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While the vehicle is being driven, all ve-
hicle occupants should have the seatback
upright, sit well back in the seat and prop-
erly wear the seat belts provided.
CAUTION
Do not drive the vehicle unless the
occupants are properly seated. Do
not allow any passengers to sit on
top of a foldeddown seatback, or
in the luggage compartment or car-
go area. Persons not properly
seated and/or not properly re-
strained by seat belts can be killed
or severely injured in the event of
emergency braking or a collision.
During driving, do not allow any
passengers to stand up or move
around between seats. Otherwise,
death or severe injuries can occur
in the event of emergency braking
or a collision.
Driver seat
CAUTION
The SRS driver airbag deploys with
considerable force, and can cause
death or serious injury especially if
the driver is very close to the airbag.
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (“NHTSA”) advises:
Since the risk zone for driver airbag
is the first 50—75 mm (2—3 in.) of
inflation, placing yourself 250 mm (10
in.) from your driver airbag provides
you with a clear margin of safety.
This distance is measured from the
center of the steering wheel to your
breastbone. If you sit less than 250
mm (10 in.) away now, you can
change your driving position in sever-
al ways:
Move your seat to the rear as far
as you can while still reaching the
pedals comfortably.
Slightly recline the back of the
seat. Although vehicle designs vary,
many drivers can achieve the 250
mm (10 in.) distance, even with the
driver seat all the way forward, sim-
ply by reclining the back of the
seat somewhat. If reclining the back
of your seat makes it hard to see
the road, raise yourself by using a
firm, nonslippery cushion, or raise
the seat if your vehicle has that
feature.
If your steering wheel is adjustable,
tilt it downward. This points the air-
bag toward your chest instead of
your head and neck.
The seat should be adjusted as rec-
ommended by NHTSA above, while
still maintaining control of the foot
pedals, steering wheel, and your view
of the instrument panel controls.
Seats Front seats—
—Front seat precautions

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3. SEATBACK ANGLE ADJUSTING
SWITCH
Move the control switch in the de-
sired direction.
Releasing the switch will stop the seat-
back at that position.
CAUTION
Avoid reclining the seatback any
more than needed. The seat belts pro-
vide maximum protection in a frontal
or rear collision when the driver and
the front passenger are sitting up
straight and well back in the seats. If
you are reclined, the lap belt may
slide past your hips and apply re-
straint forces directly to the abdomen
or your neck may contact the shoul-
der belt. In the event of a frontal
collision, the more the seat is re-
clined, the greater the risk of death
or serious injury.
4. SEAT LUMBER SUPPORT ADJUSTINGSWITCH
Push the switch on either side.
The amount of lumbar support will
change while the switch is pushed.
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BEFORE FOLDING FRONT
PASSENGER’S SEAT
1. Push the seat belt hanger down as far as it will go when it is in the
raised position.
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2. Make sure the shoulder belt passesthrough the hanger when folding the
front passenger ’s seat.
This prevents the shoulder belt from being
damaged.
CAUTION
The seat belt must be removed from
the hanger when the seat belt is in
use.
—Folding front passenger ’s
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CANCELING THE DRIVING POSITION
ONTO THE WIRELESS REMOTE
CONTROL TRANSMITTER
The driver’s door must be closed with the
engine switch turned off.
1. Push and hold the “SET” switch.
2. Push and hold the unlock button on the wireless remote control transmit-
ter until two beeps sound.
The memory on the wireless remote con-
trol transmitter is disabled. To enable it
again, repeat the above procedure.
CAUTION
Do not adjust the seat while the
vehicle is moving.
Be careful that the seat does not
hit a passenger or luggage.
Be careful not to get your hands or
feet pinched in the seat.
After adjusting the seat position, re-
lease the lever and try sliding the
seat forward and backward to make
sure it is locked in position.
After adjusting the seatback, push
your body back against the seat to
make sure the seat is locked in
position.
When returning the seatback to the
upright position, observe the follow-
ing precautions in order to prevent
death or serious injury in a colli-
sion or sudden stop:
Make sure the seatback is securely
locked by pushing forward and rear-
ward on the top of the seatback.
Failure to do so will prevent the
seat belt from operating properly.
Make sure the seat belts are not
twisted or caught in the seatback
and are arranged in their proper
position and are ready to use.
Folding down the rear seatbacks will en-
large the luggage compartment. See
“—Stowage precautions” on page 470 in
Section 2 for precautions when loading
luggage.
Rear seats—
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1. SEAT POSITION ADJUSTING LEVERS
Hold the center of the lever and pull it
up. Then slide the seat to the desired
position with slight body pressure and
release the lever.
2. SEATBACK ANGLE ADJUSTING LEVERS
Pull the lever up. Then lean back to the
desired angle and release the lever.
CAUTION
Do not adjust the seat while the
vehicle is moving.
Be careful that the seat does not
hit a passenger or luggage.
Avoid reclining the seatback any
more than needed. The seat belts
provide maximum protection in a
frontal or rear collision when the
passengers are sitting up straight
and well back in the seats. If you
are reclined, the lap belt may slide
past your hips and apply restraint
forces directly to the abdomen or
your neck may contact the shoulder
belt. In the event of a frontal colli-
sion, the more the seat is reclined,
the greater the risk of death or se-
rious injury.
After adjusting the seat position, re-
lease the lever and try sliding the
seat forward and backward to make
sure it is locked in position.
After adjusting the seatback, push
your body back against the seat to
make sure the seat is locked in
position.
NOTICE
Do not fold the rear seat seatback
forward with the luggage cover hooks
attached.
—Adjusting rear seats
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BEFORE RAISING REAR SEAT CUSHION
1. Stow the rear seat belt buckles as shown in the illustration.
This prevents the seat belt buckles from
falling out when you fold the seatback.
NOTICE
The seat belt and buckles must be
stowed before you raise the rear
seats cushion.
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2. Make sure the shoulder belt passes through the hanger when folding the
rear seat.
This prevents the shoulder belt from being
damaged.
CAUTION
The seat belt must be removed from
the hanger when the seat belt is in
use.
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3. Raising rear seat cushion.
Pull the lever on the side of the bottom
cushion and lift up the cushion until it
locks.
When returning the rear seat, pull the le-
ver on the back of the bottom cushion
and pull the cushion downward until it
locks.
Folding down the rear seats will enlarge
the luggage compartment. See “—Stowage
precautions” on page 470 in Section 2 for
precautions when loading luggage.
—Raising rear seat cushion
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NOTICE
To prevent damage to the box under
the seat, do not sit on the box when
the bottom cushion is in the raised
position.
CAUTION
When returning seats to their original
position, observe the following pre-
cautions in order to prevent death or
serious injury in a collision or sud-
den stop:
Make sure the bottom cushion is
securely locked by trying to pull up
the edge of the bottom cushion.
Failure to do so will prevent the
seat belt from operation properly.
Make sure the seat belts are not
twisted or caught under the bottom
cushion and are arranged in their
proper position and are ready to
use.
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BEFORE FOLDING DOWN REAR SEATS
1. Stow the rear seat belt buckles as shown in the illustration.
This prevents the seat belt buckles from
falling out when you fold the seatback.
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the seat belt
buckles, the seat belt buckles must
be stowed before you fold the seat-
back.
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2. Make sure the shoulder belt passes through the hanger when folding the
rear seat.
This prevents the shoulder belt from being
damaged.
CAUTION
The seat belt must be removed from
the hanger when the seat belt is in
use.
—Folding down rear seats
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FOLDING DOWN REAR SEATS
Pull the seatback angle adjusting lever
to unlock the seatback and fold the
seatback down until it locks.
CAUTION
Be careful that the seat does not hit
a passenger or luggage.
NOTICE
Do not fold the rear seat seatback
forward with the luggage cover hooks
attached.
Folding down the rear seats will enlarge
the luggage compartment. See “—Stowage
precautions” on page 470 in Section 2 for
precautions when loading luggage.CAUTION
When returning the seatback to the
upright position, observe the follow-
ing precautions in order to prevent
death or serious injury in a collision
or sudden stop:
Make sure the seatback is securely
locked by pushing forward and rear-
ward on the top of the seatback.
Failure to do so will prevent the
seat belt from operating properly.
Make sure the seat belts are not
twisted or caught in the seatback
and are arranged in their proper
position and are ready to use.

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4. Replace the head restraint.
5. If two child seats will be installed,
use the outboard seating positions.
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Lower anchorages for the child restraint
systems complying with the FMVSS225
or CMVSS210.2 specifications are
installed in the front seat.
The anchorages are installed in the gap
between the seat cushion and seatback of
the right side of the seat as shown in the
illustration.
Child restraint systems complying with the
FMVSS213 or CMVSS213 specification
can be fixed to these anchorages. In this
case, it is not necessary to fix the child
restraint system with a seat belt on the
vehicle.
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position 1st lock
position
CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM
INSTALLATION
1. Fold down the seatback and back to the 1st lock position until it locks
into place. Adjust the seatback to
the 12th lock position.
Make sure the seatback is locked secure-
ly.
—Installation with child
restraint lower anchorages
(Regular cab models)