bar on the bottom of the seat. This
bar keeps
the rear seat from unfolding.
8. Attach the support bar to the floor bracket.
7. Pull the inner end of the support off of the seat
bracket and swing it down.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To unfold the seat:
Keep your hands, safety belts and other objects away
from where the seat will rest.
1. Pull the support bar out of the floor bracket and
swing it up and toward the bottom
of the seat.
2. Push and secure the support bar into the bracket on
the bottom
of the seat.
Folding the Rear Seatback (4-h~ Models)
The rear seat in your vehicle folds forward to provide
more
cargo space.
To fold the rear seat forward:
3. Slowly pull the seat down to the floor; The seat
should latch into place. Pull up on the bottom
of the
seat to be sure it is locked into position.
4. Pull the seatback up and push it back to lock it into
place. Push and pull the top
of the seatback to be
sure the seatback is locked into position.
1. Pull up on the lock knob on the top of each seatback.
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