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Safety system of your vehicle
Front Seats
Take the following precautions
when adjusting your seat belt:
NEVER use one seat belt for
more than one occupant.
Always position the backseat
upright with the lap portion of
the seat belt snug and low
across the hips.
NEVER allow children or small
infants to ride in a passenger’s
lap.
Do not route the seat belt
across your neck, across sharp
edges, or reroute the shoulder
strap away from your body.
Do not allow the seat belt to
become caught or jammed.
WARNING
Take the following precautions
when adjusting your seat:
NEVER attempt to adjust the
seat while the vehicle is mov-
ing. The seat could respond
with unexpected movement
and may cause loss of vehicle
control resulting in an acci-
dent.
Do not place anything under
the front seats. Loose objects
in the driver’s foot area could
interfere with the operation of
the foot pedals, causing an
accident.
Do not allow anything to inter-
fere with the normal position
and proper locking of the back-
seat.
Do not place a cigarette lighter
on the floor or seat. When you
operate the seat, gas may exit
out of the lighter causing a fire.(Continued)
WARNING
To prevent injury:
Do not adjust your seat while
wearing your seat belt.
Moving the seat cushion for-
ward may cause strong pres-
sure on your abdomen.
Do not allow your hands or
fingers to get caught in the
seat mechanisms while the
seat is moving.
CAUTION
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Use extreme caution when
picking up small objects
trapped under the seats or
between the seat and the cen-
ter console. Your hands might
be cut or injured by the edges
of the seat mechanism.

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Safety system of your vehicle
Manual adjustment
Forward and rearward adjustment
To move the seat forward or rearward:
1. Pull up the seat slide adjustmentlever and hold it.
2. Slide the seat to the position you desire.
3. Release the lever and make sure the seat is locked in place. Move
forward and rearward without using
the lever. If the seat moves, it is not
locked properly.
Backseat angle
To recline the backseat:
1. Lean forward slightly and lift up thebackseat lever.
2. Carefully lean back on the seat and adjust the backseat to the
position you desire.
3. Release the lever and make sure the backseat is locked in place.
(The lever MUST return to its orig-
inal position for the backseat to
lock.) Reclining backseat
Sitting in a reclined position when
the vehicle is in motion can be dan-
gerous. Even when buckled up, the
protection of your restraint system
(seat belts and air bags) is greatly
reduced by reclining your backseat.
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NEVER ride with a reclined
backseat when the vehicle is
moving.
Riding with a reclined backseat
increases your chance of seri-
ous or fatal injuries in the event
of a collision or sudden stop.
Drivers and passengers should
ALWAYS sit well back in their
seats, properly belted, and with
the backseats upright.
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Seat belts must be snug against your
hips and chest to work properly.
When the backseat is reclined, the
shoulder belt is not as effective
because it will not be snug against
your chest. Instead, it will be in front
of you. During an accident, you could
be thrown into the seat belt, causing
neck or other injuries.
The more the backseat is reclined,
the greater chance the passenger’s
hips will slide under the lap belt or
the passenger’s neck will strike the
shoulder belt.
Seat cushion height
To change the height of the seat
cushion:
Push down on the lever severaltimes, to lower the seat cushion.
Pull up on the lever several times, to raise the seat cushion.
Power adjustment
The front seat can be adjusted by
using the control switches located on
the outside of the seat cushion. Before
driving, adjust the seat to the proper
position so that you can easily control
the steering wheel, foot pedals and
controls on the instrument panel.
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vehicle unattended. The power
seats are operable when the
engine is turned off.
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Reclining backseat
Sitting in a reclined position when
the vehicle is in motion can be dan-
gerous. Even when buckled up, the
protections of your restraint system
(seat belts and air bags) is greatly
reduced by reclining your backseat.Seat belts must be snug against your
hips and chest to work properly.
When the backseat is reclined, the
shoulder belt cannot do its job
because it will not be snug against
your chest. Instead, it will be in front
of you. During an accident, you could
be thrown into the seat belt, causing
neck or other injuries.
The more the backseat is reclined,
the greater chance the passenger’s
hips will slide under the lap belt or
the passenger’s neck will strike the
shoulder belt.
Seat cushion height
To change the height of the seat
cushion:
1. Pull the front portion of the control
switch up to raise or push down to
lower the front part of the seat
cushion. Pull the rear portion of the
control switch up to raise or push
down to lower the seat cushion.
2. Release the switch once the seat reaches the desired position.
Safety system of your vehicle
NEVER ride with a reclined back-
seat when the vehicle is moving.
Riding with a reclined backseat
increases your chance of serious
or fatal injuries in the event of a
collision or sudden stop.
Driver and passengers should
ALWAYS sit well back in their
seats, properly belted, and with
the backseats upright.
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Safety system of your vehicle
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Lumbar support
(for driver’s seat, if equipped)
The lumbar support can be adjusted by
pressing the lumbar support switch.
Press the front portion of the switch
(1) to increase support or the rear por-
tion of the switch (2) to decrease sup-
port.
Move the support position up and down by pressing the switch (3) or (4).
According to the equipped feature, the
lumbar support does not operate up or
down when the lumbar support is in
the rearmost position.
In this case, to use the system, slight-
ly increase support by pushing the
front portion of the switch (1).
Backseat pocket
The backseat pocket is provided on
the back of the front backseats.
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To prevent the Occupant
Classification System from mal-
functioning:
Do not hang onto the front pas-
senger seat while the vehicle is
operating.
WARNING
Do not put heavy or sharp
objects in the backseat pockets.
In an accident they could come
loose from the pocket and
injure occupants.
CAUTION

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Safety system of your vehicle
Rear Seats
Folding the rear seat (if equipped)
The rear backseats can be folded to
facilitate carrying long items or to
increase the luggage capacity of the
vehicle.To fold down the rear backseat:
1. Set the front backseat to theupright position and if necessary,
slide the front seat forward.
2. Lower the rear head restraints to the lowest position.
Never allow passengers to sit
on top of the folded down
backseat 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 backseat should not
extend higher than the top of
the front backseats. This
could allow cargo to slide for-
ward and cause injury or dam-
age during sudden stops.
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WARNING
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Do not put objects in the cen-
ter lower part of rear seats.
This could block the battery
cooling duct causing battery
degradation.
Do not put objects on the left
side of rear seat. This could
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Safety system of your vehicle
3. Pull on the backseat folding lever(1) located in the trunk. 4. Fold the backseat toward the front
of the vehicle.
5. To use the rear seat, lift and pull the backseat rearward. Pull the
backseat firmly until it clicks into
place. Make sure the backseat is
locked in place.
When you return the backseat to its upright position, always be sure
it has locked into position by push-
ing on the top of the backseat.
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When returning the rear back-
seat from a folded to an upright
position, hold the backseat and
return it slowly. Ensure that the
backseat is completely locked
into its upright position by
pushing on the top of the back-
seat. In an accident or sudden
stop, the unlocked backseat-
could allow cargo to move for-
ward with great force and enter
the passenger compartment,
which could result in serious
injury or death.
WARNING
Do not place objects in the rear
seats, since they cannot be
properly secured and may hit
vehicle occupants in a collision
causing serious injury or death.
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Safety system of your vehicle
Armrest
The armrest is located in the center
of the rear seat. Pull the armrest
down from the backseat to use it.
Cup holder
To use the center cup holder, pull
down the armrest.
Make sure the engine is off, the
shift lever is in P (Park), and the
parking brake is securely applied
whenever loading or unloading
cargo. Failure to take these steps
may allow the vehicle to move if
the shift lever is inadvertently
moved to another position.
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