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2Making a flat seat
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The entire interior of the vehicle may be used for sleeping
accommodations by removing the head restraints and fully
reclining all the seats when the vehicle is stopped.
WA R N I N G
!
Never drive with passengers or cargo on the flat
seat. This is extremely dangerous and can cause
severe or fatal injury or death in an accident or if
heavy braking is required.CAUTION
!
Adjust the seats only when the vehicle is stopped in a
safe place.
Seat should be adjusted only by adults to avoid acci-
dents.
When sliding the seats, be careful not to catch your
hand or leg.
Do not walk around on top of the seats after they
have been laid flat because the footing is uneven. It
is safest to move about on your hands and knees.
To ensure the seats are locked securely, attempt to
move them back and forth.
Do not jump on or drop heavy objects on the seat-
backs.
To raise the seatback, firmly place your hand on the
seatback, pull the seatback lock knob up, and raise
the seatback slowly. (Refer to “To adjust the seat-
back” on page 2-8 and page 2-13.) Do not let chil-
dren adjust the seatback.CAUTION
!
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2. Grasp the latch plate and slide it up the webbing so that it
easily pulls across your body. 3. Pull the seat belt out slowly while holding the latch plate.
Push the latch plate into the buckle until you hear a
“click”. Pull up on the belt to be sure the latch plate is
locked securely in the buckle.
NOTE
If the seat belt locks up and cannot be pulled out, pull it
once with force and let it retract all the way.
Then, pull the belt out slowly once again.
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Driver’s seat belt reminder/warning light and
display
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Warning light
Warning display type 1
Warning display type 2
A tone and warning light are used to remind the driver to fasten
the seat belt.
If the ignition switch is set to the “ON” position without the
driver’s seat belt being fastened, a warning light will come on
and a tone will sound for approximately 6 seconds to remind
you to fasten your seat belt.
If you then drive with the seat belt unfastened for longer than a
minute from when the ignition switch was turned on, the warn-
ing light will come on and blink repeatedly and the tone will
sound intermittently.
The warning light and the tone will stop after approximately 90
seconds.If you then repeatedly stop and start your vehicle with the seat
belt unfastened, the warning light/display and tone will remind
you to fasten your seat belt every time the vehicle starts mov-
ing. You will also be reminded to fasten your seat belt in this
way when you remove your seat belt while driving. The warn-
ing light and the tone go off when the seat belt is fastened.
NOTE
At the same time, “FASTEN SEAT BELT” will be dis-
played on the information screen in the multi-information
display.
WA R N I N G
!
In order to reduce the risk of serious injury or death
in an accident, always fasten your own seat belt. Do
not allow anyone to ride in your vehicle unless he or
she is also seated and fastening a seat belt. Children
should additionally be restrained in a secure child
restraint system.
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Storing the second row and third row seat belts
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When a second row seat belt (except for the center seat belt) or
a third row seat belt is not in use, store it as shown in the illus-
tration.
WA R N I N G
!
Always adjust the shoulder belt anchor so that the
shoulder belt is positioned across the center of your
shoulder without touching your neck. The shoulder
belt should not be able to fall off your shoulder. Fail-
ure to follow this instruction can adversely affect
seat belt performance and increase the risk of seri-
ous injury or death in the event of an accident.
Adjust the shoulder belt anchor only when the vehi-
cle is not in motion.
Make sure the anchor is securely locked in position
after adjusting it.
A- Second row seat belt
B- Third row seat belt (Seating 7 passengers)
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WA R N I N G
!
FRONT-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT SYS-
TEMS should be used in the rear seat whenever pos-
sible. If one must be used in the front passenger seat,
move the seat to the most rearward position and
make sure the child stays in the child restraint sys-
tem, properly restrained. Failure to follow these
instructions could result in serious injury or death to
the child.
WA R N I N G
!
It is important to use an approved rear-facing infant
restraint until the infant is one year old (unless the
infant outgrows the seat sooner). This allows the
infant’s neck and spine to develop enough to support
the weight of their head in the event of an accident.
When installing a child restraint system, follow the
instructions provided by the manufacturer and fol-
low the directions in this manual. Failure to do so
can result in serious injury or death to your child in
an accident or sudden stop.
After installation, push and pull the child restraint
system back and forth, and side to side, to see that it
is firmly secured. If the child restraint system is not
installed securely, it may cause injury to the child or
other occupants in the event of an accident or sud-
den stop.
When not in use, keep your child restraint system
secured with the seat belt, or remove it from the
vehicle, in order to prevent it from being thrown
around inside the vehicle during an accident.
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NOTE
Before purchasing a child restraint system, try installing it
in the rear seat to make sure there is a good fit. Because of
the location of the seat belt buckles and the shape of the
seat cushion, it may be difficult to securely install some
manufacturer’s child restraint systems.
If the child restraint system can be pulled forward or to
either side easily on the seat cushion after the seat belt has
been tightened, choose another manufacturer’s child
restraint system.
Depending on the seating position in the vehicle and the
child restraint system that you have, the child restraint
system can be attached using one of the following 2 meth-
ods:
Attach to the lower anchorage in the second row seat
ONLY if the child restraint system is compatible with
the LATCH system (See page 2-52).
Attach to the seat belt (See page 2-56).
Installing a child restraint system using the
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for chil-
dren) system
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Lower anchor locationsThe outboard seating positions in the second row seat of your
vehicle are equipped with lower anchors for attaching child
restraint systems compatible with the LATCH system.NOTE
The symbols on the seatback show the location of the
lower anchor points.
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Tether anchor locations
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Your vehicle has 3 attachment points on the backside of the
second row seats. These are for securing a child restraint sys-
tem tether strap to each of the 3 rear seating positions in your
vehicle.
Examples of child restraint systems compatible with the
LATCH system
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A- Rear-facing child restraint system
B- Front-facing child restraint system
C- Child restraint system lower anchor connectors
D- Tether strap
(These are only examples.)
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Using the LATCH system
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1. In order to securely fasten the tether strap, remove the
head restraint from the location where you wish to install
the child restraint system.2. Push the anchor connectors on the child restraint system
(A) into the slits (B) in accordance with the instructions
provided by the child restraint system manufacturer.
Remember, the lower anchors (E) provided with your
vehicle are designed to secure suitable child restraint sys-
tems compatible with the LATCH system in the outboard
positions of the second row seats only. The anchor con-
nectors are NOT designed to secure a suitable child
restraint system in the center position of the second row
seat.
A- Connector
B- Slit
C- Vehicle seatback
D- Vehicle seat cushion
E- Lower anchor
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