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▫Cigar Lighter — If Equipped ..............179
▫ Smoker’s Package Kit — If Equipped ........179
▫ Overhead Sunglass Storage ...............180
ROOF LUGGAGE RACK — IF EQUIPPED ......180
▫ Deploying The Crossbars .................181
▫ Stowing The Crossbars ...................183
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location below the door handle(s). Do not move your foot
sideways or in a sweeping motion or the sensors may not
detect the motion.
When a valid kicking motion is completed, the sliding door
will chime, the hazard lights will flash and the sliding door
will open almost instantaneously. This assumes all options
are enabled in the radio settings.
NOTE:
•To open the Hands-Free Sliding Doors requires a valid
Passive Entry key fob within 5 ft (1.5 m) of the door
handle. If a valid Passive Entry key fob is not within 5 ft
(1.5 m), the door will not respond to any kicks.
• The Hands-Free Sliding Door will only operate when the
transmission is in PARK.
• With every movement of the Hands-Free sliding doors,
an audible tone will sound and the turn signals will
flash. Refer to “Uconnect Settings” in “Multimedia” in
the Owner ’s Manual for further information on turning
these alerts on or off.
• If anything obstructs the power sliding side door while
it is closing or opening, the door will automatically
reverse to the closed or open position and an audible tone will sound, provided it meets sufficient resistance.
The turn signals will flash with sliding door movements.
• If the power sliding doors encounters multiple obstruc-
tions within the same cycle, the system will automati-
cally stop.
The Hands-Free Sliding Doors feature may be turned off
through Uconnect Settings. Refer to “Uconnect Settings” in
“Multimedia” for further information. The Hands-Free
Sliding Doors feature should be turned off during Jacking,
Tire Changing, and Vehicle Service.
Child Locks
To provide a safer environment for small children riding in
the rear seats, the sliding doors are equipped with a Child
Protection Door Lock system.
To Engage The Child Protection Door Lock
1. Open the sliding side door.
2. On the rear of the sliding door, slide the Child Protection Door Lock control inward (toward the vehicle) to en-
gage the Child Protection Door Lock.
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WARNING!
Do not ride with the seatback reclined so that the
shoulder belt is no longer resting against your chest. In
a collision you could slide under the seat belt, which
could result in serious injury or death.
Second Row Bench Seat — If Equipped
The second row bench seat can accommodate two passen-
gers, while providing easy access to the third row seats
without any folding of the second row seats.To recline the seatback, lean forward slightly, lift the recline
lever located on the outboard side of the seat cushion, and
push back to the desired position and release the lever.
Lean forward and lift the lever to return the seatback to its
normal position. Using body pressure, lean forward and
rearward on the seat to be sure the seatback has latched.
The bench seat does not stow in the floor, but is removable
for added cargo space.
Removing The Bench Seat
1. Adjust the driver and passenger seats forward to allow
room for the bench seat removal.
Recline Lever
Recline Lever
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4. Once the latches are released, tilt the entire seat towardthe front of the vehicle. The seat can now be removed
through either sliding side door, or through the lift gate.
NOTE:
• Due to the weight of the bench seat, it is recommended
that two people are utilized for its removal.
• When storing the removed bench seat, it is important to
keep the seatback in the folded position. Reinstalling The Bench Seat
1. To reinstall the bench seat, align the seats front attach-
ments into the detent positions on the floor.
2. Tilt seat rearward to lock the seat back into its original position.
NOTE: Push downward to ensure the rear latches are in
the locked position.
3. Lift the recline handle and return the seat back to the seating position.
WARNING!
If not properly latched, the seat could become loose.
Personal injuries could result.
Tilt Bench Seat Forward
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Second Row Removable 8th Seat — If Equipped
While the 8th seat does not stow in the floor, it is foldable
and removable for added cargo space.
The release strap is located on the front of the seat, near the
floor. To remove the seat, pull the release strap to release
the rear latches. The seat assembly can now be removedfrom the vehicle by moving it in a rearward direction from
the detent positions in the floor.
NOTE:
Seat can be removed easier with one outboard seat
stowed in the load floor.
Second Row 8th Seat Fold Flat Strap
Release Strap
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Pull the strap on the back of the seat and the seat will tilt
forward.
2. To put it back into position, pull back on the folded seatand make sure that it locks into position. Then, pull the
seatback toward the back and fold down the arm rests. Exit For Third Row Passengers
For passengers seated in the third row, there is a pull strap
located on the outboard side of the seat near the bottom of
the seat back. Third row passengers can pull on the strap
and push the seat forward for folding the seatback down
and tilting the seat to the floor.
NOTE:
This process is for when there is no child seat
installed. Use the easy entry lever if a child seat is installed.
Pull Strap
Pull Strap For Third Row Passengers
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To Unfold Third Row Seats
1. Pull up on the assist strap to lift the seat out of thestorage bin and push the seat forward until the anchors
latch.
Stowed Third Row Seat
Assist Straps
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2. Pulling strap “2” releases the seatback to return to itsfull upright position.
3. Raise the head restraint to its upright position.
WARNING!
• In a collision, you or others in your vehicle could be
injured if seats are not properly latched to their floor
attachments. Always be sure the seats are fully
latched.
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WARNING! (Continued)
•Sitting in a seat with the head restraint in its lowered
position could result in serious injury or death in a
collision. Always make sure the head restraints are in
their upright positions when the seat is to be occu-
pied.
Stow ’n Go Seating
On vehicles equipped with Stow ’n Go seating, the second
and third row seats can be folded into the floor for
convenient storage.
Auto Advance ‘n Return — If Equipped
On vehicles equipped with the Auto Advance ‘n Return
feature, the front seat will move forward automatically to a
location that will allow the second row Stow ‘n Go seat
movement, without interference by the front seat. After the
second row seat is stowed, the front seat will move back to
the previous location once the Auto Advance ‘n Return
button is pushed again.
The Auto Advance ‘n Return feature is available to both the
front driver and passenger power seats, if equipped.
Strap “2”
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