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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you'll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also
learn about some things you should not do with air bags and safety belts.
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-2 Seats and Seat Controls
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-9 Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
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-14 Here Are Questions Many People Ask About
Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
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-15 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
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-15 Driver Position
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-22 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
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-23 Right Front Passenger Position
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-23 Air Bag Systems
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-34 Safety Belt Pretensioners1
-34 Center Front Passenger Position
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-36 Rear Seat Passengers
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-39 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults
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-41 Children
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-45 Restraint Systems for Children
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-59 Older Children
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-62 Safety Belt Extender
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-62 Checking Your Restraint Systems
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-62 Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the power seats -- how to
adjust them, and also about the reclining front seatbacks,
memory seats, lumbar adjustments and heated seats.
Power Seats
The power seat controls
are located on the
outboard sides of the
front seat cushions.
Move the front of the seat control up or down to
adjust the front portion of the cushion.
Move the rear of the seat control up or down to
adjust the rear portion of the cushion.
Lift up or push down on the center of the seat control
to move the entire seat up or down.
To move the seat forward or rearward, slide the seat
control forward or rearward.
Four-Way Power Lumbar Control
(If Equipped)
If your vehicle has this
feature, the driver's and
passenger's seatback
lumbar support controls are
located on the outboard
sides of the seats.
Use the power seat controls first to get the proper
position, then continue with the lumbar adjustment.
To reshape the lower seatback, press the lumbar control
forward to increase support and rearward to decrease
support. Press the control up or down to raise or lower
the support mechanism.
Keep in mind that as your seating position changes, as it
may during long trips, so should the position of your
lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed.
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1-3 Massaging Lumbar (If Equipped)
This control is located
on the outboard sides of
the front seats. With the
ignition on, briefly press
the top of the control where
it is marked AUTO to
activate the massaging
lumbar feature.
The massage cycle will run continuously for up to
10 minutes and can be interrupted by briefly pressing
the bottom of the control. The lumbar support can be
adjusted during the massage cycle by moving the control
forward to increase support and rearward to decrease
support. The massage cycle will continue to run even if
the ignition is turned to OFF, unless interrupted.
Four-Way Rear Power Lumbar
(If Equipped)
Four-way lumbar support, without the massage feature,
is also available for the outboard rear seating positions.
If your vehicle has this
feature, the rear lumbar
support controls are located
on the rear door trim panels.
To activate the rear lumbar support feature, push
forward on the control to increase support or rearward to
decrease support. The lumbar control can also be moved
up and down to adjust the location of the support.
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1-5 Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel
(If Equipped)
The controls for these
features are located on the
driver's door panel, and are
used to program and recall
memory settings for the
driver's seating positions.
Use the following steps to program each button:
1. Adjust the driver's seat (including the seatback
recliner, lumbar, head restraint and shoulder belt
height adjustments), both outside mirrors and the
steering wheel to a comfortable position.
2. Press the SET button.3. Within five seconds, press button 1. A single beep
will sound through the driver's side front speaker to
let you know that the position has been stored.
A second mirror, seating and steering wheel position can
be programmed by repeating the above steps and
pressing button 2 (for driver 2). Each time a memory
button is pressed, a single beep will sound. Each time
button 1 or 2 is pressed and released while the vehicle
is in PARK (P), the memory positions will be recalled.
If the vehicle is not in PARK (P), the memory buttons
must be pressed and held to recall the stored positions.
If you use the remote keyless entry transmitter to enter
your vehicle, automatic seat and mirror movement will
occur. The numbers on the back of the transmitters,
1 and 2, correspond to the numbers on the buttons on
the door panel.
When the key is placed in the ignition in OFF if you
have entered the vehicle without using the remote
keyless entry transmitter, the seats and mirrors will
automatically adjust to the programmed position of
the last driver.
To stop recall movement of the memory feature at
any time, press one of the power seat controls or
memory buttons.
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Two personalized exit positions can be set by first
recalling the driving position (by pressing 1 or 2), then
positioning the steering wheel and seat in the desired
exit positions and then pressing and releasing the
MEMORY SET button and, within five seconds,
pressing the EXIT button. With the vehicle in
PARK (P), the exit position for the last driver can be
recalled by pressing the EXIT button. The mirrors,
power lumbar and shoulder belt height positions will
not be stored or recalled for the exit positions.
Further programming for automatic seat and mirror
movement can be done using the Driver Information
Center (DIC). You can select or not select the following:
Automatic seat and mirror movement when the
vehicle is unlocked with the remote keyless entry
transmitter, or
automatic seat and mirror movement when a key is
placed in the ignition.
For programming information, see ªVehicle
Programming and Personalization Featuresº in
the Index.Heated Seats (If Equipped)
Your vehicle may have heated front and rear seats.
The buttons are located on the armrests. Press the
buttons to turn the feature on. Press them again to turn
off the heated seats. The feature will also shut off when
the ignition is turned to OFF.
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The HEAT/OFF button controls the temperature settings
HI, MED and LO. The other button is to choose BACK
ONLY heating. The LO setting warms the seatback and
cushion until the seat approximates body temperature.
The MED and HI settings heat the seatback and seat
cushion to a slightly higher temperature, and the BACK
ONLY heats only the seatback.
The temperature can be adjusted by pushing the
button from HI to LO or, until the desired setting is
reached. You will be able to feel heat in approximately
two minutes. To heat just the seatback, push the BACK
ONLY button once, after first activating the heated seat
feature. To resume heat to both the seat cushion and
seatback, press the button again.Reclining Front Seatbacks
The recliner controls are
located on the outboard
sides of the front seats.
Press the recliner control forward or rearward to adjust
the seatback forward or rearward.
Push the recliner control up or down to adjust the
shoulder belt height. See ªShoulder Belt Height
Adjusterº in the Index for more information.
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CAUTION:
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.
Your vehicle has a light
that comes on as a reminder
to buckle up. See ªSafety
Belt Reminder Lightº in
the Index.In most 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 30 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter ... a lot!
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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know
about safety belts and children. And there are different
rules for smaller children and babies. If a child will
be riding in your vehicle, see the part of this manual
called ªChildren.º Follow those rules for
everyone's protection.
First, you'll want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We'll start with the driver position.
Driver Position
This part describes the driver's restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here's how to wear
it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight. To see
how, see ªSeatsº in the Index.