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Driver’s seat(1) Seat adjustment, forward / back-
ward
(2) Seatback recliner
(3) Seat adjustment, height
(4) Headrest adjustmentFront passenger seat(5) Seat adjustment, forward / back- ward
(6) Seatback recliner
(7) Headrest adjustment Rear seat(8) Split folding rear seat*
(9) Headrest adjustment
* : if equipped
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Adjusting the driver’s seatbackreclinerTo recline the seatback:
1. Lean forward slightly and lift up on the seatback recline lever located
on the outside of the seat, toward
the rear.
2. Carefully lean back on the seat and adjust the back of the seat to
the position you desire. 3. Release the lever and make sure
the seatback is locked in place.
(The lever MUST return to its orig-
inal position for the seatback to
lock.)
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WARNING
Driving or riding in a vehicle
with a front seatback reclined
could lead to serious or fatal
injury in an accident. If a front
seat is reclined during an acci-
dent, the occupant’s hips may
slide under the lap portion of
the safety belt applying great
force to the unprotected
abdomen. Serious or fatal inter-
nal injuries could result. The
driver must advise the front pas-
senger to keep the seatbacks in
comfortably upright position
whenever the vehicle is in
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Adjusting the front passenger
seatForward/backward positionadjustmentTo move the seat forward or back-
ward:
1. Pull the seat slide adjustment
lever under the front edge of the
seat cushion up and hold it.
2. Slide the seat to the position you desire.
3. Release the lever and make sure the seat is locked in place. Adjust the seat before driving, and
make sure the seat is locked secure-
ly by trying to move forward and
backward without using the lever. If
the seat moves, it is not locked prop-
erly.
Adjusting seatback reclinerTo recline the seatback:
1. Lean forward slightly and lift up on
the seatback recline lever located
on the outside of the seat, toward
the rear.
2. Carefully lean back on the seat and adjust the back of the seat to
the position you desire.
3. Release the lever and make sure the seatback is locked in place.
(The lever MUST return to its orig-
inal position for the seatback to
lock.)
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WARNING
In order to avoid unnecessary
air bag injuries including the
possibility of severe injury or
death, always sit as far back as
possible by moving the seat far
back, while still maintaining
good vehicle control. Serious
injury or death may be caused
due to the deployment of the
passenger’s air bag.
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Active headrest (if equipped)
The active headrest is designed to
move forward and upward during a
rear impact. This helps to prevent the
driver's and front passenger’s head
from moving backward and thus
helps prevent neck injuries.
Rear seatSplit folding rear seat (if equipped)The rear seatbacks fold forward to
provide additional cargo space and
to provide access to the cargo area.
To fold the rear seatback(s) down, pull the lock release lever, then fold
the seatback forward and down.
To raise the seatback, lift and push it firmly until it clicks into place.
When you return the seatback to its upright position, reposition the
rear safety belts so that they can
be used by rear seat passengers.
4 Door (if equipped)
1. Pull the lock release lever.
2. Move the rear three-point seatbelts to the outside (1) so that they
don’t interfere with the seatback
when lowering.
3. Fold the seatback forward and down firmly (2).
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5 Door (if equipped)
1. Lift the front of seat cushion (1) up.
2. Lift the rear of seat cushion up (
2). 3 Move the seat cushion firmly until it
clicks ( 3).
4. Remove the headrest and put the headrest poles into the holes on
the rear of the seat cushion (4). 5. Pull the lock release lever (5).
6. Fold the seatback forward and
down firmly (6).
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✽ ✽NOTICEWhen you fold the rear seatback or
put luggage on the rear seat cushion,
insert the buckle in the pocket
between the rear seatback and cush-
ion. Doing so can prevent the buckle
from being damaged by the rear
seatback or luggage.
To unfold the rear seat:1. Move the rear center shoulder belt
(1) to the side so that it is clear of
the seatback.
2. Lift and push the seatback back- ward firmly until it clicks into place
(2).
Move and push the seat cushion
downward firmly to the proper
position (5 Door, if equipped).
3. Replace the rear safty belt to the proper position.
✽ ✽NOTICEIf the seat belt is locked during the
seatback folding, pull out and
retract the seat belt to release it.
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CAUTION
When returning the rear seat-
backs to the upright position,remember to return the rearshoulder belts to their properposition.
Do not remove the floor carpet in your vehicle. Emission con-trol system componentscause high exhaust tempera-tures under the floor.
WARNING
- Cargo danger
Cargo should always be
secured to prevent it from shift-
ing and causing injury to the
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We strongly recommend that the
driver and all passengers be proper-
ly restrained at all times by using the
safety belts provided with the vehi-
cle. Proper use of the safety belts
decreases the risk of severe injury or
death in accidents or sudden stops.
In most states, and in Canada, the
law requires their use.
All seats have lap/shoulder belts.
Inertial locks in the safety belt retrac-
tors allow all of the lap/shoulder safe-
ty belts to remain unlocked during
normal vehicle operation. This allows
the occupants some freedom of
movement and increased comfort
while using the safety belts. If a force
is applied to the vehicle, such as a
strong stop, a sharp turn, or a colli-
sion, the safety belt retractors will
automatically lock the safety belts. Since the inertial locks do not require
a collision in order to lock up, you
may become aware of the safety
belts locking while braking or going
around sharp corners.
Always use the rear seat position(s)
to install your child restraint(s).
Never install a child restraint system
in the front passenger position, as an
inflating air bag could cause serious
or fatal injury to a child in that posi-
tion.
The rear safety belts use a special
auto-lock feature designed to allow a
child restraint to be used in these
positions without an added locking
clip. They normally lock only under
extreme or emergency conditions
(emergency lock mode). However
they can be adjusted so that they
remain in fixed and locked when a
child restraint system is placed in
these positions. (Use this auto-lock
mode only to secure a child restraint,
never for passengers restrained by
the safety belts.) Page 3-44 gives
instructions on placing the safety belt
in the auto lock mode.
The drivers safety belt can only oper-
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To unfasten the lap/shoulder belt:Press the release button on the
buckle and allow the belt to slowly
retract.When using the rear center seat belt,
the buckle with the “CENTER” mark
must be used.
3 Point rear center belt
(if equipped)To fasten the rear center belt1. Extract the tongue plates from the
holes on the belt assembly cover
and slowly pull the tongue plates
out from the retractor.
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