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Introduction 3
9:Dispose of Used Components Properly
P:Do Not Apply High Pressure Water
B:Engine Coolant Temperature
_:Flame/Fire Prohibited
H: Flammable
[:Forward Collision Alert
R:Fuse Block Cover Lock Location
+:Fuses
j:ISOFIX/LATCH System Child Restraints
Q:Keep Fuse Block Covers Properly
Installed
|: Lane Change Alert
@:Lane Departure Warning
A:Lane Keep Assist
*: Malfunction Indicator Lamp
::Oil Pressure
X:Park Assist
~:Pedestrian Ahead Indicator
O:Power
7:Rear Cross Traffic Alert
I:Registered Technician
/:Remote Vehicle Start
h:Risk of Electrical Fire
>:Seat Belt Reminders
I:Side Blind Zone Alert
h:Stop/Start
7:Tire Pressure Monitor
d:Traction Control/StabiliTrak/Electronic
Stability Control (ESC)
a: Under Pressure
k: Vehicle Ahead Indicator
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After the vehicle's engine has been started
two times using the remote start button or
a start with an extension, the ignition must
be turned on and then back off before the
remote start procedure can be used again.
Canceling a Remote Start
To manually shut off a remote start:
.Press and hold/until the lamps
turn off.
.Turn on the hazard warning flashers.
.Turn the ignition switch on and then off.
Conditions in Which the Remote Start
Will Not Work
The remote start will not operate if any of
the following occur:
.The hood is open.
.The RKE transmitter is in the vehicle.
.The vehicle is on.
.There is an emission control system
malfunction.
.The vehicle is not in park.
.The hazard switch is on.
.Two remote starts or a remote start with
an extension have already been used. The engine turns off during a remote start if
the coolant temperature gets too high or if
the oil pressure gets low.
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.
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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/unlock the doors from the outside:
.PressQorKon the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter. See Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation 07.
.Use the key in the driver door. The key
lock cylinder is covered with a cap.
To lock/unlock the doors from the inside:
.PressQorKon the power door lock
switch.
.Push down on the door lock knob to lock
a door.
.Pull the door handle once to unlock it.
Pull the door handle again to unlatch it.
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Seats and Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Front Seats
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . 41
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Third Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Seat Belts
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . 48
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Seat Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . 53
Seat Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Seat Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . 57
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . 58
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . 58
What Will You See after an AirbagInflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children(LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Replacing LATCH System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the Front Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Head Restraints
Front Seats
{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.
The vehicle's front seats have adjustable
head restraints in the outboard seating
positions.
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When an occupant is in the seat, always
return the head restraint to the upright
position. Pull the head restraint up and push
it rearward until it locks into place. Push and
pull on the head restraint to make sure that
it is locked.
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 the seat:
.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 entire seat by moving
the rear of the control up or down.
To adjust the seatback, see Reclining
Seatbacks 037.
To adjust the lumbar support, see Lumbar
Adjustment 038.
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.
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.
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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
vehicle through the rear door and left the
vehicle without the vehicle being shut off.
The feature can be turned on or off. See
Vehicle Personalization0122.
Rear Seat Adjustment
The second row seats slide forward for
more room.
To adjust the seat position:
1. Remove objects on the floor in front of or on the second row seat, or in the seat
tracks on the floor.
2. Lift the lever below the seat cushion and slide the seat forward or backward.
Entering and Exiting the Third Row
{Warning
Using the third row seating position
while the second row is folded could
cause injury in a sudden stop or crash. Be
sure to return the seat to the passenger
seating position. Push and pull on the
seat to make sure it is locked into place.
{Warning
If the seatback and seat base are not
locked, the seat could move forward in a
sudden stop or crash and injure the
occupant. Always push and pull on the
seatbacks to be sure the seatback and
seat base are locked.
Caution
Folding a rear seat with the seat belts
still fastened may cause damage to the
seat or the seat belts. Always unbuckle
the seat belts and return them to their
normal stowed position before folding a
rear seat.
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To access the third row from the
passenger side:
The second row passenger side seat can be
easily moved for third row entry or exit
with a forward-facing child restraint installed
using the LATCH system. Remove a
rear-facing child restraint before moving the
seat for third row entry or exit.
{Warning
Remove the child from the child restraint
before moving the seat forward for third
row entry or exit. Failure to do so may
result in injury to the child.
1. Remove objects on the floor in front of or under the second row seat, or in the
seat tracks on the floor.
2. Pull the handle on the side of the seatforward and pull the seat forward.
Returning the Seat to the Seating
Position
To return the second row seat to its normal
seating position:
1. Remove objects on the floor behind or under the second row seat or in the seat
tracks on the floor.
2. Push on the seatback until the seat is locked into place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback and seat cushion to make sure they are locked in
place. 4. Check that the seat belt is not under the
seat cushion.
Reclining the Seatbacks
To recline the seatbacks:
1. Leaning rearward in the seat, pull thereclining seatback handle.
2. Move the seatback to the desired position, and then release the handle to
lock the seatback in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.
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Folding the Seatbacks
To fold the second row seatbacks:1. Remove anything on or under the seat.
2. Pull up on the reclining seatback handle. The seatback will move forward and fold
flat on top of the cushion. Do not place
anything on the seat during this
operation.
To return the seatback to the seating
position, lift the seatback and push it
rearward until it locks into place. Push and
pull on the seatback to make sure it is
locked.
Heated 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 041.
If available, the buttons are on the rear of
the center console.
With the engine running, press
MorLto
heat the left or right outboard seat cushion.
An indicator on the climate control display
appears when this feature is on. This feature turns on at the highest setting.
With each press of the button, the heated
seat changes to the next lower setting, and
then the off setting. Three lights indicate
the highest setting, and one light indicates
the lowest. If the heated seats are on high,
the level may automatically be lowered
after approximately 30 minutes.
Third Row Seats
{Warning
Using the third row seating position
while the second row is folded, or pushed
forward in the entry position, could cause
injury in a sudden stop or crash. Be sure
to return the seat to the passenger
seating position. Push and pull on the
seat to make sure it is locked into place.
Folding the Seatback
Caution
Folding a rear seat with the seat belts
still fastened may cause damage to the
seat or the seat belts. Always unbuckle
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Caution (Continued)
the seat belts and return them to their
normal stowed position before folding a
rear seat.
To fold the third row seatback: 1. Remove objects on the floor in front of or on the second row seat, or in the seat
tracks on the floor.
2. If the second row seat is in the full rear position, adjust it forward to allow the
third row seat to fold fully flat.
3. Remove anything on or under the seat.
4. Disconnect the center seat belt mini-latch, using a key in the slot on the
mini-buckle, and let the belt retract into
the headliner.
5. Stow the mini-latch in the holder in theheadliner.
6. Pull the release strap located on theseatback.
7. Push the seatback forward to lay flat.
8. Repeat for the other seatback, if necessary.
Returning the Seat to the Seating
Position
To return the seatback to the seating
position:
1. From the rear of the vehicle, raise the seatback to the upright position using
the pull strap on the back of the third
row seat, or lift the seatback and push it
into place from inside the vehicle.