@ Booklet 2.1 Safety first
Unfastening safety belts
Unbu ckl e th e sa fety belt with the re d re lease button only after the vehicle has
sto pped.
Fi g. 19 Releasi ng the tong ue from the buckle
Push th e re d release button on th e
buckl e
19 . Th e belt to ngue will spring
o ut of th e
Let the be lt w ind u p on the re trac to r as
y ou g uid e t he belt ton gue to its stowed po
s itio n.
WARNING
Neve r unfa sten safe ty belt whi le th e vehicle is
m ov ing. Doing so will in crea se you r ris k of
b ein g injur ed or k illed. _,.
Applies to with manual safety belt height adjustment
Adjusting safety belt heigh t
Use th e saf ety b elt height adju stm ent to ch ange belt po sition 0 11 th e should er.
F ig. 2 0 Location of manua l belt height adjust er
The safety belt heig h t adju stm ent fo r th e
fro nt seating posit io ns can be used to
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just th e he ight or t he shoulde r portion of
th e s afety belt so that it is po sit ione d cor
r ec tly.
Pu sh th e uppe r attachment up and hold
it in th is po siti on.
Slid e th e belt an d th e uppe r attachment
up or dow n unt il it i s po sition ed over the
ce nter of th e shou lder
2 0.
P ull th e belt to mak e sure th at the upper
auac hment i s correct ly e ngage d.
WARNING
A lways read and hee d all WARN INGS and
o th er important l7.
Alphabetical index
A
Acoustic sig nal 14
Ac tivatin g th e sw itchabl e locking featu re 62
A ddress of NHTSA 1 2
Adjusting safety belt height 24
Adva nced Airb ag Sys tem 3 1
A irb ag dep loymen t zo ne 37
Ho w the compo nen ts wo rk toge th er 35
Adva nced A irbag Sys te m compon ent s 34
Adva nced front airbag syste m 32
A irbag dep loy me nt zone 37
A irba g syste m 27
C ar e 42
Co mpone nts (fro nt airbag s) 34
Co mpone nts (s id e a ir bags) 44
Co mpon en ts (s ide curta in
c hi ld sea t o n t he front
passenger seat 29
Disposal 42
F ro nt airbags 31
Ho w it wo rks? 46, 49
How m any a irbags does my ve hicle
ha ve? 34,
49
Importance of sittin g properly 27
I mportance of wearing safety be lts 27
I mportant thing s
know 27
Indicator light 39
Mo nitor in g 39
PASSENGER
BAG OFF li ght 39
Repai rs 42
S ide airbags 44
W hen mu st the sys te m b e inspected? 39
W here are my a irba gs located? 31, 44, 48
Auto Safety Hotli ne 12
A ut omatic belt r etr ac tor 19
B
Before driv in g 3
Belt p rete nsio ner
D is p osal 26
Service 26
Booster seats 59
Booklet 2 .1 Saf ety first
T et her an chor s 65
Tether strap 65
C onve rtibl e child seats 57
Curtain a irbags 48
C ustome r CARE Ce nter 27
D
Danger offitting a child seat o n the front pas
se nge r sea t 29
D eact iva ting th e swit c hab le lo cking
f ea tur e 63
Dis ta n ce between drive r and steer ing
whee l 4
Dr iver
See Sea ting p osition
Driving safety 3
Dr iv in g w ith childr en 51
E
Examples of imp roper sea ting positions 8
Ext end er for th e s afe ty belts 22
F
Faste nin g
B oos ter sea ts 59
Conve rtible c hild sea ts 57
Infant seats 56
Safety belt extende r 23
Safety belt s 19
Flo or mats 9
Alphabetical inde x 71
Safet y belts 13, 19
Ex tende r 22
H ow can I adjust the height of m y safe ty
b elt ? 24
I - l ow d o you put on yo ur safe ty belt
cor re ctly? 19
Im properl y wo rn 25
In sta lli ng child res traint 60
No t wo rn 1 6
Safety be lt po sit io n 20
Safety i nstru cti ons 17
S pec ial co nsid erations for pregnan t
wo men 21
Sw itchab le locki ng feat ure 62
safet y belt s 24
Warn ing light l4
Wha t hap pens to occupa nts not wea ring
sa fe ty belts? 16
Why a ssum e th e corr ect sea ting
p osi tion ? 27
Why safety be lts protect? 17
Why wear safety belt s? 15, 27
Sa fe ty be lts pro tec t 17
Safe ty e quip ment 2
Safe ty in stru ctions
Be lt pre ten sioner s 26
C hil d res traint on th e fro nt sea t 29
C hild seats 54
Lo ad ing the luggage comp artm ent 10
Mo nitoring t he Advanced Air bag
Sys tem 41
Prop er se ating posit io n fo r pa sse ngers in
r ea r sea ts 6
Proper seating positio n for t he dri ve r
Prop er se ating posit ion for th e fron t
p ass en ge r 5
Sa fe ty belt exte nder 22
S af ety b elts 17
S ide a irbags 46
S id e C urtain Protectio n
airbags 50
Sea t marki ngs 67
Sea ting capac ity 13
S eatin g po sit ion
Di stance betw een driver an d stee rin g
w hee l 4
D riv er 4
Fro nt passe nger 5
Im prope r se ating posit io ns 8
Occ upa nts 4
R ea r pa sse ngers 6
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Sea ts
N umber of seats 13
S id e a irb ags 44
Description 44
H ow they wo rk? 46
Sa fety instruction s 46
S id e C urtain Prot ectio nT M a irbag s
Desc ription 48
Ho w they wo rk ? 49
Sa fe ty in stru cti ons 50
S teer ing w hee l
Di sta nce to th e dri ve r 4
Stow ing lug gage in the lugg age
c ompartm ent 1 0
Sw itchabl e lo ck in g fea ture
Act iv ating 62
Deactivating 63
T
Tether an ch or s 65
T ether stra p 65
T ie-dow ns 11
T orn or frayed safety belt s 17
T runk
IQ
u
Unfa ste ni ng
Safe ty be lts 24
U phol stery
Pre ssur e ma rks 67
V
Ve ntil ati on slo ts
w
Warn ing lig ht s
PA SSENGE R AIR BAG OF F 39
Safety belts 14
Wha t happe ns if yo u do no t wea r yo ur safe ty
b elt ? 16
W hat happ ens if yo u w ear your safe ty heir to o
l oose '? 20
What happen s to occupants not wea rin g
sa fe ty be lts? 16
W hat im pairs dri ving safe ty ? 3
Alphabetical inde x 73
Booklet 3.1 Contro ls and Equipment
can adjust the head restraints by mouing them and down.
Fig. 39 Adjusting and removing the head restraints
Adjusting the height
- Hold the sid e o f the head restraint.
- Push the head res traint up or down.
C orr ect setting
58 .
- Make sur e that it en gages securely in
position.
- If yo u wish to push the head restraint
r ight down, you must push and hold
button =£lg.
39 on the side of the head
r e straint.
R em oving the head restraint
-Push the head restraint up as far as it
will go.
- Press the re lea se button . Depending o n
yo ur mod el th e re lease button may be lo
cated either on the sid e of the head re
straint
or the base of the meta l gu ides
- With out releasing the button, pull ou t
the head restra int.
Removing the rear head restraints
-Push the head re straint up as far as it
will go .
Fig. 40 Adjusting and removing the rear head re
straints
- Press and hold bu tton =£lg. 40
- A t the sam e time, press the screwdrive r
from the ve hicl e tool kit i nto slot =£l g. 40
pu ll out the head res traint.
Installing th e head re straint
- In se rt the head rest raint into the gu ides
on the rear backr est.
- Push down the hea d restraint. To push
the fro nt head re straint down, you must
pus h and hold butto n
39 on th e
s ide of the head rest raint.
- Ad just the hea d re straint for the person
u sing th e seat.
cen te r r ear h ead restraint was developed
on ly for the center position on the rear seat. Do
n ot install th e hea d res traint in oth er pos ition s.
WARNING
Driving w ithout h ead restraint s or w ith im
properly adjusted head restra int s in crease s
th e risk of serio us injuri es in
a in
"C orr ect adju stm ent of head res trai nts" on
58.
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Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
WARNING (continued)
• If th e center head restraint does not your sea te d hei ght when fully extended, move
t o ano ther seati ng po sition to redu ce the risk
of injury in a collision
Adjusting the seat forward and
backward
- Pu ll the leve r an d m ove th e sea t for ward
or ba ckw ard .
He le ase t he le ve r and sli ght ly m ove
t h e se at until it la tc h es into pla c e .
Adjusting the lumbar support
Take y our weig ht off the bac kre st and
turn th e handwh eel
to ad just th e
lu mba r su pport.
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Adjusting the backrest angle
Take your weigh t off the b ackres t and
turn the handwh eel
Adjusting the seat height
"Pump " th e or do wn to rai se
or lowe r th e sea t.
Drivers or passenger s w ho are unbelted , out of
position or too clo se to the airbag ca n be ser i
o usly i njur ed or kil led b y an airb ag as it un
fo ld s .
WARNING
N ever adjust the sea ts whi le the vehicl e is
m ovin g. Yo ur seat may mo ve une xpe cted ly
and you cou ld lose co ntrol o f the ve hicle.
• Never drive with the backre st reclined or
lilted far back! The farther the ba ckr ests are
tilted back, the g reat er the risk of injur y due to
in corr ect po siti on in g of the safet y belt and im
prop er seatin g po siti on
Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
Applies to w ith elect rically odjus toble front seals
Electrically ad justable driver and front passenger seats (power seats)
The switches look like a seat viewed from the s ide. The seat cushion and back rest
follow the mot ions of the respective switches.
Fi g. 43 Contro ls for elec tric seal adjustment
Move the co rres ponding switch =£lg . 43
to ad just the fronr seat to suit your size
Adjust ing th e height and for
wa rd/ba ckward position of sea t
c u shi on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting backre st angle . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting lumbar support. The cu r
vatu re of the cu shi oned a re a is de
term in ed b y th e se tting s made in
the lum bar region. This supports
the natu ral c ur vature of the sp ine
very effe ctive ly .......... ...... .
WARNING
63
Dri vers or pa ssenge rs w ho are unb elted , out of
p os ition or t oo close to the airbag can b e se ri
o usly injur ed or killed b y an airbag as it un
in "W hy is sca t adju stm ent so im
po rtant? " on page 57.
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WARNING
Neve r adjust the seats while the vehicl e is
m oving. You r sea t ma y mo ve un expecte dly
and you could lose control of th e ve hicle.
• Never drive with the ba ckrest r eclined or
tilt ed far back! T he farther the bac kre sts arc
t ilt ed ba ck , the grea te r the ri sk of inju ry due to
incorrec t po sitionin g of the sa fety belt and im
proper seating po sitio n.
• The scats in your vehicle can be electri cally
ad juste d eve n with the ig nit ion ke y removed.
Neve r leave unattend ed childr en in th e ve
hi cle becau se the unsupe rvised use of the
electric scat adju stm ent s ca n result in serious
p erso nal injury.
Booklet 3 .1 Controls a nd Equipment
Applies to vehicles: with electrico lly ad jus table seats
Adjust ing front seat
The switc hes Look Like a seat viewed from side. The seat cus hion and backrest
follow the motions of the res pect ive switches.
Fig. 44 Use the sw itch to adjus t the sea t ba ckw ar d
and forw ard and also ad jus t the sea t cush io n fo r
height and tilt
Adjusting the seat back ward and for
ward and th e se at cushion for height
and tilt
- Move th e switc h in th e direction of the
arrow
44 toto adj ust th e front seat
e ither forwa rd or
- Move th e sw itch in th e dir ect io n of the
arrow
or to adjus t th e heig ht of th e
sca t cu shi on at the front or rear. At the
sa me time, move the switch in the direc
t io n of the
and to adjust th e
h eig ht of th e sea t.
Adjusting the backrest
-Move the switch 45 in the di
r ec tion of th e arrow
to rec lin e the back
r es t furth er.
- Move the sw itch in t he dir ec tion o f the
to ad ju st t he backre st to a mor e
up right posit ion.
F ig. 45 Switch@ adjus ts th e backres t a nd s witch adjus ts the lu mbar support
Lumbar support
-Pre ss on th e s urfa ce on sw itch
to in crease the curvature of the
lumbar cu sh io n area on the seat.
- Press on th e surfac e© on th e switch to
d ec rease th e curvat ure of the lumb ar
c u sh io n area on the seat.
- Press surface
on th e switc h to move
the lum bar su pport dow n.
- Press surfac e© on the switch to move
t h e lumbar su pport up.
• Switch 44 adj usts th e heigh t and for
ward/backwa rd pos ition of the sea t cu sh io n.
The ang le a nd h eig h t of th e seat c ushi on ca n be
a dju s1e d.
• Switch
45 @ adjusts the backre st ang le .
• Swit c h @ is for up/down and in/out adjus t
m ent of the lum bar su ppo rt. The cur va tur e of
the cu sh ioned area is dete rmin ed by the se ttings
made in the lu mbar r egio n. T his support s the
natural curv atu re of th e sp ine ve ry effec tively.
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WARNING
• Never adjust the driver or front passenger
seat while the vehicle is in motion. While ad
ju stin g your seat, you could adjust your seat to
an incorrect sitting position. Adjust your seat
before driving
or when th e vehicle is not
moving.
• The elect rical front seat adju stment also
work s with the ignition off. Therefore, chil
dren sh ould never be lef t unattended in the
vehicle -ther e is a risk of injury!
• Exercise caut ion when adjustin g the seat
height or fonvard/backward position. Care
l ess use of the front seat adjustment co ntrols
can cause injuri es.
WARNING (continued)
• To reduce the risk of personal injury in an
accident, front seat passenge rs must never
ride in a moving vehicle w ith the seat back re
clined. Safet y belt s offer prote ction only when
th e seatback is upright and belt s are properl y
po sition ed on the bod y. The more Lheseatback
i s re clined, the greate r th e risk of personal in
ju ry from an out of position safety belt.
avoid damaging the e lec trical co mp onen ts of
th e front seat, do not knee l on the sea t or apply
dir ect pressure at a sing le po int to the seat
cu shi on a nd
Applies to vehicles: wilh electrically adjustable fronts seat and memory buttons
Memory for driver 's s eat
Use memory buttons on dri ver seat to sto re to three diffe rent positions
for
seat.
••••
F ig. 46 Memory buttons on the front seot: to sove
the setlings, first press the SET butlon and then one
of the memory butlons , l, 2 or 3 .
Storing settings for driving forward
-Sw itch on the igniti on. Do not en gage
Rever se gear.
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-Press the =*i g. 46
bri efly whil e the key is s till in the ignition .
T hi s ca n be don e on the driver side only
whe n th e ve hicle is
moving.
- lfyou w ish to reca ll the memor y set
t ings whe n the vehicle is moving, hold
dow n the memory button until the sa ve d
p osit ion is reac hed .
The m em ory butt ons ca n sto re th e sea t positions th e fron t d river