2008 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN Owner's Manual (in English)

Seat and seat belts
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Making a luggage area
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CAUTION
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The head restraints for the seats differ in shape and size. When installing head restraints, make sure thehead restraints are fitted
in their respective seats.
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CAUTION
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Do not stack luggage above
the seatback height.
Secure the luggage firmly. Serious accidents could result due to unrestrained objects entering the pa
ssenger compartment during
sudden braking.
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When folding, storing or removing the seat, be sure not to catch your hand or leg.
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Folding the rear seatbacks forward (3-door mod- els) / Folding the second seatbacks forward (5-door models)
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The passenger and luggage comp
artments can be joined by
folding the rear (3-door models)
/ second (5-door models) seat-
back forward. This is usef
ul for carrying long objects.
To f o l d1. If your vehicle is equipped with a rear shelf (3-door mod-
els) / cargo area cover (5-door models), remove it before performing the following steps.Refer to “Rear shelf (3-door models)” on page 5-101 and “Cargo area cover (5-door models)” on page 5-103.
2. Lift up the knob (A) behind th
e seatback, then tilt the seat-
back forward.
NOTE●
Each seatback can be folded forward using the knob on its side.
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3. Push the seat until you hear
a “click” and the seat locks
securely.
To replaceRaise the seatback until it locks securely into place.Push lightly on the seatback to
confirm that it has actually been
secured.
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Folding the rear seats (3-door models) / Folding the second seats (5-door models)
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To create luggage space, you can
fold the rear (3-door models)/
second (5-door models) seats.If your vehicle is equipped with the third seat, by folding the second seat, you can get in and out easier.
To f o l d1. If your vehicle is equipped with a rear shelf (3-door mod-
els) / cargo area cover (5-door models), remove it before performing the following steps. Refer to “Rear shelf (3-door models)” on page 5-101 and“Cargo area cover (5-door models)” on page 5-103.
2. Lift up the knob (A) behind th
e seatback, then tilt the seat-
back forward.
WARNING
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When driving the vehicle, do not allow anyone to sit on the third seat if the seco
nd seat is in the folded-
down position. The second seat could tip rearwardin the event of hard brakin
g or a collision, resulting
in serious injuries.
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3. Lift the seat until you hear a “click”.
To replace1. Hold the seat with your hand, then return the seat to its
original position while pushing the stopper (A).
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2. Push the seat until you hear a “click” and the seat locks
securely.
3. Raise the seatback until it
locks securely into place.
Push lightly on the seatback to confirm that it has actually been secured.
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Storage of the third seat
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By folding the third seat into the luggage floor box, large arti- cles can be stored in the vehicle.To s t o r e1. Remove the luggage floor board (A) and the head
restraints (B).Refer to “Luggage floor box” on page 5-97 and “Head restraints” on page 2-16.
2. Stow the removed head restraints in the luggage floor box
with their front faces facing upward.
NOTE●
Stowing the head restraints
with their fron
t faces facing
downward would prevent the third seat from beingstowed.
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3. Pull up knob (C) on the side of the seatback, then tilt the
seatback forward.
4. Push lever (D) forward, th
en tilt the seatback forward
until the seatback touches the seat cushion.
CAUTION
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Do not drive with luggage placed on the forward- folded seatback.
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