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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
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 located under the front seat to unlock it.
Slide the seat to where you want it and release the lever.
Then try to move the seat with your body to make sure
the seat is locked into place.
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Turn the knob located on the driver's side seatback
clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust support of the
lower back.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outboard
side of the seat cushion. 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.
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After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the
seat rearward until it locks. Then move the seatback to
its original position.
CAUTION:
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.
To get out of the rear seat area, push the release pedal on
the rear of the front passenger's side front seat. Then tilt
the seatback forward, and slide the whole seat forward.
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4. Store the head restraint
in the top of the folded
seat cushion.
5. Pull up on the seatback
release knob(s) on top of
the seatback and fold the
seatback down.
On two
-door models,
pull up on both release
knobs at the same time
to lower the seatback.To raise the rear seat do the following:
1. Fold the rear seatback up. Push and pull on the
seatback to ensure it's locked in position.
2. Reinstall the head restraint by inserting it into the
seatback. Make sure the head restraint is secure in
the seatback.
3. Fold the seat cushion back and make sure it is locked
into position.
4. Remove the safety belt buckles and center safety belt
(if equipped) from the seatback pocket.
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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.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don't let it get twisted.
The shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt across
you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt go back
slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt across you
more slowly.
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 ªSafety Belt
Extenderº 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.
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5. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle
end of the belt as you pull up on the shoulder belt.The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on
the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies
force to the strong pelvic bones. And you'd be less likely
to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt
would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause
serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should
go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts
of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stop or crash,
or if you pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor.
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Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
Before you begin to drive, move the shoulder belt
adjuster to the height that is right for you.To move it down, pull out the knob and move the
height adjuster to the desired position. You can move
the adjuster up just by pulling out the knob and sliding
the adjuster up. After you move the adjuster to where
you want it, try to move it down without pulling out the
knob to make sure it has locked into position.
Adjust the height so that the shoulder portion of the
belt is centered on your shoulder. The belt should be
away from your face and neck, but not falling off
your shoulder.
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The best way to protect the fetus is to protect
the mother. When a safety belt is worn properly,
it's more likely that the fetus won't be hurt in a crash.
For pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to
making safety belts effective is wearing them properly.
Right Front Passenger Position
To learn how to wear the right front passenger's
safety belt properly, see ªDriver Positionº earlier in
this section.
The right front passenger's safety belt works the same
way as the driver's safety belt
-- except for one thing.
If you ever pull the shoulder portion of the belt out
all the way, you will engage the child restraint locking
feature. If this happens, just let the belt go back all the
way and start again.
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
This part explains the Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) or air bag system.
Your vehicle has air bags
-- one air bag for the driver
and another air bag for the right front passenger.
Frontal air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of
injury from the force of an inflating air bag. But these
air bags must inflate very quickly to do their job and
comply with federal regulations.Here are the most important things to know about
the air bag system:
CAUTION:
You can be severely injured or killed in a crash if
you aren't wearing your safety belt
-- even if you
have air bags. Wearing your safety belt during a
crash helps reduce your chance of hitting things
inside the vehicle or being ejected from it.
Air bags are designed to work with safety belts,
but don't replace them. Air bags are designed
to work only in moderate to severe crashes
where the front of your vehicle hits something.
They aren't designed to inflate at all in rollover,
rear or low
-speed frontal crashes, or in many side
crashes. And, for some unrestrained occupants,
air bags may provide less protection in frontal
crashes than more forceful air bags have provided
in the past. Everyone in your vehicle should wear
a safety belt properly
-- whether or not there's an
air bag for that person.