2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER Owners Manual

This seat also has a manual recline lever located just to
the rear of the power seat switch. To recline, lean forward
slightly before lifting the lever, then lean back to the
desired position and release the lever. Lean forward and
lift the lever to return the seatback to its normal position.
Power Seat SwitchRecliner Control Lever
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Manual Lumbar—If Equipped
The Lumbar adjustment is located on the inboard side of
the driver’s seat. To increase support, rotate the handle
down.
Folding Front Passenger Seat — If Equipped
The passenger front seat may be folded fully forward to
provide additional cargo space.
To fold the seat forward pull up on the recliner lever
located on the outboard side of the seat.
Lumbar Adjust Handle
Folding Seat Control Lever
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Driver’s Seat Back Tilt—If Equipped
How to operate the driver’s seat:
1. Push the lever down until seat back releases.
2. Push the seat back forward.
3. To return seat to a sitting position, push seat back
rearward.
NOTE:The driver’s front seat has a full recliner
memory, which will allow the seat back to return to its
original position.
Passenger Seat Back Tilt (Easy Entry System)
(Convertible)
How to operate the passenger front seat:
1. Push the lever down until seat back releases.
Driver’s Seat Back Tilt Lever
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2. Push seat back forward until it slides toward the
dashboard.
3. To return seat to a sitting position, rotate seat back
upright until it locks.
4. Push seat rearward until the track locks.NOTE:The passenger front seat has a full recliner
memory, which will allow the seat back to returned to its
original position.
NOTE:The passenger front seat has a track memory,
which returns the seat to just past the half way point of
the track regardless of original position.
Adjustable Head Restraints
Head restraints can reduce the risk of whiplash injury in
the event of impact from the rear. Pull up or push down
on the head restraints so that the upper edge is as high as
practical. To raise the head restraint, pull up on the head
restraint. To lower the head restraint, depress the button
and push down on the head restraint.
Passenger Seat Back Tilt Lever
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Heated Seats — If Equipped
This feature heats the front driver’s and passenger’s
seats. The control for the heater is located on the instru-
ment panel, below the radio. After turning on the igni-
tion, you may choose OFF, HIGH, or LOW heat settings.
An indicator on the switch shows which setting has been
chosen.
Adjustable Head Restraints
Heated Seat Switch
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Pressing the switch once will select high-level heating.
Pressing the switch a second time will select low-level
heating. Pressing the switch a third time will shut the
heating elements off.
When high-temperature heating is selected, the heaters
provide a boosted heat level during the first four minutes
of operation after heating is activated. The heat output
then drops to the normal high-temperature level. If
high-level heating is selected, the system will automati-
cally switch to the low level after about 30 minutes of
continuous operation. At that time, the number of illu-
minated LEDs changes from two to one, indicating the
change. Operation on the low setting also turns off
automatically after about 30 minutes of continuous op-
eration.
NOTE:Once a heat setting is selected, heat will be felt
within 2 to 3 minutes.Folding Rear Seat (Sedan)
To provide additional storage area, each rear seatback can
be folded forward. Push and hold the buttons shown in
the picture to fold down either or both seatbacks.
Folding Rear Seat Button
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WARNING!
•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 seat
belts
•Be sure that everyone in your vehicle is in a seat
and using a seat belt properly.
NOTE:
•If the rear center lap/shoulder belt appears to be
locked into place, check to verify that the seatback is
fully latched.
•If the seatback is properly latched and the rear center
lap/shoulder belt still does not operate properly check
and see if the Automatic Locking retractor (ALR)
system is activated.
WARNING!
The rear center lap/shoulder belt is equipped with a
lock-out feature to ensure that the seatback is in the
fully upright and locked position when occupied. If
the rear seatback is not fully upright and locked and
the rear center lap/shoulder belt can be pulled out of
the retractor, the vehicle should immediately be
taken to your dealer for service. Failure to follow this
warning could result in serious or fatal injury.
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Folding Rear Seat (Convertible)
To provide additional storage area, each rear seatback can
be folded forward. The seat back release knobs are
located in the trunk area. Pull the left side seatback
release knob to fold down the left side seatback. Pull the
right side seatback release knob to fold down the right
side seatback.
Folding Rear Seat Release Knobs
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