FLEXIBLE SEATING
WARNING
●Do not allow people to ride in any area
of your vehicle that is not equipped with
seats and seat belts. Be sure everyone
in your vehicle is in a seat and using a
seat belt properly.
● Head restraints/headrests should be
adjusted properly as they may provide
significant protection against injury in
an accident. Always replace them prop-
erly if they have been removed for any
reason.
● If the head restraints/headrests are re-
moved for any reason, they should be
securely stored to prevent them from
causing injury to passengers or damage
to the vehicle in case of sudden braking
or an accident.
● When returning the seatbacks to the
upright position, be certain they are
completely secured in the latched posi-
tion. If they are not completely secured,
passengers may be injured in an acci-
dent or sudden stop. ●
Properly secure all cargo to help pre-
vent it from sliding or shifting. Do not
place cargo higher than the seatbacks.
In a sudden stop or collision, unsecured
cargo could cause personal injury.
● Do not drive the vehicle unless all of the
seats are installed and locked in posi-
tion. Loose seats can become projec-
tiles in a sudden stop or collision and
cause serious personal injury or death.
Folding the front passenger’s seatback
To fold the front passenger’s seatback flat for
extra storage length when transporting long
items:
1. Slide the seat to the rearmost position. Lift up on the recline lever, located on the out-
side edge of the seat, and allow the seat-
back to fold forward as far as it will go.
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2. Once the seatback is released, it will enableyou to fold the front passenger seatback flat
over the seat cushion.
3. To return the front passenger’s seat to a seating position, lift up on the seatback and
push it up to an upright position. Then pull up
on the recline lever and lean the seatback to
a proper seating position. Release the lever
to lock the seatback in position.
WARNING
●If you fold the front passenger’s seat-
back flat forward to carry longer ob-
jects, be sure this cargo is properly se-
cured and not near an air bag. In a crash,
an inflating air bag might force that
object toward a person. This could
cause severe injury or even death. Se-
cure objects away from the area in
which an air bag would inflate. For ad-
ditional information, refer to “Precau-
tions on SRS” in this section.
● Never allow anyone to ride in the cargo
area or on the front passenger’s seat
when it is in the fold-down position. Use
of these areas by passengers could re-
sult in serious injury or death in an ac-
cident or sudden stop.
CAUTION
Do not apply a load to the back of the
table if it is not fully horizontal. Doing so
may cause deformation/malfunction. NOTE:
The belt buckle must be in the forwardmost
position for the seat to be folded to avoid
premature aging.
REMOVING THE 2ND, 3RD AND
4TH ROW SEATS
WARNING
●
Do not remove or install the seats while
the vehicle is moving.
● Do not drive the vehicle unless all of the
seats are installed and locked in posi-
tion. Loose seats can become projec-
tiles in a sudden stop or collision and
cause serious personal injury or death.
● Do not sit in the seats that have been
removed from the vehicle. The seats
may tip over and cause personal injury.
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