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Your vehicle has seat
belts and other safety
features that help protect you and your pas-sengers in an accident.Seat belts are the most important safetydevice. When worn properly, seat belts canreduce the chance of serious injury or deathin various types of crashes. For added protec-tion during a severe fr
ontal collision, your
vehicle has a Supplemental Restraint System(SRS) with airbags for the driver and passen-gers. The seats, head restraints, and doorlocks also are safety equipment, which mustbe used correctly.Always check the following before you drive:That everyone in your vehicle is properlywearing their seat belt.That infants and small children are prop-erly secured in an appropriate childrestraint system in the rear seat.That all doors are fully closed and locked.That seatbacks are upright, with headrestraints properly adjusted.
Safety equipment cannot prevent injury ordeath in all motor ve
hicle accidents. How-
ever, you can help reduce the risk of injury ordeath, by following the instructions in thismanual.
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Position the driver’s seat
as far back as possi-
ble while maintaining a position that stillenables you to fully apply the pedals, easilycontrol the steering wh
eel and safely operate
the vehicle.
Seats and restraint systems
WA R N I N GDo not place objects under the seats. Thiscould prevent the seat from lockingsecurely, and it could
lead to an accident.
It may also cause damage to the seat orother parts.
Front seats
WA R N I N GDo not attempt to adjust the seat whiledriving. This can cause loss of vehicle con-trol and result
in an accident.
Manual seat adjustment Power seat adjustment
After adjusting the seat, make sure that itis securely locked into position.To reduce the risk to the driver of seriousinjury or death duri
ng deployment of the
driver’s airbag, always
properly wear the
seat belt and adjust th
e driver’s seat as far
back as possible while maintaining a posi-tion that still enables
you to fully apply the
pedals, easily control the steering wheel,and safely operate the vehicle.To reduce the risk to the front passengerof serious injury or
death during deploy-
ment of the passeng
er’s airbag, always
properly wear the seat
belt and adjust the
front passenger’s seat as far back as possi-ble.Always place childr
en 12 years old and
under in the rear seat
and use appropriate
child restraint systems.CAUTIONMake sure that the seat is adjusted by anadult. If it is adjusted by a child, an unex-pected accident might occur.Do not place a cushion
or the like between
your back and the seatback while driving.The effectiveness of the head restraints willbe reduced in the event of an accident.When sliding the seat
s, be careful not to
catch your hand or leg.WA R N I N G
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Head restraints
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Head restraints can reduce the risk of a whip-lash injury if your vehicle is hit from the rear.The head restraints are equipped in the illus-trated position.To maximize the effectiveness of the headrestraints, adjust the seatback to the uprightposition, and the head
restraint to the proper
position. Sit back against the seatback withyour head close to the head restraint.Head restraints *: Seating 7 passengers
WA R N I N GDriving without the
head restraints in
place can cause you and your passengersserious injury or deat
h in an accident. To
reduce the risk of in
jury in an accident,
always make sure the head restraints areinstalled and proper
ly positioned when
the seat is occupied.In order to minimize
the risk of a neck
injury due to a rear impact, the seatbackmust be adjusted to the upright positionand the head restraint
must be adjusted to
the proper position
before vehicle opera-
tion. The driver shou
ld never adjust the
seat while the vehicle is in motion.Never place a cushion
or similar device on
the seatback. This can adversely affecthead restraint performance by increasingthe distance betwee
n your head and the
restraint.
When a person sits in the second centerseating position, pull up
the head restraint
to a height at which it locks in position. Besure to make this adjustment before start-ing to drive. Serious injuries could other-wise be suffered in the result of an impact.NOTE
The head restraint height in the second rowoutboard seats and the third row seats cannotbe adjusted.WA R N I N G
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To reduce the risk of injury in an accident,adjust the head restraint height so that thecenter of the restrain
t is at your ear level
when seated. Any person too tall for therestraint to reach their ear level when seatedshould raise the restraint to the highest lockedposition.To raise the restraint, pull it straight up.To lower the restraint, push down on itwhile pressing the lock knob (A) in thedirection shown by the arrow.After adjusting the height, push down onthe restraint to make sure it is locked inposition.
Press the lock knob (A) in the directionshown by the arrows. Then pull the headrestraint up and out of the seatback.First check that the head restraint is facing inthe right direction as shown in the previousillustration, and then insert it into the seat-back. Push the head restraint down while
pressing the lock knob (A) until the restraintlocks into place.
Adjustment of the head restraint height (front seats)
To remove
WA R N I N GTo help minimize the risk of neck injury inthe event of an accident, the headrestraints must be properly installed andpositioned to proper height before vehicleoperation.
To install
CAUTIONCheck that the lock knob (A) is extended outas shown in the illustration. Then pull thehead restraint up to make sure that it islocked in place and will
not come out of the
seatback.CAUTIONThe shape and size of the head restraint dif-fers according to the seat. Always use thecorrect head restraint provided for the seatand do not install the he
ad restraint in the
wrong direction.
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