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Seats and
Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . 50
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . 51
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Heated and VentilatedFront Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . 59
Seat Belts
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seat Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Seat Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . 67
Safety System Check . . . . . . 67
Seat Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Replacing Seat Belt
System Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Where Are the Airbags? . . . 71
When Should an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . 81
Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . 81
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Infants and YoungChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Child Restraint
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children
(LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Replacing LATCH System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . 97
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the
Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the
Front Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
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Head Restraints
The vehicle’s front seats have
adjustable head restraints in
the outboard seating
positions.
{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.
If your vehicle has rear head
restraints that fold down,
always return them to the
full upright position
whenever an occupant is
seated in the seat.
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.
Front Seats
The vehicle's front seats have
adjustable head restraints in
the outboard seating
positions.
The height of the head
restraint can be adjusted.
To raise or lower the head
restraint, press the button
located 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 Seats
Rear Head Restraint
Adjustment
The vehicle's rear seats have
adjustable head restraints in
the outboard seating
positions.
The height of the head
restraint can be adjusted. Pull
the head restraint up to raise
it. Try to move the head
restraint to make sure that it
is locked in place.
To lower the head restraint,
press the button, located on
the top of the seatback, andpush the head restraint down.
Try to move the head restraint
after the button is released to
make sure that it is locked in
place.
Always adjust the head
restraint so that the top of the
restraint is at the same height
as the top of the
occupant's head.
Rear outboard head restraints
are not removable.
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.
{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 a power 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.
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.Raise or lower the entire
seat by moving the rear of
the control up or down.
To adjust the seatback, see
Reclining Seatbacks 050.
To adjust the lumbar support,
see Lumbar Adjustment 051.
Some vehicles are equipped
with a feature that activates a
vibration in the driver seat to
help the driver avoid crashes.
See Driver Assistance
Systems 0288.
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
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
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.
Do not have a seatback
reclined if the vehicle is
moving.
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To adjust:
.Tilt the top of the control
rearward to recline.
.Tilt the top of the control
forward to raise.
Lumbar Adjustment
Press and hold the control
forward to increase or
rearward to decrease support.
Memory Seats
Overview
If equipped, the memory seat
feature allows drivers to save
their unique driving positions
and a shared exit position. See
“Saving Seating Positions”
later in this section. The saved
positions can be recalled
manually by all drivers, see
“Manually Recalling Seating
Positions”later in this section,
and drivers with remote key
1 and 2 can also recall them
automatically. See “Auto Seat
Entry Memory Recall” or“Auto Seat Exit Memory Recall”
later
in this section. To enable
automatic recalls, turn on Seat
Entry Memory and/or Seat
Exit Memory. See “Enabling
Automatic Recalls” later in this
section. The memory recalls
may be canceled at any time
during the recall. See “Cancel
Memory Seating Recalls” later
in this section.
Identifying Driver Number
The vehicle identifies the
current driver by their remote
key number 1–8. The current
remote key number may be
identified by Driver
Information Center (DIC)
welcome message, “You are
driver x for memory recalls.”
This message is displayed the
first few times the vehicle is
turned on when a different
remote key is used. For Seat
Entry Memory to work
properly, save positions to the
1 or 2 memory button
matching the driver number of
this welcome message. To aid
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in identifying remote key IDs, it
is recommended to only carry
one remote key when entering
the vehicle. Perform the
following if the welcome
message is not displayed:1. Move all keys and remote keys away from the
vehicle.
2. Start the vehicle with another remote key. A DIC
welcome message should
display indicating the
driver number of the other
remote key. Turn the
vehicle off and remove the
other key or remote key
from the vehicle.
3. Start the vehicle with the initial key or remote key.
The DIC welcome message
should display the driver
number of the initial
remote key.
Saving Seating Positions
Read these instructions
completely before saving
memory positions. To save preferred driving
positions to 1 and 2:
1. Turn the vehicle on or to accessory mode. A DIC
welcome message may
indicate the driver number
of the current remote key.
See “Identifying Driver
Number” previously in this
section.
2. Adjust all available memory features to the desired
driving position.
3. Press and release SET; a beep will sound.
4. Immediately upon releasing SET, press and hold
memory button 1 or
2 matching the current
Driver’s remote key
number until two beeps
sound. If too much time
passes between releasing
SET and pressing 1 or 2,
the two beeps will not
sound indicating memory
position were not saved.
Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to
try again. 5. Repeat Steps 1–4 for the
other remote key 1 or 2
using the other 1 or
2 memory button.
It is recommended to save the
preferred driving positions to
both 1 and 2 if you are the only
driver.
To save the common exit
seating position to
Bthat is
used by all drivers for
Manually Recalling Seating
Positions and Auto Seat Exit
Memory Recall features,
repeat Steps 1–4 using
B, the
exit button.
Manually Recalling Seating
Positions
Press and hold 1, 2, or
B
button until the recall is
complete, to recall the
positions previously saved to
that button.
Manual Memory recall
movement for 1, 2 or
B
buttons may be initiated and
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will complete to the saved
memory position if the vehicle
is in or out of P (Park).
Enabling Automatic Recalls
.Seat Entry Memory moves
the driver seat to the
selected 1 or 2 position when
the vehicle is started. Select
Settings > Vehicle > Seating
Position > Seat Entry
Memory > ON or OFF. See
“Auto Seat Entry Memory
Recall”later in this section.
.Seat Exit Memory moves the
driver seat to the preferred
exit position of the
Bbutton
when the vehicle is turned
off and the door is opened.
Select Settings > Vehicle >
Seating Position > Seat Exit
Memory > ON or OFF. See
“Auto Seat Exit Memory
Recall” later in this section.
Auto Seat Entry Memory
Recall
Seat Entry Memory will
automatically begin movement
to the seating positions of the 1 or 2 button corresponding to
the driver’s remote key
number 1 or 2 detected by the
vehicle when:
.The vehicle is turned ON.
.Seating positions have been
previously saved to the
same 1 or 2 button. See
“Saving Seating Positions”
previously in this section.
.Seat Entry Memory is
enabled. See
“Enabling
Automatic Recalls”
previously in this section.
.The vehicle is in P (Park).
Seat Entry Memory Recall will
continue if the vehicle is
shifted out of P (Park) prior to
reaching the saved memory
position.
If the saved memory seat
position does not
automatically recall, verify the
recall is enabled. See “Enabling
Automatic Recalls” previously
in this section. If the memory seat recalls to
the wrong position, the
driver’s remote key number 1
or 2 may not match the
memory button number
positions they were saved to.
Try the other remote key or
try saving the positions to the
other 1 or 2 memory button.
See
“Saving Seating Positions”
previously in this section.
Automatic Seat Entry Memory
recalls are only available for
driver’s remote key numbers
1 and 2. Remote keys 3–8 will
not provide Seat Entry
Memory recalls.
Auto Seat Exit Memory
Recall
Seat Exit Memory will begin
movement to the seating
position of the
B
button when:
.The vehicle is turned off and
the driver door is open or
opened within a short time.
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.A seating position has been
previously been saved to the
Bmemory button. See
“Saving Seating Positions”
previously in this section.
.Seat Exit Memory is enabled.
See “Enabling Automatic
Recalls” previously in this
section.
.The vehicle is in P (Park).
Seat Exit Memory recall will
continue if the vehicle is
shifted out of P (Park) prior to
reaching the saved memory
position.
Seat Exit Memory is not linked
to the driver’s remote key. The
seating position saved to
Bis
used for all drivers.
Cancel Memory Seating
Recalls
.During any memory recall:
Press a power seat control
Press SET memory button
.During Manual memory
recall:
Release 1, 2, or
Bmemory
button
.During Auto Seat Entry
Memory Recall:
Turn vehicle off
Press SET, 1, 2, or
B
memory buttons
.During Auto Seat Exit
Memory Recall:
Press SET, 1, 2, or
B
memory buttons
Obstructions
If something has blocked the
seat while recalling a memory
position, the recall may stop.
Remove the obstruction and
try the recall again. If the
memory position still does not
recall, see your dealer.
Heated and
Ventilated Front
Seats
{Warning
If temperature change or
pain to the skin cannot be
felt, the seat heater may
cause burns. To reduce the
risk of burns, use care when
using the seat heater,
especially for long periods of
time. Do not place anything
on the seat that insulates
against heat, such as a
blanket, cushion, cover,
or similar item. This may
cause the seat heater to
overheat. An overheated
seat heater may cause a
burn or may damage
the seat.