2011 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT lock

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2 Seats and restraint systems
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Your vehicle has seat belts and other features that help protect
you and your passengers in an accident.
Seat belts are the most important safety device. When worn
properly, seat belts can reduce the chance of serious injury or
death in various types of crashes. For added protection during a
severe frontal collision, your vehicle has a Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS) with airbags for the driver and passen-
gers. The seats, head restraints, and door locks also are safety
equipment, which must be used correctly.
Always check the following before you drive:

That everyone in your vehicle is properly wearing their
seat belt.

That infants and small children are properly secured in
appropriate child restraint systems in the rear seat.

That all doors are fully closed and locked.

That seatbacks are upright, with head restraints properly
adjusted.
Safety equipment cannot prevent injury or death in all motor
vehicle accidents. You can help reduce the risk of injury or
death, however, by following the instructions in this manual.
Front seats
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Position the driver’s seat as far back as possible while main-
taining a position that still enables you to fully apply the ped-
als, easily control the steering wheel and safely operate the
vehicle.
Power seat adjustment Manual seat adjustment
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WA R N I N G
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Do not attempt to adjust the seat while driving. This
can cause loss of vehicle control and result in an
accident.
After adjusting the seat, make sure that it is securely
locked into position.
To reduce the risk to the driver of serious injury or
death during deployment of the driver’s airbag,
always properly wear the seat belt and adjust the
driver’s seat as far back as possible while maintain-
ing a position that still enables you to fully apply the
pedals, easily control the steering wheel, and safely
operate the vehicle.
To reduce the risk to the front passenger of serious
injury or death during deployment of the passen-
ger’s airbag, always properly wear the seat belt and
adjust the front passenger’s seat as far back as pos-
sible.
Always place children 12 years old and under in the
rear seat and use appropriate child restraint sys-
tems.
CAUTION
!
Make sure that the seat is adjusted by an adult. If it
is adjusted by a child, an unexpected accident might
occur.
Do not place a cushion or the like between your back
and the seatback while driving. The effectiveness of
the head restraints will be reduced in the event of an
accident.
When sliding the seats, be careful not to catch your
hand or leg.
When sliding or reclining the seat rearward, pay
careful attention to the rear seat passengers.
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To adjust the seat forward or backward
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Manual seat adjustmentPull the seat adjusting lever up and slide the seat forward or
backward to the desired position. Release the adjusting lever to
lock the seat in place.
Power seat adjustmentOperate the switch forward or backward to move the seat to the
desired position. Release the switch to lock the seat in place.NOTE
To prevent the battery from going dead, operate the power
seat with the engine running.
WA R N I N G
!
To make sure that the seat is securely locked, try to
move it forward or backward without using the
adjusting lever.
1- Forward (toward the front of the vehicle)
2- Backward (toward the rear of the vehicle)
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To adjust the seatbacks
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Manual seat adjustmentTo adjust the seatback, lean forward slightly, gently pull the
seatback lock lever up, then lean backward to a comfortable
position and release the lever. The seatback will lock in place.
Power seat adjustmentOperate the switch in the direction of the arrows to adjust the
seatback.NOTE
To prevent the battery from going dead, operate the power
seat with the engine running.
CAUTION
!
The reclining mechanism used in the seatback is
spring loaded, and will cause the seatback to return
quickly to the vertical position when the lock lever is
operated. When pulling the lever, sit close to the
seatback or hold the seatback with your hand to
control its return motion.
1- Move forward
2- Move backward
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Adjustment of the head restraint heightTo reduce the risk of injury in an accident, adjust the head
restraint height so that the center of the restraint is at your eye
level when seated. Any person too tall for the restraint to reach
their eye level when seated should raise the restraint to the
highest locked position.

To raise the restraint, pull it straight up.

To lower the restraint, push down on it while pressing the
lock knob (A) in the direction shown by the arrow.

After adjusting the height, push down on the restraint to
make sure it is locked in position.
To r e m o v ePress the lock knob (A) in the direction shown by the arrows.
Then pull the head restraint up and out of the seatback.To installFirst check that the head restraint is facing in the right direction
as shown in the previous illustration, and then insert it into the
seatback. Push the head restraint down while pressing the lock
knob (A) until the restraint locks into place.
WA R N I N G
!
To help minimize the risk of neck injury in the event
of an accident, the head restraints must be properly
installed and positioned to proper height before
vehicle operation.
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CAUTION
!
Check that the lock knob (A) is extended out as
shown in the illustration. Then pull the head
restraint up to make sure that it is locked in place
and will not come out of the seatback.
CAUTION
!
The shape and size of the head restraint differs
according to the seat. Always use the correct head
restraint provided for the seat and do not install the
head restraint in the wrong direction.
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Folding the rear seatbacks forward
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The passenger and luggage compartments can be joined by
folding the seatback forward. This is useful for carrying long
objects.
The seatbacks can be folded with the rear seat release button.NOTE
You can separately fold the right and left side of the seat-
back.To fold the seatbacksPush the rear seat release button (A) to fold the seatback for-
ward.
The rear outboard seat belt can be separated from the seat belt
guide (B) to help prevent damage to the seat belt while the
seatback is folded.
To return the seatbacks1. If the outboard seat belt has been separated from the seat
belt guide (B), insert it back into the seat belt guide.
2. Tilt the seatback up until it is locked properly in position.
Two seatback angles can be selected depending on return-
ing speed of the seatback. When the seatback is raised and
pushed backward slowly, the seatback angle will be set at
the more upright position.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.

To change the seatback angle, move the seatback forward
or backward while pressing the rear seat release button.
CAUTION
!
Before folding the driver’s side rear seatback,
detach the center seat belt from the detachable
anchor and retract the center seat belt all the way to
the rear trim to prevent damage to the seat belt
caused by an object in the luggage compartment.
For details, refer to page 2-23.
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3. Make sure the seatback is locked securely in place and the
seat belt is passed through the seat belt guide (B).4. If the center seat belt is stored in the rear trim, pull the seat
belt out and pass it through the seat belt guide (D) near the
center of the rear seat backs.
CAUTION
!
If the red part (C) on the back of the rear seat
release button can be seen, the seatback is not locked
firmly in place. Push and pull lightly on the seatback
to lock it firmly in place.
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