2014 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER fold seats

Seat arrangement
Seat and restraint systems 4-3
4
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You may arrange your seats
in the following positions.
Seat arrangement
Seating 5 passengers
Seating 7 passengers
Ordinary use Flat seat
Page 4-16
Making a cargo area
Folding the second row seats  Page 4-12 Folding the third row seats
Page 4-15
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pressing the lock knob (A) until the restraint locks into place.
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The second row seat can be folded to create an additional cargo area.
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 dif- fers according to the seat. Always use the correct head restraint provided for the seatand do not install the he
ad restraint in the
wrong direction.
Making a cargo area
WA R N I N G Never adjust the seats to make a cargo area when the vehicle is in motion or on a slope. The seats co
uld move more than
necessary or move su
ddenly and causing a
serious accident
and/or injury.
When returning a seat back to its seating position after fold
ing down, make sure
that the seat is firmly secured and seat beltbuckles are in proper
position. If the seat
is not secured, it could move causing a serious accident. Do not allow anyone to ride in the cargo area while the vehicle
is in motion. People
who are not properly seated and restrained can be seriously injured or killed in an accident.
 When driving the vehicle, do not allow anyone to sit on the third row seat if thesecond row seat is in the folded position.CAUTION In the cargo area, do not load the luggage higher than the top of the seats and makesure that the luggage is firmly secured. Restricted rear vision or
flying objects enter-
ing the passenger compartment during sud-den braking could result
in a serious accident
and/or injury. Seats should always be
operated by an adult.
Seat adjustments by a child could lead to an unexpected accident. When adjusting the seats, be careful not to catch your hand or leg.
Personal injury could
result.NOTE
 When the seatback of a front seat is reclined, return it to the upright
position before driv-
ing.
Folding the second row seats
WA R N I N G
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Seat and restraint systems 4-13
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1. Remove the head re
straints from the sec-
ond row outside seating position. Lower the head restraint for second rowmiddle seating position to its lowest posi- tion. Refer to “Head restraints” on page 4-10.2. When the left side second row seat is folded, store the seat belt for the middle seating position of the second row seat.Refer to “Detachable
center seat belt for
second row” on page 4-20. 3. On vehicles with the second row seat slidefunction, move the se
cond row seat fully
backward. Refer to “To adjust the seat forward orbackward” on page 4-8.
4. Lift the front end of the seat cushion. 5. Flip the seat cushion forward. On vehicles with the third row seats, move the lever (A) to the luggage area mode position.
6. Fold forward the seat belt buckle. 7. Pull up the lever (C), then fold the seat- back forward.
NOTE
 You can separately fold
the right and left side
of the second row seat.
To fold the second row seat
NOTE
 If you do not move the second row seat fully backward, you may not be able to fold the second row seat.
CAUTION Do not allow any person
to get on the plastic
cover (B), and do not
place luggage on it.
Doing so could damage
the plastic cover.
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8. Put the head restraint on the hook (D) with their front fa
ces facing upward until
it locks into place.
1. Remove the head restraint from the hook. 2. Raise the seatback until it locks securely into place. 3. On vehicles with the third row seats,make sure that the lever is in the walk-in mode position. Otherwise, move the lever to the walk-inmode position.
4. While lifting the seat
belt buckle (A), gen-
tly lower the seat cushion. Make sure thatthere is a hook (B) at the position shown in the illustration.
CAUTION Do not allow any person to sit on the flipped seat cushion, and do
not place luggage on it.
The seat’s mounting
fittings could bend
under the weight, making it impossible for the seat cushion to be secured when it returns to the original position.NOTE
 When folding the second row seatback for- ward once, the seat will automatically switch from the luggage area
mode to the walk-in
mode.
To r e t u r n
NOTE
 A rubber strap (C) is atta
ched to the seat belt
buckle for the left out
board seating position.
This helps raise the seat
belt buckle while the
seat cushion returns to the original position.
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5. Push down the seat cushion until it locks into place. 6. Make sure that all
seat belt buckles are
properly positioned on the seat cushion. Install the head restraints and make surethat they are securely locked. 7. If the center seat
belt is stored;
• Pull out the detachable anchor plate (D)from the seatback. • Pull the small latch plate (E) slowly and insert it into the detachable anchor plateuntil a click is heard.
• Make sure that the seat belt is not twisted.For details, refer to “Datachable center seat belt for second row” on 4-20.
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1. Remove the head restraints from the thirdrow seats. (Refer to
“Head restraints” on
page 4-10.)
2. Pull up the strap (A), then fold the seat- back forward. 3. Stow the removed head restraints in the luggage floor box with their front faces facing downward.
Folding the third row seats (Seating 7 passengers) To f o l d
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Storage spaces
Features and controls 5-217
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The luggage floor board can be folded at the indicated positions (A). 1. Fold the second seatback forward. Refer to “Folding the second row seats” on page 4-12.
2. Insert your hand in the gap (B) and fold the board as illustrated. 3. To access the center of the luggage floor box (front), insert your hand in the gap (C) and raise the board as illustrated.
1. Raise the luggage floor board (rear) by pulling up on the strap (D). 2. Insert your hand in the gap (E) and raise the board as illustrated.
4- Luggage floor board (front) 5- Luggage floor board (rear)
To access the lu
ggage floor box
(front)
*: Front of the vehicle

To access the lu
ggage floor box
(center)
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