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12 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Seat Belt Warning Lamp and Airbag
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Fastening and Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Belt Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Driver’s Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Front Seat Passenger Airbag (not in conjunction
with folding seat in partition wall) . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Airbag and Belt Tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49SRS Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 49Belt Tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Safety Precautions for the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Engine Break-In Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52The first 1,000 miles (about 1,500 km) . . . . . . . . 52Engine Oil Consumption 53
Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Inhalation of Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Tie Down Rings (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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46 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLERemoving Seat Belts
1. Press the release button in the belt buckle.
2. Guide the seat belt back to its rest position.
Seat Belt Warning System
When the key is turned to position 2 in the ignition
lock, a warning buzzer sounds for about 6 seconds if
the driver’s safety belt is not pressed into the belt
buckle. The buzzer stops as soon as the safety belt is
fastened. Press the safety belt into the belt buckle.
Belt Height AdjustmentBelt height adjustment button 4
Do not adjust the belt height while the vehicle is
moving.
To lower:
Press the button and move the belt sash guide down.
To raise:
Move the belt sash guide up.
The shoulder strap must pass between the neck and the
shoulder.
WARNING!
A frayed or torn belt could rip apart in a collision
and leave you with no protection. Inspect the belt
system periodically, checking for cuts, frays, or
loose parts. Damaged parts must be replaced im-
mediately. Do not disassemble or modify the sys-
tem. Seat belt assemblies must be replaced after a
collision if they have been damaged (bent retrac-
tor, torn webbing, etc.).
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UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE 61
3
Comfortseat (Optional)
Seat adjustment, fore/aft (1)
Seat cushion depth (Optional) (2)
Seat height adjustment, front (3)
Seat height adjustment, rear (4)
Backrest tilt (5)
Lumbar SupportHand pump (1)
Bleeder valve (2)
Reinforce support:
Use hand pump (1).
Relieve support:
Press bleeder valve (2).
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INDEX 285
10
Relay Assignment, Standard Equipment . . . . . . . . . 242
Remote Keyless Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Replacing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Removing a Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Replacing Wiper Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Reporting safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Reserve Fuel Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Residual Engine Heat Utilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Residual Engine Heat Utilization (REST) . . . . . . . . 122
Restraints, Occupant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Retrofitting Seat Mounting Cups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Reversing Aid Audible Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Ribbed V-Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Roof Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
RPMs, Constant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143SSafety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Seat Belt Warning Lamp and Airbag Malfunction . . 44
Seat Belts Belt Tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Fastening and Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Seat Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Driver’s and Front Passenger’s Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Folding Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Head Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Lumbar Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Rear Seat Bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Security System with Towing and Passenger
Compartment Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Audible Alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Switching off the Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Visual Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Service Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Disposal of Service Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Skid Control, Acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164