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Height Adjustment
Move the lever up or down to raise
or lower the seat.
See“Seat Height Adjuster” under
Seat Adjustment 052.
Reclining Seatbacks
To recline the seatback:
1. Lift the lever.
2. Move the seatback to the desired position, and then
release the lever to lock the
seatback in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.
To return the seatback to the upright
position:
1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the
seatback, and the seatback will
return to the upright position. 2. Push and pull on the seatback
to make sure it is locked.
See Reclining Seatbacks 053.
Heated Seats
The controls are on the center
stack. To operate, the vehicle must
be on.
Press
LorMto heat the driver or
passenger seat.
Press the button once for the
highest setting. With each press of
the button, the heated seat will
change to the next lower setting,
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and then the off setting. Three lights
indicate the highest setting and one
light the lowest.
SeeHeated Front Seats 054.
Auto Heated Seats
If equipped, the controls can be
accessed while the vehicle is on by
pressing
LorMon the center
stack.
When the vehicle is on, this feature
will automatically activate the
heated seats at the level required by
the vehicle's interior temperature.
The active high, medium, low, or off
heated seat level will be indicated
by the heated seat button lights on
the center stack. Use the heated
seat buttons on the center stack to
turn auto heated seats off.
See Heated Front Seats 054.
The heated seats can also be
programmed to come on during a
remote start. See Vehicle
Personalization 0141.
Head Restraint
Adjustment
Do not drive until the head restraints
for all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.
To achieve a comfortable seating
position, change the seatback
recline angle as little as necessary
while keeping the seat and the head
restraint height in the proper
position.
See Head Restraints 051 and Seat
Adjustment 052.
Safety Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
safety belts properly:
.
Safety Belts 057.
. How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly 058.
. Lap-Shoulder Belt 059.
. Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) 082.
Passenger Sensing
System
The passenger sensing system will
turn off the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag and knee
airbag under certain conditions. No
other airbag is affected by the
passenger sensing system. See
Passenger Sensing System 069.
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Rear Seats
The vehicle's rear seats have
adjustable head restraints in the
outboard seating positions.
The height of the head restraint can
be adjusted. Pull the head restraint
up to raise it. Try to move the head
restraint to make sure that it is
locked in place.To lower the head restraint, press
the button on the top of the
seatback, and push the head
restraint down. Try to move the
head restraint after the button is
released to make sure that it is
locked in place.
If you are installing a child restraint
in the rear seat, see
“Securing a
Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System” underLower
Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH System) 082.
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment
{Warning
You can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust a driver
seat while the vehicle is moving.
Adjust the driver seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
To adjust the seat position:
1. Pull the handle at the front of the seat cushion to unlock it.
2. Move the seat forward or rearward and release the
handle.