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Head Restraints The front seats have adjustable head restraints in the
outboard seating positions.
{ CAUTION: With head restraints that are not installed and
adjusted properly, there is a greater chance that
occupants will suffer a neck/spinal injury in a
crash. Do not drive until the head restraints for all
occupants are installed and adjusted properly.
Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint
is at the same height as the top of the occupant's head.
This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a
crash.
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Front Seats Power Seats
Driver Seat with Power Seat Control, Power Recline,
and Power Lumbar shown The power seat controls are located on the outboard
side of the front seats. .
Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the
control forward or rearward. .
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. .
Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the entire
control up or down.
The power reclining seatback control is located behind
the power seat control on the outboard side of the
seats. See Power Reclining Seatbacks on page 2 ‑ 8 .
Your vehicle has a memory function which allows seat
settings to be saved and recalled. See Memory
Features on page 2 ‑ 6 .
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Power Lumbar
The controls used to operate the power lumbar feature
are located on the outboard side of the seats. .
To increase lumbar support, press and hold the
front of the control. .
To decrease lumbar support, press and hold the
rear of the control. .
To raise the height of the support, press and hold
the top of the control. .
To lower the height of the support, press and hold
the bottom of the control. Let go of the control when the lower seatback reaches
the desired level of support.
Your vehicle has a memory function which allows seat
settings to be saved and recalled. See Memory
Features on page 2 ‑ 6 for more information.
Keep in mind that as your seating position changes, as
it may during long trips, so should the position of your
lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed.
Heated and Cooled Seats If the front seats have the
heated and cooled seat
feature, the buttons used
to control this feature are
located on the climate
control panel.
{ (Cooled Seat): To cool the entire seat, press the
button with the cooled seat symbol.
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This symbol will appear on the climate control display to
indicate that the feature is on. Press the button to cycle
through the temperature settings of high, medium, and
low and to turn the cooled seat off. Indicator bars next
to the symbol designate the level of cooling selected:
three for high, two for medium, and one for low.
+ (Heated Seatback): To heat only the seatback,
press the button with the heated seatback symbol.
This symbol will appear on the climate control display to
indicate that the feature is on. Press the button to cycle
through the temperature settings of high, medium, and
low and to turn the heated seatback off. Indicator bars
next to the symbol designate the level of heat selected:
three for high, two for medium, and one for low.
z (Heated Seat and Seatback): To heat the entire
seat, press the button with the heated seat and
seatback symbol.
This symbol will appear on the climate control display to
indicate that the feature is on. Press the button to cycle
through the temperature settings of high, medium, and
low and to turn the heated seat off. Indicator bars next
to the symbol designate the level of heat selected: three
for high, two for medium, and one for low. The heated and cooled seats will be canceled after the
ignition is turned off. If you want to use the heated and
cooled seat feature after you restart your vehicle, you
will need to press the appropriate seat button again.
Memory Features Your vehicle has the memory package.
The controls for this
feature are located on
the driver's door, and are
used to program and
recall memory settings for
the driver's seat, outside
mirrors, steering wheel
position, and the
adjustable throttle and
brake pedal feature,
if your vehicle has it.
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Easy Exit Seat The control for this feature is located on the driver ’ s
door 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 ’ s seat will move back
approximately 8 cm (3 in). To move the seat back
further, press the exit button again until the seat is all
the way 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 ” under DIC Vehicle Customization
on page 4 ‑ 58 for more information.
Further programming for the memory seat feature can
be done using the DIC. You can select the automatic
easy exit seat feature or the remote memory seat recall
feature.
For programming information, see DIC Vehicle
Customization on page 4 ‑ 58 . Power Reclining Seatbacks
Driver's Seat with Power Seat Control, Power
Recline, and Power Lumbar shown
The controls for the power reclining seatback are
located on the outboard side of the front seats behind
the power seat control. .
To recline the seatback, tilt the top of the control
rearward. .
To bring the seatback forward, tilt the top of the
control forward.
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Rear Seats Heated Seats
Driver's Side RSA Heated
Seat Button Only shown The rear outboard seats
have the heated seat
feature. The buttons used
to control this feature are
located on the Rear Seat
Audio (RSA) panel.
M (Heated Seat): To heat the seat cushion, press the
button with the heated seat symbol.
A heated seat symbol will be shown in the RSA display
to indicate that the feature is on. Press the button to
cycle through the temperature settings of high, medium,
and low, and to turn it off. Indicator bars next to the
symbol will designate the level of heat selected: three
for high, two for medium, and one for low. The heated seats will be canceled ten seconds after the
ignition is turned off. If the vehicle is restarted, the
heated seat button will need to be pressed again to
restart the feature.
60/40 Split Bench Seat If your vehicle has a 60/40 split bench, the seat(s) can
be folded for additional cargo space or folded and
tumbled for easy entry and exit to the third row seats,
if your vehicle has them. These seats will have either
the manual fold and tumble feature or the automatic
seat release fold and tumble feature.
Manual Fold and Tumble Feature Folding and Tumbling the Seat(s) To fold and tumble the seat:
1. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front of,
or on the seat.
Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts still
fastened may cause damage to the seat or the
safety belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts and
return them to their normal stowed position before
folding a rear seat.
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3. Lift the same lever
again to release the
rear of the seat from
the floor. The seat will
tumble forward.
Folding and Tumbling the Seat(s) from the
Third Row Seats
{ WARNING: Using the third row seating position while the
second row is folded, or folded and tumbled, could
cause injury in a sudden stop or crash. Be sure to
return the seat to the passenger seating position.
Push and pull on the seat to make sure it is
locked into place.
To fold and tumble the seat from the third rows, if your
vehicle has them:
1. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front of,
or on the seat.
Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts still
fastened may cause damage to the seat or the
safety belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts and
return them to their normal stowed position before
folding a rear seat.
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Folding and Tumbling the Second Row
Seat(s) from the Third Row Seats or
Outside
{ WARNING: Using the third row seating position while the
second row is folded, or folded and tumbled, could
cause injury in a sudden stop or crash. Be sure to
return the seat to the passenger seating position.
Push and pull on the seat to make sure it is
locked into place.
To fold and tumble the seat from the third row seats,
if your vehicle has them:
1. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front of,
or on the seat.
Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts still
fastened may cause damage to the seat or the
safety belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts and
return them to their normal stowed position before
folding a rear seat. Driver's Side Rear Panel
Button shown 2. Press the automatic
seat release button
located on the panel
behind the rear doors.
One press of the button automatically folds the
seatback flat and tumbles the seat forward. There
will be a slight delay between the folding of the
seatback and the tumbling of the seat.
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