Front Seats......................................................1-2
Manual Seats................................................1-2
Power Seats..................................................1-3
Manual Lumbar..............................................1-3
Power Lumbar ...............................................1-4
Heated Seats.................................................1-4
Memory Seat.................................................1-5
Reclining Seatbacks........................................1-7
Head Restraints............................................1-10
Rear Seats.....................................................1-11
Rear Seat Operation.....................................1-11
Safety Belts...................................................1-13
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone................1-13
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly.................1-18
Lap-Shoulder Belt.........................................1-27
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy..................1-31
Safety Belt Extender.....................................1-32
Child Restraints.............................................1-32
Older Children..............................................1-32
Infants and Young Children............................1-35
Child Restraint Systems.................................1-39
Where to Put the Restraint.............................1-42Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH)......................................1-43
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Seat Position.........................1-49
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Rear Seat Position..........................1-51
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position............................1-52
Airbag System...............................................1-55
Where Are the Airbags?................................1-58
When Should an Airbag In ate?.....................1-60
What Makes an Airbag In ate?.......................1-61
How Does an Airbag Restrain?.......................1-61
What Will You See After an Airbag In ates?.....1-62
Passenger Sensing System...........................
.1-63
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle...........1-68
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle.............................1-68
Restraint System Check..................................1-70
Checking the Restraint Systems......................1-70
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash............................................1-71
Section 1 Seats and Restraint System
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To heat only the seatback, press the vertical button with
the heated seatback symbol. An indicator light on the
button will come on to designate that only the seatback
is being heated. Additional presses will cycle through
the heat levels for the seatback only.
The feature will shut off automatically when the ignition
is turned off.
Memory Seat
If your vehicle has this
feature, the controls for
the memory function
are located on the
driver door.
These buttons are used to program and recall memory
settings for the driver’s seating position and the
adjustable pedals, if equipped. The settings for these
features can be saved for up to two drivers.To store the memory settings:
1. Adjust the driver’s seat, including the seatback
recliner and lumbar and the adjustable pedals, if
equipped, to the desired position.
SeeAdjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal on
page 2-24for more information.
2. Press and hold the 1 or 2 button of the memory
control for three seconds. A double chime will sound
to let you know that the position has been stored.
To repeat the procedure for a second driver, follow the
preceding steps, but press the other numbered memory
control button.
To recall the memory settings, do one of the following:
Press and release button 1 or 2 while the vehicle
is in (P) Park. A single chime will sound and the
memory position will be recalled.
If programmed to do so through the Driver
Information Center (DIC), pressing the unlock button
on the remote keyless entry transmitter will recall
the preset driver’s memory seat and adjustable
pedals position. The numbers on the back of the
transmitters, 1 or 2, correspond to the numbers
on the memory controls.
If programmed to do so through the DIC, placing
the key in the ignition will recall the driver’s
memory seat and adjustable pedals positions.
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See “Seat Recall” underDIC Vehicle Customization on
page 3-56for more information.
To stop recall movement of the memory seat feature at
any time, press one of the memory buttons or power
seat controls.
Easy Exit Seat
The control for the easy exit seat function is located on
the driver’s door below the memory buttons 1 and 2.
The easy exit seat button is used to program and recall
the desired driver’s seat position when exiting or entering
the vehicle. The power lumbar, recline, and adjustable
pedals, if equipped, positions will not be stored or
recalled when using the easy exit seat function.
The seat position can be saved for up to two drivers.
To store the easy exit seat position:
1. Press and release the 1 or 2 button of the memory
control for less than three seconds. The seat will
move to the stored memory position.
2. Adjust the seat to the desired exit position.3. Press and hold the easy exit seat button for more
than three seconds. A double chime will sound to
let you know that the position has been stored
for the selected button 1 or 2.
To repeat the procedure for a second driver, follow
the preceding steps, but press the other numbered
memory control button.
To recall the easy exit seat position:
Press the easy exit seat button on the memory
control while the vehicle is in (P) Park. The seat
will move to the stored exit position.
Or, if the easy exit seat feature is activated in the
Driver Information Center (DIC), removing the key
from the ignition will move the seat to the exit
position. See “Easy Exit Seat” underDIC Vehicle
Customization on page 3-56for more information
on activating this feature in the DIC.
If an easy exit seat position has not been stored, the
default position is all the way rearward.
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Easy Exit Seat
Press4until EASY EXIT SEAT: OFF appears in the
display. To select your preference for seat position exit,
press
rwhile EASY EXIT SEAT: OFF is displayed
on the DIC. Pressing
rwill scroll through the
following settings:
EASY EXIT SEAT: OFF (default):No seat exit recall
will occur.
EASY EXIT SEAT: ON:The driver’s seat will move to
the exit position when the key is removed from the
ignition.
To select a setting and move on to the next feature,
press
4while the desired setting is displayed on the DIC.
See “Easy Exit Seat” underMemory Seat on page 1-5
for more information.
Seat Recall
Press4until SEAT RECALL: OFF appears in the
display. To select your preference for recall of the driver’s
memory seat and adjustable pedals, if your vehicle has
this feature, press
rwhile SEAT RECALL: OFF is
displayed on the DIC. Pressing
rwill scroll through
the following settings:
SEAT RECALL: OFF (default):The driver’s memory
seat and adjustable pedals position you saved will only
be recalled when the memory button 1 or 2 is pressed.
SEAT RECALL: AT KEY IN:The driver’s memory seat
and adjustable pedals position you saved will be recalled
when you put the key in the ignition.
SEAT RECALL: ON REMOTE:The driver’s memory
seat and adjustable pedals position you saved will
be recalled when you unlock the vehicle with the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter. Whichever
position, 1 or 2, you programmed with the transmitter
being used to unlock the vehicle is the one that will
be recalled.
To select a setting and move on to the next feature,
press
4while the desired setting is displayed on the DIC.
See “Easy Exit Seat” underMemory Seat on page 1-5
for more information.
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