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1-4. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Front seats
Manual seat (if equipped)Seat position adjustment
lever
Seatback angle adjustment
lever
Vertical height adjustment
lever (for driver’s side) 
     
        
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Before driving
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Active head restraints
When the occupant’s lower back
presses against the seatback
during a rear-end collision, the
head restraint moves slightly for-
ward and upward to help reduce
the risk of whiplash on the seat
occupant.
Power seat (if equipped for driver’s seat) Seat position adjustment
switch
Seatback angle adjustment
switch
Seat cushion (front) angle
adjustment switch
Vertical height adjustment
switch
Lumbar support adjustment
switch 
     
        
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■Active head restraints
Even small forces applied to the seatback may cause the head restraint to
move. Pushing up a locked head restraint forcibly may make the inner struc-
ture of the head restraint appear. This does not indicate a problem.
CAUTION
■Seat adjustment
●To reduce the risk of sliding under the lap belt during a collision, do not
recline the seat more than necessary.
If the seat is too reclined, the lap belt may slide past the hips and apply
restraint forces directly to the abdomen, or your neck may contact the
shoulder belt, increasing the risk of death or serious injury in the event of
an accident. 
Adjustments should not be made while driving as the seat may unexpect-
edly move and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
● After adjusting the seat, make sure that the seat is locked in position.
During 
rear-end 
collision
Inner 
structure 
     
        
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Steering wheel
CAUTION
■Caution while driving
Do not adjust the steering wheel while driving.
Doing so may cause the driver to mishandle the vehicle and cause an acci-
dent, resulting in death or serious injury.
■ After adjusting the steering wheel
Make sure that the steering wheel is securely locked.
Otherwise, the steering wheel may move suddenly, possibly causing an
accident, and resulting in death or serious injury.
The steering wheel can be adjust ed to a comfortable position. 
Hold the steering wheel and
push the lever down.
Adjust to the ideal position by
moving the steering wheel
horizontally and vertically.
After adjustment, pull the lever
up to secure the steering
wheel.
STEP 1 
STEP 2  
     
        
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NOTICE
■Rear view mirror adjustment (vehicles with LKA [Lane-Keeping Assist])
To ensure that the LKA operates properly,
make sure that it does not block the LKA
camera sensor.
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CAUTION
■While driving
●Do not adjust the position of the driver’s seat.
Doing so could cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
● Do not place a cushion between the driver or passenger and the seatback.
A cushion may prevent correct posture from being achieved, and reduce
the effectiveness of the seat belt and head restraint, increasing the risk of
death or serious injury to the driver or passenger.
● Do not place anything under the front seats.
Objects placed under the front seats may become jammed in the seat
tracks and stop the seat from locking in place. This may lead to an acci-
dent, resulting in death or serious injury. The adjustment mechanism may
also be damaged.
■ Adjusting the seat position
●Take care when adjusting the seat position to ensure that other passen-
gers are not injured by the moving seat.
● Do not put your hands under the seat or near the moving parts to avoid
injury.
Fingers or hands may become jammed in the seat mechanism. 
     
        
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When driving
■Conditions that may trigger the system  even if there is no possibility of
a collision
● When there is an object by the roadside at the entrance to a curve
● When passing an oncoming vehicle on a curve
● When driving over a narrow iron bridge
● When there is a metal object on the road surface
● When driving on an uneven road surface (nose up, nose down)
● When passing an oncoming vehicle on a left-turn
● When your vehicle rapidly closes on the vehicle in front
● When a grade separation/interchange, sign, billboard, or other structure
appears to be directly in the vehicle’s line of travel
● When the steep angle of the road causes a metal object located beneath
the road surface to be seen ahead of the vehicle
● When an extreme change in vehicle height occurs
● When the axis of the radar is out of adjustment
● When passing through certain toll gates
● When passing through an overpass
When the system is activated in the situations described above, there is also
a possibility that the seat belts will retract quickly and the brakes may be
applied with a force greater than normal. When the seat belt is locked in the
retracted position, stop the vehicle in a safe place, release the seat belt and
refasten it. 
     
        
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634 Alphabetical index
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Floor mats................................. 379
FluidBrake ..................................... 580
Washer .................................. 438
Fog lights Replacing light bulbs ............. 478
Switch.................................... 259
Wattage ................................. 582
Foot lights................................. 359
Front fog lights
Replacing light bulbs ............. 478
Switch.................................... 259
Wattage ................................. 582
Front passenger occupant  classification system ............ 156
Front passenger’s seat belt  reminder light......................... 508
Front seats
Adjustment ............................ 100
Front side marker light Replacing light bulbs ............. 478
Wattage ................................. 582
Front turn signal lights Replacing light bulbs ............. 478
Switch.................................... 214
Wattage ................................. 582
Fuel Capacity ................................ 574
Fuel gauge ............................ 217
Information ............................ 583
Refueling ............................... 133
Type ...................................... 583
Fuel door................................... 133
Fuel filler door .......................... 133
Fuses......................................... 466 Garage door opener ................ 387
Gauges...................................... 217
Glove boxes ............................. 364
Hands-free system 
(for cellular phone)
*
Hazard lights  Switch ................................... 494
Head restraints Adjustment ........................... 106
Headlight cleaner ..................... 268
Headlights
Cleaner ................................. 268
Replacing light bulbs ............. 478
Switch ................................... 253
Wattage................................. 582
Heaters
Automatic air conditioning system ................................ 332
Seat heaters.......................... 375
Side mirrors........................... 352
Hill-start assist control ............ 306
Hood.......................................... 422
Hooks Cargo .................................... 381
Horn .......................................... 216
Hybrid system Eco savings record ................. 55
Emergency shut off system..... 39
Energy monitor/consumption screen ............. 44
High voltage components ....... 38
Hybrid System Indicator ........ 227
Ignition switch ....................... 195
Monthly fuel  consumption record .............. 55
“POWER” switch ................... 195
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