Seats and
Restraint System
Head RestraintsHead Restraints....................1-2
Front SeatsManual Seats.......................1-3
Seat Height Adjuster..............1-3
Power Seats.........................1-4
Manual Lumbar.....................1-4
Power Lumbar......................1-5
Heated Seats.......................1-5
Memory Seat and Mirrors.......1-6
Reclining Seatbacks..............1-8
Rear SeatsRear Seat Operation..............1-9
Third Row Seats.................1-12
Safety BeltsSafety Belts: They Are for
Everyone..........................1-14
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly............................1-18
Lap-Shoulder Belt................1-23
Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy........................1-28
Safety Belt Extender............1-28
Child RestraintsOlder Children.....................1-28
Infants and Young Children. . . .1-30
Child Restraint Systems........1-33
Where to Put the Restraint.....1-35
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH)..........1-37
Securing a Child Restraint
in a Rear Seat Position......1-43
Securing a Child Restraint
in the Right Front Seat
Position............................1-45
Airbag SystemAirbag System....................1-47
Where Are the Airbags?.......1-49
When Should an Airbag
In ate?.............................1-51
What Makes an Airbag
In ate?.............................1-52
How Does an Airbag
Restrain?..........................1-53
What Will You See After
an Airbag In ates?.............1-53
Passenger Sensing
System.............................1-55
Servicing Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle.....1-60
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle.....1-60
Restraint System CheckChecking the Restraint
Systems...........................1-61
Replacing Restraint System
Parts After a Crash............1-62
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Power Seats
A. Power Seat Adjustment Control
B.Reclining Seatbacks on
page 1-8.
C.Power Lumbar on page 1-5.
If the vehicle has power seats, the
controls are located on the
outboard side of the seats.Move the seat forward or rearward
by sliding the power seat adjustment
control (A) forward or rearward.
The vehicle may have additional
features to adjust the power seat:
Raise or lower the entire
seat by moving the power
seat adjustment control (A)
up or down.
Raise or lower the front part of the
seat cushion by moving the front
of the control up or down.
Raise or lower the rear part of the
seat cushion by moving the rear
of the control up or down.
The vehicle may have a memory
function which allows seat settings
to be saved and recalled. See
Memory Seat and Mirrors on
page 1-6for more information.
Manual Lumbar
If the vehicle has this feature, the
handle is located on the inboard side
of the seatback. SeeManual
Seats on page 1-3for more
information.
Turn the handle rearward to
decrease lumbar support. Turn the
handle forward to increase lumbar
support.
The lumbar support may need to be
adjusted when changing the
seating position. Driver Seat with Power Seat
Control, Power Recline, and
Power Lumbar shown
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Memory Seat and Mirrors
On vehicles with the memory
package, the controls for this feature
are located on the driver door
panel. The controls are used to
program and recall memory settings
for the driver seat and outside
mirrors.To save positions in memory:
1. Adjust the driver seat, including
the seatback recliner and both
outside mirrors to a comfortable
position.
SeeOutside Power Mirrors on
page 2-32for more information.
Not all mirrors will have the
ability to save and recall
the mirror positions.
2. Press and hold button 1 until two
beeps let you know that the
position has been stored.
A second seating and mirror
position can be programmed by
repeating the above steps and
pressing button 2.To recall the memory positions, the
vehicle must be in P (Park). Press
and release either button 1 or
button 2 corresponding to the
desired driving position. The seat
and outside mirrors will move to the
position previously stored. You will
hear a single beep.
Using the RKE transmitter to enter
the vehicle, with the remote recall
memory feature on, causes
automatic seat and mirror
adjustment. There is no adjustment
when the position has not been
changed by another seating position
or the easy exit feature. See
“MEMORY SEAT RECALL” under
DIC Vehicle Customization (With DIC
Buttons) on page 3-65for more
information.
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To stop recall movement of the
memory feature at any time, press
one of the power seat controls,
memory buttons, or power mirror
buttons.
If something has blocked the driver
seat while recalling a memory
position, the driver seat recall may
stop working. If this happens, press
the appropriate control for the area
that is not recalling for two seconds,
after the obstruction is removed.
Then try recalling the memory
position again by pressing the
appropriate memory button. If the
memory position is still not being
recalled, see your dealer/retailer for
service.Easy Exit Seat
The control for this feature is
located on the driver door panel
between buttons 1 and 2.
With the vehicle in P (Park), the exit
position can be recalled by pressing
the exit button. You will hear a single
beep. The driver seat will move back.
If the easy exit seat feature is on in
the Driver Information Center (DIC),
automatic seat movement will occur
when the key is removed from the
ignition. See “EASY EXIT SEAT”
underDIC Vehicle Customization
(With DIC Buttons) on page 3-65for
more information.Further programming for the
memory seat feature can be done
using the DIC. You can select
or cancel the following:
The automatic easy exit seat
feature.
The remote memory seat recall
feature.
For programming information, see
DIC Vehicle Customization (With
DIC Buttons) on page 3-65.
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Park Tilt Mirrors
If the vehicle has the memory
package, the outside mirrors have a
park tilt feature. This feature tilts
the outside mirrors to a preselected
position when the vehicle is in
R (Reverse). This allows the driver
to view the curb for parallel parking.
The passenger and/or driver
mirror returns to its original position
when the vehicle is shifted out of
R (Reverse), or the ignition is
turned off or to OFF/LOCK.
This feature can be turned on or off
through the Driver Information
Center (DIC). SeeDIC Vehicle
Customization (With DIC Buttons)
on page 3-65andMemory Seat
and Mirrors on page 1-6for more
information.
Outside Convex Mirror
{CAUTION
A convex mirror can make things
(like other vehicles) look farther
away than they really are. If you
cut too sharply into the right lane,
you could hit a vehicle on the
right. Check the inside mirror or
glance over your shoulder before
changing lanes.
The passenger side mirror is convex
shaped. A convex mirror’s surface
is curved so more can be seen from
the driver seat.
Outside Heated Mirrors
For vehicles with heated mirrors:
<(Rear Window Defogger):
Press to heat the mirrors.
See “Rear Window Defogger” under
Dual Automatic Climate Control
System on page 3-22for more
information.
Object Detection
Systems
Ultrasonic Rear Parking
Assist (URPA)
For vehicles with the Ultrasonic
Rear Parking Assist (URPA) system,
it operates at speeds less than
5 mph (8 km/h), and assists the
driver with parking and avoiding
objects while in R (Reverse).
The sensors on the rear bumper are
used to detect the distance to an
object up to 8 feet (2.5 m) behind
the vehicle, and at least 10 inches
(25.4 cm) off the ground.
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To match an RKE transmitter to
your vehicle:
1. Press the vehicle information
button until PRESS
VTO
RELEARN REMOTE KEY
displays.
2. Press the set/reset button until
REMOTE KEY LEARNING
ACTIVE is displayed.
3. Press and hold the lock and
unlock buttons on the rst
transmitter at the same time
for about 15 seconds.
On vehicles with memory recall
seats, the rst transmitter learned
will match driver 1 and the
second will match driver 2.
A chime will sound indicating
that the transmitter is matched.
4. To match additional transmitters
at this time, repeat Step 3.
Each vehicle can have a
maximum of eight transmitters
matched to it.
5. To exit the programming mode,
you must cycle the key to
LOCK/OFF.COMPASS ZONE SETTING
This display will be available if the
vehicle has a compass. SeeDIC
Compass on page 3-54for more
information.
COMPASS RECALIBRATION
This display will be available if the
vehicle has a compass. SeeDIC
Compass on page 3-54for more
information.
Blank Display
This display shows no information.
Trip/Fuel Menu Items
3(Trip/Fuel):Press this button
to scroll through the following
menu items:
ODOMETER
Press the trip/fuel button until
ODOMETER displays. This display
shows the distance the vehicle has
been driven in either miles (mi) or
kilometers (km). Pressing the trip
odometer reset stem will also display
the odometer.To switch between English and
metric measurements, see “UNITS”
earlier in this section.
TRIP A and TRIP B
Press the trip/fuel button until
TRIP A or TRIP B displays.
This display shows the current
distance traveled in either miles (mi)
or kilometers (km) since the last
reset for each trip odometer. Both trip
odometers can be used at the same
time. Pressing the trip odometer
reset stem will also display the trip
odometers.
Each trip odometer can be reset
to zero separately by pressing
the set/reset button or the trip
odometer reset stem while the
desired trip odometer is displayed.
The trip odometer has a feature
called the retro-active reset.
This can be used to set the trip
odometer to the number of miles
(kilometers) driven since the ignition
was last turned on. This can be
used if the trip odometer is not
reset at the beginning of the trip.
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RELEARN REMOTE KEY
To access this display, the vehicle
must be in P (Park). This display
allows you to match Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitters to your
vehicle. This procedure will erase
all previously learned transmitters.
Therefore, they must be relearned
as additional transmitters.
To match an RKE transmitter to
your vehicle:
1. Press the trip odometer reset
stem until RELEARN REMOTE
KEY displays.
2. Press and hold the trip odometer
reset stem until REMOTE KEY
LEARNING ACTIVE is displayed.
3. Press and hold the lock and
unlock buttons on the rst
transmitter at the same time
for about 15 seconds.
On vehicles with memory recall
seats, the rst transmitter
learned will match driver 1 and
the second will match driver 2.
A chime will sound indicating that
the transmitter is matched.4. To match additional transmitters
at this time, repeat Step 3.
Each vehicle can have a
maximum of eight transmitters
matched to it.
5. To exit the programming mode,
you must cycle the key to
LOCK/OFF.
UNITS
To access this display, the vehicle
must be in P (Park). Press the
trip odometer reset stem until UNITS
displays. This display allows you
to select between English or Metric
units of measurement. Once in
this display, press and hold the
trip odometer reset stem to select
between ENGLISH or METRIC
units. All of the vehicle information
will then be displayed in the unit
of measurement selected.DISPLAY LANGUAGE
To access this display, the vehicle
must be in P (Park). This display
allows you to select the language
in which the DIC messages will
appear. To select a language:
1. Press the trip odometer reset
stem until DISPLAY LANGUAGE
displays.
2. Continue to press and hold the
trip odometer reset stem to scroll
through all of the available
languages.
The available languages are
ENGLISH (default), FRANCAIS
(French), ESPANOL (Spanish),
and NO CHANGE.
3. Once the desired language
is displayed, release the trip
odometer reset stem to set
your choice.
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PARK TILT MIRRORS
If your vehicle has this feature,
it allows you to select whether
or not the outside mirror(s) will
automatically tilt down when the
vehicle is shifted into R (Reverse).
SeeOutside Power Foldaway
Mirrors on page 2-33for more
information.
Press the customization button until
PARK TILT MIRRORS appears on
the DIC display. Press the set/reset
button once to access the settings
for this feature. Then press the
customization button to scroll
through the following settings:
OFF (default):Neither outside
mirror will be tilted down when the
vehicle is shifted into R (Reverse).
DRIVER MIRROR:The driver’s
outside mirror will be tilted down
when the vehicle is shifted into
R (Reverse).PASSENGER MIRROR:The
passenger’s outside mirror will be
tilted down when the vehicle is
shifted into R (Reverse).
BOTH MIRRORS:The driver’s and
passenger’s outside mirrors will
be tilted down when the vehicle
is shifted into R (Reverse).
NO CHANGE:No change will be
made to this feature. The current
setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the
set/reset button while the desired
setting is displayed on the DIC.
EASY EXIT SEAT
If your vehicle has this feature, it
allows you to select your preference
for the automatic easy exit seat
feature. SeeMemory Seat and
Mirrors on page 1-6for more
information.
Press the customization button until
EASY EXIT SEAT appears on
the DIC display. Press the set/reset
button once to access the settingsfor this feature. Then press the
customization button to scroll
through the following settings:
OFF (default):No automatic seat
exit recall will occur.
ON:The driver’s seat will move
back when the key is removed from
the ignition.
The automatic easy exit seat
movement will only occur one time
after the key is removed from the
ignition. If the automatic movement
has already occurred, and you put
the key back in the ignition and
remove it again, the seat will stay in
the original exit position, unless a
memory recall took place prior to
removing the key again.
NO CHANGE:No change will be
made to this feature. The current
setting will remain.
To select a setting, press the
set/reset button while the desired
setting is displayed on the DIC.
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