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this”, or “Do not let this happen ”, depending upon
the context. Vehicle symbols
There are some of the symbols you may see on your vehicle.
Mark
Name
CAUTION
Power door lock and unlock
Passenger’s windows lock and unlock
Fuel
Front fog lights
Parking lights
Hazard warning flasher
Cigarette lighter

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the SRS airbag needs enough space for de- ployment, the driver should always sit uprightand well back in the seat as far from the steer-ing wheel as practical while still maintainingfull vehicle control and the front passengershould move the seat as far back as possible and sit upright and well back in the seat.
Carefully read the sections “Seatbelts” and “SRS air-
bag” in chapter 1 of this owner ’s manual for instruc-
tions and precautions concerning the seatbelt sys- tem and SRS airbag system. Child safety
WARNING
Never hold a child on your lap or in your
arms while the vehicle is moving. The passen- ger cannot protect the child from injury in a
collision, because the child will be caught be-tween the passenger and objects inside thevehicle. While riding in the vehicle, infants and small
children should always be placed in the REAR seat in an infant or child restraint system which is appropriate for the child ’s age, height and weight. If a child is too big for a child re-straint system, the child should sit in the
REAR seat and be restrained using the seat-
belts. According to accident statistics, chil-dren are safer when properly restrained in therear seating positions than in the front seating positions. Never allow a child to stand up or
kneel on the seat.
Put children aged 12 and under in the REAR
seat properly restrained at all times in a childrestraint device or in a seatbelt. The SRS air-bag deploys with considerable speed and force and can injure or even kill children, es-
pecially if they are 12 years of age and underand are not restrained or improperly re-strained. Because children are lighter and
weaker than adults, their risk being injured
from deployment is greater. NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FACING
CHILD SEAT IN THE FRONT SEAT. DOING SO
RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE
CHILD BY PLACING THE CHILD ’S HEAD TOO
CLOSE TO THE SRS AIRBAG. Always use the child safety locks whenever
a child rides in the rear seat. Serious injurycould result if a child accidentally opened thedoor and fell out. Refer to the “Child safety

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Instrument panel
1) Door locks (page 2-3)
2) Light control lever (page 3-16)
3) Combination meter (page 3-6)
4) Wiper control lever (page 3-21)
5) Hazard warning flasher switch
(page 3-6)
6) Audio (page 5-1)
7) Gear shift lever (MT) (page
7-11)/Selector lever (AT) (page7-14)
8) Outside mirror switch (page 3-29)
9) Climate control (page 4-1)
10) Cruise control (page 7-28)
11) Horn (page 3-32)
12) SRS airbag (page 1-42)
13) Tilt steering (page 3-31)
14) Fuse box (page 11-56)
15) Hood lock release (page 11-5)
16) Power window (page 2-22)

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Combination meter
Overview
1) Fuel gauge (page 3-8)
2) Temperature gauge (page 3-9)
3) Speedometer (page 3-6)
4) Tachometer (page 3-7)
5) Trip meter A/B selection and
trip meter reset knob (page 3-6)
6) Odometer and trip meter (page
3-6)
7) Outside temperature indicator
(page 3-9)
8) Low fuel warning light (page 3-8)

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Warning and indicator light
Mark
NamePage
Seatbelt warning light3-10
AIRBAGSRS airbag system warn- ing light3-11
CHECK ENGINE warning light/Malfunction indicatorlamp3-11
Charge warning light3-12
Oil pressure warning light3-12
AT OIL temperature warn- ing light (if equipped)3-13
orABS warning light3-13
orBrake system warning light3-14
Door open warning light3-14
MarkNamePage
Front-wheel drive warning light (if equipped)3-15
Turn signal indicator lights3-15
High beam indicator light3-15
Security system indicator light (if equipped)2-14

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Front seats 1-2
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Fore and aft adjustment 1-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reclining the seatback 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seat cushion height adjustment
(driver’ s seat) 1-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Head restraint adjustment 1-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seat heater (if equipped) 1-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear seats 1-8
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Armrest (if equipped) 1-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Headrest adjustment – Wagon 1-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Folding down the rear seat – Wagon 1-11 . . . . . . . . . . .
Seatbelts 1-12
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Seatbelt safety tips 1-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) 1-14 . . . . . . . . . .
Automatic/Emergency Locking Retractor (A/ELR) 1-14
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Seatbelt warning light and chime 1-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fastening the seatbelt 1-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seatbelt maintenance 1-27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Front seatbelt pretensioners 1-27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
System monitors 1-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
System servicing 1-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Precautions against vehicle modification 1-30 . . . . .
Child restraint systems 1-31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing child restraint systems with seatbelt 1-34
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Installation of child restraint systems by use of lower and tether anchorages 1-36 . . . . . . . . . Top tether anchorages 1-39
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SRS airbag
(Supplemental Restraint System airbag) 1-42 .
Vehicle with driver ’s and front passenger ’s
SRS airbags and lap/shoulder restraints 1-42 . . . .
SRS frontal airbag 1-46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SRS side airbag (if equipped) 1-55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SRS airbag system monitors 1-63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SRS airbag system servicing 1-64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Precautions against vehicle modification 1-66 . . . . .
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags

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Front seats
WARNING
Never adjust the seat while driving to avoid
the possibility of loss of vehicle control and of
personal injury. Before adjusting the seat, make sure the
hands and feet of rear seat passengers areclear of the adjusting mechanism. Seatbelts provide maximum restraint when
the occupant sits well back and upright in the
seat. To reduce the risk of sliding under the
seatbelt in a collision, the front seatbacksshould be always used in the upright position
while the vehicle is running. If the front seat-
backs are not used in the upright position in a
collision, the risk of sliding under the lap belt
and of the lap belt sliding up over the abdo-men will increase, and both can result in seri-ous internal injury or death.
WARNING
Put children aged 12 and under in the rear seat
properly restrained at all times. The SRS airbag
deploys with considerable speed and force and
can injure or even kill children, especially if
they are 12 years of age and under and are not
restrained or improperly restrained. Because
children are lighter and weaker than adults,
their risk of being injured from deployment is
greater. For that reason, we strongly recom-
mend that ALL children (including those in
child seats and those that have outgrown child

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Reclining the seatback
Pull the reclining lever up and adjust the seatback to
the desired position. Then release the lever and
make sure the seatback is securely locked intoplace.
The seatback placed in a reclined position can
spring back upward with force when released.
When operating the reclining lever to return the seat- back, hold it lightly so that it may be raised back
gradually.WARNING
To prevent the passenger from sliding under the seatbelt in the event of a collision, alwaysput the seatback in the upright position whilethe vehicle is in motion. Also, do not place
objects such as cushions between the pas- senger and the seatback. If you do so, the risk of sliding under the lap belt and of the lap belt
sliding up over the abdomen will increase,and both can result in serious internal injuryor death.