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Safety system of your vehicle
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Important safety precautions .............................2-2
Always wear your seat belt ..........................................2-2
Restrain all children .........................................................2-2
Air bag hazards ................................................................2-2
Driver distraction .............................................................2-2
Control your speed ..........................................................2-3
Keep your vehicle in safe condition ............................2-3
Seats ........................................................................2-4
Safety precautions ..........................................................2-5
Front seats ..........................................................................2-6
Rear seats .........................................................................2-12
Headrest ...........................................................................2-15
Seat warmers and air ventilation seats.....................2-19
Seat belts .............................................................2-22
Seat belt safety precautions ......................................2-22
Seat belt warning light .................................................2-23
Seat belt restraint system ...........................................2-25
Additional seat belt safety precautions ...................2-31
Care of seat belts ..........................................................2-33
Child restraint system (CRS) .............................2-34
Our recommendation:Children always in the rear 2-34
Selecting a Child Restraint System (CRS) ................2-35
Installing a Child Restraint System (CRS)..................2-37
Air bag - supplemental restraint system ........2-45
Where are the air bags? ..............................................2-47
How does the air bags system operate? .................2-52
What to expect after an air bag inflates ................2-56
Why didn't my air bag go off in a collision? ...........2-57
SRS care ...........................................................................2-62
Additional safety precautions .....................................2-63
Air bag warning labels ..................................................2-63
This chapter provides you with important information about how to protect yourself and your passengers.
It explains how to properly use your seats and seat belts, and how your air bags work.
Additionally, this chapter explains how to properly restrain infants and children in your vehicle.
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Front seat
(1) Forward and backward
(2) Seatback angle
(3) Seat cushion height *
(4) Lumbar support (Driver’s seat)*
(5) Seat warmer*/Air ventilation seat*
(6) Headrest
Rear seat
(7) Armrest*
(8) Seatback folding
(9) Headrest
(10) Carrying long/narrow cargo*
* : if equipped■ Driver’s side
■Manual adjustment
■Power adjustment
■Passenger's side
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Rear seats
Folding the rear seat
The rear seatbacks can be folded to
facilitate carrying long items or to
increase the luggage capacity of the
vehicle.To fold down the rear seatback:
1. Set the front seatback to the uprightposition and if necessary, slide the
front seat forward.
2. Lower the rear headrests to the lowest position. 3.Locate the seatbelt toward the out-
board position before folding down
the seatback. If not, the seatbelt
system may be interfered by the
seatback.
Never allow passengers to sit
on top of the folded down
seatback while the vehicle is
moving. This is not a proper
seating position and no seat
belts are available for use.
This could result in serious
injury or death in case of an
accident or sudden stop.
Objects carried on the folded
down seatback should not
extend higher than the top of
the front seatbacks. This could
allow cargo to slide forward
and cause injury or damage
during sudden stops.
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Headrest
The vehicle’s front and rear seats have
adjustable headrests. The headrests
provide comfort for passengers, but
more importantly they are designed to
help protect passengers from whiplash
and other neck and spinal injuries dur-
ing an accident, especially in a rear
impact collision.To reduce the risk of serious
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. (Continued)
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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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Cargo should always be secured
to prevent it from being thrown
about the vehicle in a collision
and causing injury to the vehicle
occupants. Do not place objects
in the rear seats, since they can-
not be properly secured and may
hit the front seat occupants in a
collision.
WARNING
Be careful when loading cargo
through the rear passenger
seats to prevent damage to
the vehicle interior.
When cargo is loaded through
the rear passenger seats,
ensure the cargo is properly
secured to prevent it from
moving while driving.
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To prevent damage, NEVER hit or
pull on the headrests.
Front seat headrests
The driver’s and front passenger’s
seats are equipped with adjustable
headrests for the passengers safety
and comfort.
Adjusting the height up and down
To raise the headrest:
1. Pull it up to the desired position (1).
To lower the headrest:
1. Push and hold the release button (2) on the headrest support.
2. Lower the headrest to the desired position (3).
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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
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Forward and rearward adjustment
(if equipped)
The headrest may be adjusted for-
ward to 3 different positions by
pulling the headrest forward to the
desired detent. To adjust the head-
rest to it’s furthest rearwards posi-
tion, pull it fully forward to the farthest
position and release it.If you recline the seatback towards
the front with the headrest and
seat cushion raised, the headrest
may come in contact with the sun-
visor or other parts of the vehicle.
Removal/Reinstall
To remove the headrest:
1. Recline the seatback (2) with using
the seatback angle knob or switch
(1).
2. Raise headrest as far as it can go.
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3. Press the headrest release button (3) while pulling the headrest up (4).
To reinstall the headrest :
1. Recline the seatback.
2. Put the headrest poles (2) into theholes while pressing the release
button (1).
3. Adjust the headrest to the appropri- ate height. 4. Recline the seatback (4) with the
seatback angle knob or switch (3).
Always make sure the headrest
locks into position after rein-
stalling and adjusting it properly.
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■ Type A
■Type B
NEVER allow anyone to travel in a
seat with the headrest removed.
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Rear seat headrests
The rear seats are equipped with
headrests in all the seating positions
for the passenger’s safety and com-
for t.
Adjusting the height up and down
To raise the headrest:
1. Pull it up to the desired position (1).
To lower the headrest:
1. Push and hold the release button(2) on the headrest support.
2. Lower the headrest to the desired position (3).
Seat warmers and air ventila-
tion seats
Front seat warmers (if equipped)
Seat warmers are provided to warm
the seats during cold weather.
The seat warmers can cause a
SERIOUS BURN, even at low
temperatures and especially if
used for long periods of time.
Passengers must be able to feel
if the seat is becoming too warm
so they can turn it off, if needed.
People who cannot detect tem-
perature change or pain to the
skin should use extreme cau-
tion, especially the following
types of passengers:
Infants, children, elderly or
disabled persons, or hospital
outpatients.
People with sensitive skin or
who burn easily.
Fatigued individuals.
Intoxicated individuals. (Continued)
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