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14 IN BRIEF
Seat Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
seat belts properly:
.Seat Belts 076
. How to Wear Seat Belts Properly
077
. Lap-Shoulder Belt 079
. Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) 0102
Passenger Sensing System
United States
Canada
The passenger sensing system turns
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
0 90.
The passenger airbag status indicator
will light on the overhead console
when the vehicle is started. See
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
0 138.
Mirror Adjustment
Exterior Mirror
1. Move the selector switch to L
(Left) or R (Right) to choose the
driver or passenger mirror.
2. Press one of the four arrows to move the mirror.
3. Move the selector switch to
)to
deselect the mirror.
The vehicle has manual folding
mirrors or, if equipped, power folding
mirrors. See Power Mirrors 052.
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Door Locks
{Warning
Unlocked doors can be dangerous.. Passengers, especially
children, can easily open the
doors and fall out of a moving
vehicle. The doors can be
unlocked and opened while
the vehicle is moving. The
chance of being thrown out of
the vehicle in a crash is
increased if the doors are not
locked. So, all passengers
should wear seat belts
properly and the doors should
be locked whenever the
vehicle is driven.
. Young children who get into
unlocked vehicles may be
unable to get out. A child can
be overcome by extreme heat
and can suffer permanent
injuries or even death from
heat stroke. Always lock the
vehicle whenever leaving it.
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
.Outsiders can easily enter
through an unlocked door
when you slow down or stop
the vehicle. Locking the doors
can help prevent this from
happening.
To lock or unlock the door from
outside the vehicle:
. Press
QorKon the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter.
. In the case of a dead battery, use
the key in the driver door. The key
cylinder is covered with a cap.
To lock or unlock the door from inside
the vehicle:
. Press
QorKon the power door
lock switch.
. Pulling an interior door handle
will unlock the door. Pulling the
door handle again unlatches it. Keyless Access
Press the lock/unlock button when the
RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft) of
the driver door handle. When
unlocking from the driver door, the
first press unlocks that door; press
again within five seconds to unlock all
passenger doors. See
Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 029.
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pulsing sound when either rear
window is down and the front
windows are up. To reduce the sound,
open either a front window or the
sunroof, if equipped.
Power Windows
{Warning
Children could be seriously injured
or killed if caught in the path of a
closing window. Never leave the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter in a vehicle with
children. When there are children in
the rear seat, use the window
lockout switch to prevent operation
of the windows. SeeKeys028.
Power windows work when the
ignition is on, in ACC/ACCESSORY,
or when Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) is active. See Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) 0206.
Using the window switch, press to
open or pull to close the window.
The windows may be temporarily
disabled if they are used repeatedly
within a short time.
Window Lockout
This feature stops the rear passenger
windows from working.
. Press
Zto engage the rear
window lockout feature. The
indicator light is on when engaged.
. Press
Zagain to disengage.
Window Express Movement
All windows can be opened without
holding the window switch. Press the
switch down fully and quickly release
to express open the window.
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Seats and Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Front Seats
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . . 66
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Heated and Ventilated FrontSeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Heated and Ventilated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door . . . . . 75
Seat Belts
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Seat Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Seat Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Seat Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts
after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . 85
When Should an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . 88
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . 88
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . 90
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . 94
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Infants and Young Children . . . . . . 97
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . 100
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 101
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren (LATCH System) . . . . . . 102 Replacing LATCH System Parts
After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the
Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the
Front Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
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Front Seats
Power 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.
{Warning
The power seats will work with the
ignition off. Children could operate
the power seats and be injured.
Never leave children alone in the
vehicle.
To adjust:
.Move the seat forward or rearward
by sliding the control forward or
rearward.
. Raise or lower the front part of the
seat cushion by moving the front
of the control up or down.
. Raise or lower the seat by moving
the rear of the control up or down.
To adjust the seatback, see Reclining
Seatbacks 067.
To adjust the lumbar support, see
Lumbar Adjustment 065. Some vehicles are equipped with a
feature that activates a vibrating pulse
alert in the driver seat to help avoid
crashes. See
Driver Assistance Systems
0 252.
Lumbar Adjustment
Base Lumbar Adjustment
To adjust lumbar support, if equipped:
.
Press Forward (2) to move lumbar
support forward.
. Press Rearward (1) to move
lumbar support rearward.
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The heated or ventilated seats will not
turn on during a remote start unless
they are enabled in the vehicle
personalization menu. SeeRemote
Vehicle Start 036 and
Vehicle Personalization 0157.
Massage
If equipped, the ignition must be on
to use the massage feature. To activate and adjust the massage
feature:
1. Toggle the center selection control (2) to view available
massage options on the
infotainment display.
2. Select massage feature.
3. Press the control up (3) or down (5) to select the
massage type.
4. Press the control forward (4) or rearward (6) to change the
intensity.
5. Press the massage control button (1) to recall the last
massage type and intensity.
Rear Seats
Rear Seat Reminder
If equipped, the message REAR SEAT
REMINDER LOOK IN REAR SEAT
displays under certain conditions
indicating there may be an item or
passenger in the rear seat. Check
before exiting the vehicle.
This feature will activate when a
second row door is opened while the
vehicle is on or up to 10 minutes
before the vehicle is turned on. There
will be an alert when the vehicle is
turned off. The alert does not directly
detect objects in the rear seat; instead,
under certain conditions, it detects
when a rear door is opened and
closed, indicating that there may be
something in the rear seat.
The feature is active only once each
time the vehicle is turned on and off,
and will require reactivation by
opening and closing the second row
doors. There may be an alert even
when there is nothing in the rear seat;
for example, if a child entered the
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vehicle through the rear door and left
the vehicle without the vehicle being
shut off.
The feature can be turned on or off.
SeeVehicle Personalization 0157.
Rear Seat Adjustment
Caution
Do not adjust the power seat when
a child restraint is installed.
Adjusting the seat may cause
damage to the installed child
restraint. Use the window lockout
button on the driver door to
prevent adjustment of the seat
whenever a child restraint is
installed.
If equipped, the armrest may have
seat adjustment controls. The rear
seat adjustment controls are locked
when the window lockout switch is
engaged. See Armrest Storage 0115.
1. Seatback Display and Lumbar
Adjustment Control
2. Up
3. Rearward
4. Down
5. Forward
6. Power Seat Adjustment
7. Power Seat Adjustment
8. Massage
When the seatback display control (1)
is toggled, a panel display will be
activated from the driver or passenger
seatback. The rear seatback will
automatically recline when the rear
seat is moved forward. To adjust the seat, if equipped:
.
Move the seat forward or rearward
by sliding the control (6) forward
or rearward or by tilting the
control (7) forward or rearward.
. Raise or lower the front part of the
seat cushion by moving the front
of the control (6) up or down.
To activate the massage feature,
if equipped:
1. Press the seatback display control (1).
2. Press up (2) or down (4) to select the massage type.
3. Press forward (5) or rearward (3) to change the intensity.
4. Press the massage control button (8) to recall the last massage
type and intensity.
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Easy Exit
If equipped, pressSto tilt the front of
the seat fully downward and to move
the entire seat fully rearward. The seat
will also move to this position when
the rear door is opened.
Lumbar Adjustment
If a child restraint is installed, see
Rear Seats 072.
If equipped, the armrest may have
controls for lumbar and upper back
support. See Armrest Storage 0115.
When the center selection control (1)
is toggled, a panel display will be
activated from the driver or passenger
seatback.
To adjust lumbar support, if equipped: 1. Toggle the center selection control (1) to view adjustable
seat options on the display.
2. Select lumbar support.
3. Press and hold the control forward (5) to increase or
rearward (3) to decrease support. 4. Press and hold the control
upward (2) to raise or
downward (4) to lower the height
of the support.
To adjust upper back support,
if equipped: 1. Toggle the center selection control (1) to view adjustable
seat options on the display.
2. Select upper back support.
3. Press and hold the control forward (5) to increase or
rearward (3) to decrease support.
Heated and Ventilated
Rear Seats
{Warning
If temperature change or pain to
the skin cannot be felt, the seat
heater may cause burns. See the
Warning under Heated and
Ventilated Front Seats 070.