2012 INFINITI M remove seats

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Seat lifter:
Push the front or rear end of the switch up
or down to adjust the angle of the front
portion or height of the seat.
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Lumbar support (if so equipped):
The lumbar support feature provides lower
back support to the driver.
Push the front
*1or back*2end of the
switch to adjust the seatback lumbar area.
HEAD RESTRAINTS
WARNING
Head restraints supplement the other vehi-
cle safety systems. They may provide addi-
tional protection against injury in certain
rear end collisions. Adjust the head re- straints properly, as specified in this sec-
tion. Check the adjustment after someone
else uses the seat. Do not attach anything
to the head restraint stalks or remove the
head restraint. Do not use the seat if the
head restraint has been removed. If the
head restraint was removed, reinstall and
properly adjust the head restraint before an
occupant uses the seating position. Failure
to follow these instructions can reduce the
effectiveness of the head restraints. This
may increase the risk of serious injury or
death in a collision.

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To raise the head restraint, pull it up.
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To lower, push and hold the lock knob and
push the head restraint down.
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Removal
Use the following procedure to remove the
adjustable head restraints.
1. Pull the head restraint up to the highest
position.
2. Push and hold the lock knob.
3. Remove the head restraint from the seat.
4. Store the head restraint properly in a secure place so it is not loose in the
vehicle.
Reinstall and properly adjust the head
restraint before an occupant uses the

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certain rear-end collisions. After the colli-
sion, the head restraints return to their
original positions.
Adjust the Active Head Restraints properly
as described earlier in this section.
ADJUSTABLE HEADRESTS
WARNING
The adjustable headrests supplement the
other vehicle safety systems. They may
provide additional protection against injury
in certain rear end collisions. Adjust the
headrest properly, as specified in this
section. Check the adjustment after some-
one else uses the seat. Do not attach
anything to the adjustable headrest stalks
or remove the adjustable headrest. Do not
use the seat if the adjustable headrest has
been removed. If the adjustable headrest
was removed, reinstall and properly adjust
the headrest before an occupant uses the
seating position. Failure to follow these
instructions can reduce the effectiveness of
the adjustable headrests. This may increase
the risk of serious injury or death in a
collision.
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The illustration shows the seating posi-
tions equipped with adjustable headrests.
Indicates the seating position is
equipped with an adjustable headrest.
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Components
1. Adjustable headrest
2. Adjustment notches
3. Lock knob
4. Stalks

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Removal
Use the following procedure to remove the
adjustable headrests.
1. Pull the headrest up to the highest
position.
2. Push and hold the lock knob.
3. Remove the headrest from the seat.
4. Store the headrest properly in a secure place so it is not loose in the vehicle.
5. Install and properly adjust the headrest before an occupant uses the seating
position.
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Install
1. Align the headrest stalks with the holesin the seat. Make sure that the head-
rest is facing the correct direction. The
stalk with the adjustment notches
*1
must be installed in the hole with the
lock knob
*2.
2. Push and hold the lock knob and push the headrest down.
3. Properly adjust the headrest before an occupant uses the seating position.
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ARMREST
Rear armrest
Pull the armrest forward until it is hor-
izontal.

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Trunk pass-through
The rear center seatback can be folded to
allow trunk access from inside of the
vehicle.
To access the trunk, pull down the rear
center armrest and pull out the trunk pass-
through lid
*1.
To lock the lid, use the mechanical key and
turn it to the LOCK position
*2. To unlock,
turn the mechanical key to the UNLOCK
position
*3. For the mechanical key usage,
see “Keys ”in the “3. Pre-driving checks
and adjustments ”section.
Make sure that the mechanical key is removed from the trunk pass-through lid
key cylinder before opening or closing the
lid. Otherwise the lid and the rear armrest
may be damaged.
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Rear-facing web-mounted—step 2
2. Secure the child restraint anchor at-
tachments to the LATCH lower anchors.
Check to make sure the LATCH attach-
ment is properly attached to the lower
anchors.
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Rear-facing rigid-mounted —step 2
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Rear-facing —step 3
3. For child restraints that are equipped
with webbing-mounted attachments,
remove any additional slack from the
anchor attachments. Press downward
and rearward firmly in the center of the
child restraint with your hand to com-
press the vehicle seat cushion and
seatback while tightening the webbing
of the anchor attachments.
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Rear-facing —step 3
3. Pull the shoulder belt until the belt is
fully extended. At this time, the seat
belt retractor is in the Automatic Lock-
ing Retractor (ALR) mode (child restraint
mode). It reverts to the Emergency
Locking Retractor (ELR) mode when
the seat belt is fully retracted.
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Rear-facing —step 4
4. Allow the seat belt to retract. Pull up on
the shoulder belt to remove any slack
in the belt.
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Rear-facing —step 5
5. Remove any additional slack from the
seat belt; press downward and rear-
ward firmly in the center of the child
restraint to compress the vehicle seat
cushion and seatback while pulling up
on the seat belt.

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Rear-facing—step 6
6. After attaching the child restraint, test
it before you place the child in it. Push
it from side to side while holding the
child restraint near the seat belt path.
The child restraint should not move
more than 1 inch (25 mm), from side to
side. Try to tug it forward and check to
see if the belt holds the restraint in
place. If the restraint is not secure,
tighten the seat belt as necessary, or
put the restraint in another seat and
test it again. You may need to try a
different child restraint. Not all child
restraints fit in all types of vehicles. 7. Check to make sure that the child
restraint is properly secured prior to
each use. If the seat belt is not locked,
repeat steps 1 through 6.
After the child restraint is removed and the
seat belt fully retracted, the ALR mode
(child restraint mode) is canceled.
FORWARD-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT
INSTALLATION USING LATCH
Refer to all Warnings and Cautions in the
“ Child safety ”and “Child restraints” sec-
tions before installing a child restraint.
Follow these steps to install a forward-
facing child restraint using the LATCH
system:
1. Position the child restraint on the seat. Always follow the child restraint man-
ufacturer ’s instructions.
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Forward-facing web-mounted —step 2
2. Secure the child restraint anchor at-
tachments to the LATCH lower anchors.
Check to make sure the LATCH attach-
ment is properly attached to the lower
anchors.
If the child restraint is equipped with a
top tether strap, route the top tether
strap and secure the tether strap to the
tether anchor point. See “Installing top
tether strap ”later in this section. Do
not install child restraints that require
the use of a top tether strap in seating
positions that do not have a top tether
anchor.
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