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Seats & Safety System
3. Seats & Safety System
Important Safety Precautions ...........................................................................3-2Always Wear Your Seat Belt ......................................................................................... 3-2
Restrain All Children ..................................................................................................... 3-2
Air Bag Hazards ............................................................................................................ 3-2
Driver Distraction ......................................................................................................... 3-2
Control Your Speed ...................................................................................................... 3-2
Keep Your Vehicle in Safe Condition ........................................................................... 3-2
Seats .................................................................................................................. 3-3Safety Precautions .......................................................................................................3-4
Front Seats .................................................................................................................... 3-5
Rear Seats ....................................................................................................................3-11
Head Restraints ...........................................................................................................3-12
Seat Warmers ............................................................................................................. 3-16
Air Ventilation Seat ..................................................................................................... 3-18
Seat Belts ......................................................................................................... 3-20
Seat Belt Safety Precautions .....................................................................................3-20
Seat Belt Warning Light ..............................................................................................3-21
Seat Belt Restraint System ........................................................................................ 3-22
Additional Seat Belt Safety Precautions ................................................................... 3-28
Care of Seat Belts .......................................................................................................3-30
Child Restraint System (CRS) .......................................................................... 3-31Children Always in the Rear ........................................................................................3-31
Selecting a Child Restraint System (CRS) ................................................................. 3-32
Installing a Child Restraint System (CRS) .................................................................3-34
Air Bag - Supplemental Restraint system ..................................................... 3-42
Where are the Air Bags? ............................................................................................ 3-44
How does the SRS Air Bag System Operate? ........................................................... 3-47
What To Expect After an Air Bag Inflates ................................................................. 3-50
Occupant Classification System (OCS) ..................................................................... 3-51
Why Didn’t My Air Bag Go Off in a Collision? ........................................................... 3-57
SRS Care .....................................................................................................................3-62
Additional Safety Precautions ...................................................................................3-63
Air Bag Warning Labels ..............................................................................................3-63
This chapter provides you with important information about how to protect yourself and your
passengers. It explains how to properly use your seats and seat belts, and how your air bags work.
Additionally, this chapter explains how to properly restrain infants and children in your vehicle.

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Front seat
(1) Forward and rearward
(2) Seatback angle
(3) Seat cushion angle*
(4) Seat cushion height
(5) Lumbar support (Driver’s seat)*
(6) Seat warmer*
(7) Air ventilation seat*
(8) Head restraintRear seats
(9) Seat cushion strap
(10) Head restraint
*: if equipped
SEATS
The information provided may differ depending on which functions are
applicable to your vehicle.
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Head Restraints
The vehicle’s front and rear (second row
and/or third row) seats have adjustable
head restraints. The head restraints
provide comfort for passengers, but
more importantly they are designed to
help protect passengers from whiplash
and other neck and spinal injuries during
an accident, especially in a rear impact
collision.
WARNING
To help reduce the risk of serious
injury or death in an accident, take the
following precautions when adjusting
your head restraints:
• Always properly adjust the head
restraints for all passengers BEFORE
starting the vehicle.
• NEVER let anyone ride in a seat
with the head restraints removed or
reversed.
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• Adjust the head restraints so the
middle of the head restraints is at the
same height as the height of the top
of the eyes.
• NEVER adjust the head restraints
position of the driver’s seat when the
vehicle is in motion.
• Adjust the head restraints as close to
the passenger’s head as possible. Do
not use a seat cushion that holds the
body away from the seatback.
• Make sure the head restraints locks
into position after adjusting it.
WARNING
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When sitting on the rear seat, do not
adjust the height of the head restraints
to the lowest position.
CAUTION
When there is no occupant in the rear
seats, adjust the height of the head
restraints to the lowest position. The
rear seat head restraints can reduce the
visibility of the rear area.
NOTICE
To prevent damage, NEVER hit or pull
on the head restraints.

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Front seat head restraints
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The driver’s and front passenger’s seats
are equipped with adjustable head
restraint for the passengers safety and
comfort.
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Adjusting the height up and down
To raise the head restraint:
1. Pull it up to the desired position (1).
To lower the head restraint:
1. Push and hold the release button (2)
on the head restraint support.
2. Lower the head restraint to the
desired position (3).
NOTICE
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If you recline the seatback towards the
front with the head restraint and seat
cushion raised, the head restraint may
come in contact with the sunvisor or
other parts of the vehicle.