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Safety system of your vehicle
Headrest 
The  vehicle’s  front  and  rear  seats
have adjustable headrests. The head-
rests provide comfort for passengers,
but  more  impor tantly  they  are
designed  to  help  protect  passengers
from  whiplash  and  other  neck  and
spinal  injuries  during  an  accident,
especially in a rear impact collision.
To  prevent  damage, NEVER  hit  or
pull on the headrests.
NOTICE
When  there  is  no  occupant  in
the rear seats, adjust the height
of  the  headrest  to  the  lowest
position. The rear seat headrest
can  reduce  the  visibility  of  the
rear area.
CAUTION
To   r e d u c e   t h e   r i s k   o f   s e r i o u s
injury  or  death  in  an  accident,
take  the  following  precautions
when adjusting your headrests:
•Always  properly  adjust  the
headrests  for  all  passengers
BEFORE starting the vehicle.
•NEVER let anyone ride in a seat
with the headrest removed.
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Adjust  the  headrests  so  the
middle  of  the  headrests  is  at
the  same  height  as  the  height
of the top of the eyes.
•NEVER  adjust  the  headrest
position  of  the  driver’s  seat
when the vehicle is in motion.
•Adjust  the  headrest  as  close
to  the  passenger’s  head  as
possible. Do  not  use  a  seat
cushion  that  holds  the  body
away from the seatback.
•Make  sure  the  headrest  locks
into position after adjusting it.
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Safety system of your vehicle
2
Booster seats 
A booster seat is a restraint designed
to improve the fit of the vehicle’s seat
belt  system. A  booster  seat  positions
the  seat  belt  so  that  it  fits  properly
over  the  stronger  par ts  of  your  child’s
body. Keep  your  children  in  booster
seats until they are big enough to fit in
a seat belt properly.
For  a  seat  belt  to  fit  properly,  the  lap
belt  must  lie  snugly  across  the  upper
thighs, not the stomach. The shoulder
belt should lie snug across the shoul-
der and chest and not across the neck
or  face. Children  under  age  13  must
always ride in the rear seats and must
always be properly restrained to mini-
mize  the  risk  of  injury  in  an  accident,
sudden stop or sudden maneuver.
Installing a Child Restraint
System (CRS)
After selecting a proper child restraint
and  checking  that  the  child  restraint
fits properly in the rear of this vehicle,
you  are  ready  to  install  the  child
restraint  according  to  the  manufac-
turer’s  instruction. There  are  three
general  steps  in  installing  the  seat
properly:
•Properly secure the child restraint
to  the  vehicle.All  child  restraints
must  be  secured  to  the  vehicle  with
the lap belt or lap part of a lap/shoul-
der  belt  or  with  the  ISOFIX  top-teth-
er  anchorage  and/or  ISOFIX  lower
anchorage (if equipped).
•Make  sure  the  child  restraint  is
firmly  secured.After  installing  a
child  restraint  to  the  vehicle,  push
and pull the seat forward and from
side-to-side  to  verify  that  it  is
securely  attached  to  the  seat. A
child  restraint  secured  with  a  seat
belt should be installed as firmly as
possible. However,  some  side-to-
side movement can be expected.
Before  installing  your  child
restraint always:
•Read  and  follow  the  instruc-
tions  provided  by  the  manu-
facturer of the child restraint.
•Read  and  follow  the  instruc-
tions  regarding  child  restraint
systems in this manual.
Failure  to  follow  all  warnings
and instructions could increase
the risk of the SERIOUS INJURY
or DEATH if an accident occurs.
WARNING  
If  the  vehicle  headrest  prevents
proper  installation  of  a  child
seat, the headrest of the respec-
tive  seating  position  shall  be
readjusted or entirely removed.
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Maintenance
Interior care
Interior general precautions 
Prevent  chemicals  such  as  perfume,
cosmetic oil, sun cream, hand clean-
er  and  air  freshener  from  contacting
the  interior  parts  because  they  may
cause  damage  or  discoloration. If
they  do  contact  the  interior  parts,
wipe them off immediately.
See  the  instructions  that  follow  for
the proper way to clean vinyl.
Cleaning the upholstery and
interior trim 
Vinyl 
Remove  dust  and  loose  dirt  from
vinyl  with  a  whisk  broom  or  vacuum
cleaner. Clean  vinyl  surfaces  with  a
vinyl cleaner.
Fabric 
Remove dust and loose dirt from fab-
ric  with  a  whisk  broom  or  vacuum
cleaner. Clean with a mild soap solu-
tion  recommended  for  upholstery  or
carpets. Remove  fresh  spots  imme-
diately  with  a  fabric  spot  cleaner. If
fresh spots do not receive immediate
attention,  the  fabric  can  be  stained
and its color can be affected. Also, its
fire-resistant  properties  can  be
reduced if the material is not proper-
ly maintained.
Never  allow  water  or  other  liq-
uids  to  come  in  contact  with
electrical/electronic  compo-
nents  inside  the  vehicle  as  this
may damage them.
CAUTION
When cleaning leather products
(steering  wheel, seats  etc.), use
neutral  detergents  or  low  alco-
hol content solutions. If you use
high  alcohol  content  solutions
or  acid/alkaline  detergents, the
color of the leather may fade or
the  surface  may  get  stripped
off.
CAUTION
Using  anything  but  recom-
mended  cleaners  and  proce-
dures  may  affect  the  fabric’s
appearance  and  fire-resistant
properties.
CAUTION