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ment, the driver should always sit upright and
well back in the seat as far from the steering
wheel as practical while still maintaining full ve-
hicle control and the front passenger should
move the seat as far back as possible and sit
upright and well back in the seat.
Carefully read the sections “Seat, seatbelt and SRS
airbags” in chapter 1 of this owner’s manual for in-
structions and precautions concerning the seatbelt
system and SRS airbag system. „ Child safety
yNever hold a child on your lap or in your arms
while the vehicle is moving. The passenger
cannot protect the child from injury in a colli-
sion, because the child will be caught between
the passenger and objects inside the vehicle. y 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 restraint system, the child should sit in the REAR seat
and be restrained using the seatbelts. Accord-
ing to accident statistics, children are safer
when properly restrained in the rear seating po- sitions than in
the front seating positions. Nev-
er allow a child to stand up or kneel on the seat. y Put children aged 12 and under in the REAR
seat properly restrained at all times in a child
restraint device or in a seatbelt. 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. y NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FACING
CHILD SAFETY 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. y Always use the child safety locks whenever a
child rides in the rear seat. Serious injury could
result if a child accidentally opened the door
and fell out. Refer to the “Door locks” section in
chapter 2.y Always lock the passenger’s windows using

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Illustrated index „Exterior
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1) Hood lock release knob (page 11-5)
2) Headlight switch (page 3-20)
3) Bulb replacement (page 11-66)
4) Wiper switch (page 3-26)
5) Moonroof (page 2-36)
6) Roof rail (page 6-36)
7) Door locks (page 2-3)
8) Tire pressure (page 11-47)
9) Flat tires (page 9-12)
10) Tire chains (page 8-16)
11) Fog light button (page 3-24)
12) Tie-down hooks (page 9-23)
13) Towing hook (page 9-23)

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1) Moonroof (page 2-36)
2) Interior lights (page 6-2)
3) Sun visors (page 6-3)
4) Map light (page 6-3)
5) Inside mirror (page 3-30)

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1) Cup holder (page 6-7)
2) Center console (page 6-5)
3) Glove box (page 6-5)
4) Cigarette lighter (page 6-9)
5) Ashtray (page 6-12)
6) Accessory power outlet (page 6-
8)
7) Rear center console (page 6-6)

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Instrument panel
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1) Door locks (page 2-3)
2) Outside mirror (page 3-32)
3) Light control lever (page 3-19)
4) Combination meter (page 3-6)
5) Wiper control lever (page 3-25)
6) Hazard warning flasher switch
(page 3-6)
7) Climate control (page 4-1)
8) Gear shift lever (MT) (page 7- 12)/Selector lever (AT) (page 7-
14)
9) Audio (page 5-1)
10) Cruise control (page 7-37)
11) Horn (page 3-35)
12) SRS airbag (page 1-47)
13) Tilt steering (page 3-34)
14) Fuse box (page 11-59)
15) Hood lock release knob (page
11-5)
16) Power door locking switch (page 2-5)
17) Power windows (page 2-25)

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„Light control and wiper control levers/switches
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1) Parking light switch (page 3-23)
2) Windshield wiper (page 3-25)
3) Mist (page 3-26)
4) Windshield washer (page 3-26)
5) Wiper control lever (page 3-26)
6) Illumination brightness control
(page 3-23)
7) Light control lever (page 3-19)
8) Headlight ON/OFF (page 3-19)
9) Headlight flasher High/Low
beam change (page 3-19)
10) Turn signal (for lane change)
(page 3-22)
11) Turn signal (page 3-22)

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TWarning and indicator light
Mark Name Page
Seatbelt warning light 3-11
SRS airbag system warning light 3-11
CHECK ENGINE warning
light/Malfunction indicator lamp 3-12
Charge warning light 3-13
Oil pressure warning light 3-13
AT OIL temperature warning light (if equipped) 3-13
or ABS warning light 3-14
or Brake system warning light 3-15
Door ajar warning light 3-15
Low fuel warning light 3-16
All-Wheel Drive warning
light (if equipped) 3-16
Switchback door indicator 3-15 Security system indicator
light (if equipped) 3-17
Cargo lamp indicator 3-18
Turn signal indicator lights 3-17
High beam indicator light 3-18
Cruise control set indicator light 7-37
Mark Name Page

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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
Front seats .................................................... 1-2 Fore and aft adjustment ................................... 1-3
Seat cushion angle and height adjustment (Power seat only) ........................................... 1-4
Reclining the seatback ..................................... 1-5
Head restraint adjustment ................................ 1-6
Lumbar support (if equipped) .......................... 1-7
Seat heater (if equipped) .............................. 1-7
Rear seats ..................................................... 1-9 Rear headrest .................................................... 1-9
Folding down the rear seat .............................. 1-10
Seatbelts ....................................................... 1-14 Seatbelt safety tips ........................................... 1-14
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) .............. 1-16
Automatic/Emergency Locking Retractor (A/ELR) ............................................................ 1-16
Seatbelt warning light and chime ............... 1-17
Fastening the seatbelt ...................................... 1-17
Seatbelt maintenance ....................................... 1-21
Seatbelt extender ......................................... 1-22
Front seatbelt pretensioners ....................... 1-24 System monitors ............................................... 1-25
System servicing .............................................. 1-26
Precautions against vehicle modification ...... 1-27
Child restraint systems ..... ........................... 1-28
Where to place a child restraint system ......... 1-29
Choosing a child restraint system .................. 1-31
Installing child restraint systems with A/ELR seatbelt ............................................................ 1-32 Installation of child restraint systems by use
of lower and tether anchorages (LATCH) .... 1-40
Installing a booster seat ................................... 1-45
*SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag) ........................................... 1-47Vehicle with driver’s and front passenger’s SRS airbags and lap/shoulder restraints ..... 1-47
SRS frontal airbag ............................................ 1-52
SRS airbag system monitors ........................... 1-60
SRS airbag system servicing .......................... 1-61
Precautions against vehicle modification ...... 1-62