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Using hood-mounted air deflectors
and add-on convex mirror
attachments could decrease mirror
performance.
Power Mirrors
1. Select}or|for the driver or
passenger side mirror. The
switch will illuminate.
2. Press the arrows on the control pad to move the mirror up,
down, right, or left. 3. Adjust each outside mirror so
that a little of the vehicle and
the area behind it can be seen.
The mirrors may be equipped with a
memory function that works with the
memory seats. See Memory Seats
0 74.
There may be cargo lamps on the
bottom of the mirrors. See Exterior
Cargo Lamps 0185.
Folding Mirrors
Manual Folding
If equipped, push the mirror toward
the vehicle to fold. Push the mirror
outward to return to its original
position.
Manually fold the mirrors inward to
prevent damage when going
through an automatic car wash.
Power Folding
If equipped with power folding
mirrors:
1. Press
gto fold the mirrors in
to the folded position.
2. Press
gagain to fold the
mirrors out to the driving
position.
Resetting the Power Folding
Mirrors
Reset the power folding mirrors if:
. The mirrors are accidentally
obstructed while folding.
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Driving with the Blind Spot
Mirror
Actual Mirror View1. When the approaching vehicle
is a long distance away, the
image in the main mirror is
small and near the inboard
edge of the mirror.
2. As the vehicle gets closer, the image in the main mirror gets
larger and moves outboard.
3. As the vehicle enters the blind zone, the image transitions
from the main mirror to the
blind spot mirror.
4. When the vehicle is in the blind zone, the image only appears
in the blind spot mirror.
Using the Outside Mirror with
the Blind Spot Mirror
1. Set the main mirror so that theside of the vehicle can just be
seen and the blind spot mirror
has an unobstructed view.
2. When checking for traffic or before changing a lane, look at
the main driver/passenger side
mirror to observe traffic in the
adjacent lane, behind your
vehicle. Check the blind spot mirror for a vehicle in the blind
zone. Then, glance over your
shoulder to double check
before moving slowly into the
adjacent lane.
Reverse Tilt Mirrors
If equipped with memory seats, the
passenger and/or driver mirror tilts
to a preselected position when the
vehicle is in R (Reverse). This
allows the curb to be seen when
parallel parking.
The mirror(s) return to the original
position when:
.
The vehicle is shifted out of
R (Reverse), or remains in
R (Reverse) for about
30 seconds.
. The ignition is turned off.
. The vehicle is driven in
R (Reverse) above a set speed.
To turn this feature on or off, see
Vehicle Personalization 0170.
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Seats and
Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . 71
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Heated and Ventilated FrontSeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Seat Belts
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Seat Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Seat Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . 85 Seat Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Replacing Seat Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . 89
When Should an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Passenger Sensing System . . . 93
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . 98
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . 99
Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Infants and Young Children . . . 101
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . 104
Where to Put the Restraint . . . 105
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren (LATCH System) . . . 107 Replacing LATCH System
Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . 118
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the
Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Securing Child Restraints (In the Center Front Seat) . . . . . . 122
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the Front
Outboard Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
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Head Restraints
{Warning
With head restraints that are not
installed and adjusted properly,
there is a greater chance that
occupants will suffer a neck/
spinal injury in a crash. Do not
drive until the head restraints for
all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.
Front Seats
The vehicle's front seats have
adjustable head restraints in the
outboard seating positions.
Adjust the head restraint so that the
top of the restraint is at the same
height as the top of the occupant's
head. This position reduces the
chance of a neck injury in a crash.To raise or lower the head restraint,
press the button on the side of the
head restraint and pull up or push
the head restraint down and release
the button.
Pull and push on the head restraint
after the button is released to make
sure that it is locked in place.
The front seat outboard head
restraints are not removable.
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Rear Head Restraints
The vehicle’s rear seat has head
restraints in the outboard seating
positions that cannot be adjusted.
The head restraint can be folded
forward to allow for better visibility
when the rear seat is unoccupied.
To fold the head restraint, press the
button on the side of the head
restraint.When an occupant is in the seat,
always return the head restraint to
the upright position until it locks into
place. Push and pull on the head
restraint to make sure that it is
locked.
If you are installing a child restraint
in the rear seat, see
Lower Anchors
and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) 0107.
Center Headrest
The vehicle’s rear seat may be
equipped with a headrest in the
center seating position that cannot
be adjusted.
If you are installing a child restraint
in the rear seat, see Lower Anchors
and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) 0107.
Front Seats
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.
To adjust a manual seat:
1. Pull the handle at the front of the seat.
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2. Slide the seat to the desiredposition and release the
handle.
3. Try to move the seat back and forth to be sure it is locked in
place.
To adjust the seatback, see
Reclining Seatbacks 072.
To adjust the lumbar support,
if equipped, see Lumbar Adjustment
0 72.
Center Seat
If equipped, the center front
seatback doubles as an armrest and
cupholder/storage area for the driver
and passenger when the center
front seat is not used.
Pull the strap on the side of the
center seatback to fold the center
seatback. Do not use the center
seatback as a seating position when
the seatback is folded down.
To raise the seatback, push the
seatback rearward until it locks in
the upright position. Push and pull
on the seatback to make sure it is
locked.
Power Seat Adjustment
To adjust a power seat, if equipped:
.
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 072.
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To adjust the lumbar support, see
Lumbar Adjustment072.
Some vehicles are equipped with a
feature that activates a vibrating
pulse alert in the driver seat to help
the driver avoid crashes. See Driver
Assistance Systems 0258.
Lumbar Adjustment
Power Lumbar
To adjust the lumbar support,
if equipped:
.
Press and hold the control
forward to increase or rearward
to decrease upper and lower
lumbar support at the same time.
Reclining Seatbacks
{Warning
Sitting in a reclined position when
the vehicle is in motion can be
dangerous. Even when buckled
up, the seat belts cannot do
their job.
The shoulder belt will not be
against your body. Instead, it will
be in front of you. In a crash, you
could go into it, receiving neck or
other injuries.
The lap belt could go up over
your abdomen. The belt forces
would be there, not at your pelvic
bones. This could cause serious
internal injuries.
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
For proper protection when the
vehicle is in motion, have the
seatback upright. Then sit well
back in the seat and wear the
seat belt properly.
Do not have a seatback reclined if
the vehicle is moving.
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Manual Reclining Seatbacks
{Warning
If either seatback is not locked, it
could move forward in a sudden
stop or crash. That could cause
injury to the person sitting there.
Always push and pull on the
seatbacks to be sure they are
locked.
To adjust a manual seatback:1. Lift the lever.
The seatback will automatically
fold forward.
2. To recline, move the seatback rearward to the desired
position, then release the lever
to lock the seatback in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.
To return the seatback to the upright
position: 1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the
seatback, and the seatback will
return to the upright position.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.Power Reclining Seatbacks
To recline a power seatback,
if equipped:
.Tilt the top of the control
rearward to recline.
. Tilt the top of the control forward
to raise.