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WARNING - Rear seatbacks
Always lock the rear seatback
before driving. Failure to do so
could result in passengers or
objects being thrown forward
injuring vehicle occupants.
WARNING- Luggage and Cargo
Do not stack pile or stack lug-
gage or cargo higher than the
seatback in the cargo area. In an
accident the cargo could strike
and injury a passenger. If
objects are large, heavy or must
be piled, they must be secured
in the cargo area.
WARNING- Cargo Area
Do not allow passengers to ride
in the cargo area under any cir-
cumstance. The cargo area is
solely for the purpose of trans-
porting luggage or cargo.WARNING- Driver’s seat
Never attempt to adjust the seat while the vehicle is mov-
ing. This could result in loss
of control of your vehicle.
Do not allow anything to inter- fere with the normal position
of the seatback. Storing items
against the seatback could
result in serious or fatal injury
in a sudden stop or collision.
Sit as far back as possible from the steering wheel while still
maintaining comfortable con-
trol of the your vehicle. A dis-
tance of at least 10" from your
chest to the steering wheel is
recommended. Failure to do so
can result in air bag inflation
injuries to the driver.
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Feature of Leather in vehicle
Leather is made from the outerskin of an animal, which goes
through a special process to be
available for use. Since it is a nat-
ural substance, each part differs in
thickness or density.
Wrinkles may appear as a natural
result of stretching and shrinking
depending on the temperature and
humidity.
The seat is made of stretchable material to improve comfort of pas-
sengers.
The parts contacting the body are curved and the side supporting
area is high which provides driving
comfort and stability.
Wrinkles and changes of gloss/feel may appear naturally from usage
and is normal. It is not a fault of the
product. Make sure not to use sharp tools,
such as knives and spikes, to
remove the protective covering the
steering wheel.
Do not install auxiliary handles at steering wheel. Leather may leave
marks or cause permanent defor-
mation.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
Wrinkles or abrasions which appear
naturally from usage are not cov-
ered by warranty.
CAUTION
Ring,belts with metallic acces-
sories, zippers or keys insideyour back pants pocket maydamage the seat fabric.
Make sure not to wet the seat. It may change the nature ofnatural leather.
Jeans or clothes which con- tain bleach may contaminatethe surface of the seat cover-ing fabric and cause damageor discoloration.
WARNING- Seat
adjustment
Do not adjust the seat while wearing seat belts. Moving the
seat forward will cause strong
pressure on the abdomen.
Do not place your hand near the seat bottom or seat track
while adjusting the seat. Your
hand could get caught in the
seat mechanism.
WARNING- Small
Objects
Use extreme caution when pick-
ing up small objects trapped
under the seats or between the
seat and the center console.
Your hands might be cut or
injured by the sharp edges of
the seats mechanism.
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Front seat adjustment - power
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 you can easily con-
trol the steering wheel, pedals and
switches on the instrument panel.When in operation, the power seat
consumes a large amount of electri-
cal power. To prevent unnecessary
system drain, don’t adjust the power
seat longer than necessary while the
engine is not running.
Forward and backward
Push the control switch forward or
backward to move the seat to the
desired position.
Release the switch once the seat
reaches the desired position.
ORJ038003
CAUTION- Power seatadjustments
The power seating controlsfunction by electronic motor.
Excessive operation may causedamage to the electrical equip-ment.
CAUTION- Power Seating
Do not operate two or morepower seat control switches atthe same time. Doing so maydamage the power seat motor orelectrical components.
WARNING- Unattended
children
Do not leave children unattend-
ed in the vehicle. Children might
operate features of the vehicle
that could injure them.
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Seat easy access selection (forfront passenger, if equipped)
If you open the door with the DOOR
switch on, the seat will be moved
backwards. (However, this function
does not work if the seat is already at
its farthest rear position.) When the
door is closed, the seat will move for-
ward. The switch can be turned on
and off.
Front seat position memory
system- For Driver seat
This system enables the driver’s
seat, steering wheel, exterior mir-
rors, cluster and head-up display
(HUD) to be controlled with a simple
button operation, which allows the
system to recall memorized driving
positions and automatically control
them. Driver’s seat/Steering
Wheel/Exterior mirrors : location /
Cluster : Brightness of lighting/Head
Up Display (HUD) : Height, rotation
and brightness.
- For Front passenger seat
This system stores and recalls the
front passenger seat position with a
simple button operation.
ORJ038010
WARNING
Never attempt to operate the
driver position memory system
while the vehicle is moving.
This could result in loss of con-
trol, and an accident causing
death, serious injury, or property
damage.
ORJ038073L
ORJ038031
■ Passenger
■Driver
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Storing positions into memory
using the buttons on the door
Storing the seat positions
1. Place the shift lever in P (Park) with the ignition ON.
2. Adjust the driver seat, outside rearview mirror, and the heads up
display to positions comfortable for
the driver, and also adjust the front
passenger seat.
3. Press SET button on the control panel. The system will beep once.
Press one of the memory buttons
(1 ,2 or 3) within 4 seconds after
pressing the SET button. The sys-
tem will beep twice when memory
has been successfully stored.
4. The message "Driver 1 ,2 or 3 set- tings saved" is displayed on the
instrument cluster display.
The number of settings that can be
saved in the system is up to 3. To set
and save the driving position setting,
press the 1 ,2 or 3 button within 4
seconds after the SET button is
pressed. Recalling positions from memory
1. Place the shift lever in P (Park)
with the ignition ON.
2. To recall the position in the memo- ry, press the desired memory but-
ton (1 ,2 or 3). The system will
beep once, then the driver’s seat
will automatically adjust to the
stored position.
3. The message "Driver 1 ,2 or 3 set- tings applied" is displayed on the
instrument cluster display.
If you press the SET button or num-
ber 1 button with the number 1 set-
ting in operation, the setting will tem-
porarily deactivate. If you press the
number 2 button, the number 2 set-
ting will activate.
If you press the number 2 button or
SET button with the number 2 button
in operation, the number 2 setting
will temporarily deactivate. Press the
number 1 button, the number 1 set-
ting will activate. If you operate the adjustment switch
of seats or exterior mirrors with the
position memory system activated,
the pre-set settings will become inef-
fective.
WARNING
Use caution when recalling the
adjustment memory while sit-
ting in the vehicle. Push the seat
position control switch to the
desired position immediately if
the seat moves too far in any
direction.
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For maximum effectiveness in case
of an accident, the headrest should
be adjusted so the middle of the
headrest is at the same height of the
center of gravity of an occupant's
head. Generally, the center of gravity
of most people's head is similar with
the height of the top of their eyes.
Also, adjust the headrest as close to
your head as possible. For this rea-
son, the use of a cushion that holds
the body away from the seatback is
not recommended.Adjusting the height up and down
- Manual
To raise the headrest, pull it up to the
desired position (1). To lower the
headrest, push and hold the release
button (2) on the headrest support
and lower the headrest to the desired
position (3).
WARNING- Headrest
removal/adjustment
Do not operate the vehicle with the headrests removed.
Headrests can provide critical
neck and head support in a
crash.
Do not adjust the headrest height while the vehicle is in
motion. Driver may lose con-
trol of the vehicle.
CAUTION
Excessive pulling or pushingmay damage the headrest.
ORJ038012
■
manual
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✽ ✽
NOTICE
If you recline the seatback towards
the front with the headrest and seat
cushion raised, the headrest may
come in contact with the sunvisor or
other parts of the vehicle.
Removal and reinstallation
To remove the headrest:
1. Recline the seatback (2) with the
recline lever or switch (1). 2. Type A (manual): Raise the head-
rest as far as it can go. Then Press
the headrest release button (3)
while pulling the headrest up (4).
Type B (power, if equipped) : Raise
the headrest to the end with the
headrest height adjustment switch,
then insert a pointed tool into the
headrest adjustment hole (3). After
inserting the tool, remove the head-
rest by pulling it all the way up (4).
WARNING - Headrest
Removal
NEVER allow anyone to ride in a
seat with the headrest removed
or reversed. Headrests can pro-
vide critical neck and head sup-
port in a crash.
OYFH034205ORJ038015
ORJ038016
■ Type B
■Type A
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To reinstall the headrest:
- Type A (manual)
1. Put the headrest poles (2) into the
holes while pressing the release
button or switch (1).
2. Recline the seatback(4) with the recline lever or switch (3).
3. Adjust the headrest to the appro- priate height. - Type B (power, if equipped)
1. After raising the headrest height
adjustment switch until the end (1)
then, attach the headrest pole to
the seat back hole (2). Lower the
headrest to the lowest position with
the height adjustment switch (3).
2. Operate the headrest adjustment switch up and down three times to
make sure that the headrest is
securely fastened.
3. Set the seat back straight up with the seat back angle adjustment
switch (4).
4. Adjust the headrest to an appro- priate height (5).
Seatback pocket
The seatback pocket is provided on
the back of the front passenger’s and
driver’s seatbacks.
ORJ038019
WARNING- Seatback
pockets
Do not put heavy or sharp
objects in the seatback pockets.
In an accident they could come
loose from the pocket and
injure vehicle occupants.WARNING- Headrest Reinstallation
To reduce the risk of injury to
the head or neck, always make
sure the headrest is locked into
position and adjusted properly
after reinstalling.
ORJ038017
ORJ038018
■ Type B
■Type A