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Rear door child safety lockThe child safety lock is provided to
help prevent children from acciden-
tally opening the rear doors from
inside the vehicle. The rear door
safety locks should be used whenev-
er children are in the vehicle.1. Open the rear door.
2. Push the child safety lock located
on the rear edge of the door to the
“lock” position. When the child
safety lock is in the “lock ( )”
position, rear door will not open
when the inner door handle is
pulled inside the vehicle.
3. Close the rear door.
To open the rear door, pull the out-
side door handle.
Even though the doors may be
unlocked, the rear door will not open
by pulling the inner door handle until
rear door child safety lock is
unlocked ( ).
WARNING
- Rear door
locks
If children accidentally open the
rear doors while the vehicle is in
motion, they could fall out and
be severely injured or killed. To
prevent children from opening
the rear doors from the inside,
the rear door safety locks
should be used whenever chil-
dren are in the vehicle.
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Rear hatchOpening the rear hatch Rear hatch is locked or unlocked
with a key.
 To open the rear hatch, insert the
key into the lock, turn it to the
unlock position and pull up the rear
hatch by pressing the handle
(DOOR).
You can also lock/unlock the latch
(but not release it) with the central
door lock system. If unlocked, the rear hatch can be
opened by pressing the handle
(DOOR) and pulling the hatch up.
 To close the rear hatch, lower and
push down the rear hatch firmly.
Make sure that the rear hatch is
securely latched.
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NOTICEMake certain that you close the rear
hatch/window before driving your
vehicle. Possible damage may occur
to the rear hatch/window lift cylin-
ders and attaching hardware if the
rear hatch/window is not closed
prior to driving.
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CAUTION
The rear hatch/window swings
upward. Make sure no objects
or people are near the rear of
the vehicle when opening the
hatch/window.
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Unlock
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Opening the rear hatch windowThe rear hatch window lock is oper-
ated in connection with the rear
hatch lock.
To open the rear hatch window;
1. Unlock the rear hatch.
2. Pull the release lever (GLASS) to
open the rear hatch window.3. Raise the window by pulling up the
handle.
To close the rear hatch window,
lower the rear hatch window and it
will close by itself.
To be sure the rear hatch window is
securely latched, always try to pull it
up again.
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Unlock
WARNING
- Exhaust
fumes
 If you drive with the rear hatch
/window open, you will draw
dangerous exhaust fumes into
your vehicle causing serious
injury or death to vehicle
occupants.
If you must drive with the rear
hatch/window open, keep the
air vents open so that addi-
tional outside air comes into
the vehicle.
 Occupants should never ride
in the rear cargo area where
no restraints are available. To
avoid injury in the event of an
accident or sudden stops,
occupants should always be
properly restrained.
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Power windows ➀Driver’s door power window switch
➁Front passenger’s door power win-
dow switch
➂Rear door (left) power window
switch
➃Rear door (right) power window
switch
➄Window opening and closing
(see page 3-18)
➅Automatic power window down
(Driver’s window, see page 3-18)
➆Power window lock switch
(see page 3-18)
WINDOWS
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The ignition switch must be in the ON
position for power windows to oper-
ate. Each door has a power window
switch that controls that door’s win-
dow. However, the driver has a power
window lock switch which can block
the operation of passenger windows.
The power windows can be operated
for approximately 30 seconds after
the ignition key is removed or turned
to the ACC or LOCK position.
However, if the front doors are
opened, the power windows cannot
be operated even within the 30 sec-
onds after the ignition key removal.
If you notice buffeting and pulsation
(wind shock) with either side window
open, you should open the opposite
window slightly to reduce the condi-
tion.
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NOTICE• To prevent the power window sys-
tem from the possibility of dam-
age, do not open or close two win-
dows at the same time. This will
also ensure the longevity of the
fuse.
• Never try to operate the main
switch on the driver's door and the
individual door window switch in
opposing directions at the same
time. If this is done, the window
will stop and cannot be opened or
closed.
CAUTION
 Make sure heads and hands
are safely out of the way
before closing a window.
 Do not allow children to play
with the power windows. Keep
the driver’s door power win-
dow lock switch in the LOCK
position (depressed). Serious
injury can result from uninten-
tional window operation by
the child.
 Do not extend face or arms
outside through the window
opening while driving.
 Always double check to make
sure all arms, hands and other
obstructions are safely out of
the way before closing a win-
dow.
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Window opening and closingThe driver’s door has a master power
window switch that controls all the
windows in the vehicle. To open or
close a window, press down (
➄) or
pull up (
➄) the front portion of the
corresponding switch.Automatic power window down
(driver’s window)
Depressing the power window switch
momentarily to the second detent
position (
➅) completely lowers the
driver’s window even when the
switch is released. To stop the win-
dow at the desired position while the
window is in operation, pull up the
switch momentarily to the opposite
direction of the window movement.
If the battery has been discharged or
disconnected, the automatic power
window system must be reset as fol-
lows:
1. Turn the ignition key to ON posi-
tion.
2. Close driver’s window and contin-
ue pulling up on driver’s power win-
dow switch for at least 2~3 sec-
onds after the window is complete-
ly closed.Power window lock switch
 The driver can disable the power
window switches on a passenger
door by depressing the power win-
dow lock switch located on the dri-
ver’s door to LOCK (pressed).
When the power window lock
switch is ON, the driver’s master
control cannot operate the pas-
senger door power windows
either.
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Driver’s seat➀
Seat adjustment, forward /
backward (see page 3- 21)
➁
Seatback recliner(see page 3- 21)
➂
Seat adjustment, height
(see page 3- 22)
➃
Seat heater switch*(see page 3- 22)
➄
Headrest adjustment
(see page 3- 23)Front passenger seat
➅
Seat adjustment, forward /
backward (see page 3- 21)
➆
Seatback recliner(see page 3- 21)
➇
Seat heater switch*
(see page 3- 22)
➈
Headrest adjustment
(see page 3- 23)
Rear seat
➉
Armrest (see page 3- 29)
Headrest adjustment
(see page 3- 30)
Split folding rear seat
(see page 3- 27)
* ; if equipped
SEAT
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(Continued)
 Always drive and ride with
your seatback upright and the
lap portion of the safety belt,
or lap belt, snug and low
across the hips. This position
puts your safety belts in the
best position to protect you in
case of an accident.
 In order to avoid unnecessary
airbag injuries including the
possibility of severe injury or
death, always sit as far back
as possible from the steering
wheel so that your chest is
away at least 250 mm (10 inch-
es) away from the steering
wheel.
WARNING
 Loose objects in the driver’s
foot area could interfere with
the operation of the foot ped-
als, possibly causing an acci-
dent. Loose objects might
interfere with the seat slide
mechanism. Do not place any-
thing under the front seats.
 Children should never be left
unattended in the car.
WARNING
- Driver’s seat
 Never attempt to adjust seat
while the vehicle is moving.
This could result in loss of
control, and an accident caus-
ing death, serious injury, or
property damage.
 Do not allow anything to inter-
fere with the normal position
of the seatback. Storing items
against a seatback or in any
other way interfering with
proper locking of a seatback
could result in serious or fatal
injury in a sudden stop or col-
lision.
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