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Rear Seats
Folding the rear seat (if equipped)
The rear seatbacks can be folded to 
facilitate carrying long items or to 
increase the luggage capacity of the 
vehicle.
 WARNING
[  Never allow passengers to sit on top 
of the folded down seatback while 
the vehicle is moving. This is not a 
proper seating position and no seat 
belts are available for use. This could 
result in serious injury or death in 
case of an accident or sudden stop.
[  Objects carried on the folded down 
seatback should not extend higher 
than the top of the front seatbacks. 
This could allow cargo to slide 
forward and cause injury or damage 
during sudden stops.
To fold down the rear seatback:
1.  Set the front seatback to the upright  position and if necessary, slide the 
front seat forward.
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2.  Lower the rear head restraints to the lowest position by pushing and 
holding the release button and 
pushing down on the head restraint.
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3.  Pull on the seatback folding lever located in the trunk.
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  „Type B
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4.  Fold the seatback toward the front of the vehicle. 
5.  To use the rear seat, lift and pull the  seatback rearward. Pull the seatback 
firmly until it clicks into place. Make 
sure the seatback is locked in place. 
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 WARNING
When returning the rear seatback from 
a folded to an upright position, hold the 
seatback and return it slowly. Ensure 
that the seatback is completely locked 
into its upright position by pushing on 
the top of the seatback. In an accident 
or sudden stop, an unlocked seatback 
could allow cargo to move forward with 
great force and enter the passenger 
compartment, which could result in 
serious injury or death.
 WARNING
Do not place objects in the rear seats, 
since they cannot be properly secured 
and may hit vehicle occupants in a 
collision causing serious injury or death.
 WARNING
Make sure the vehicle is off, the shift 
lever is in P (Park), and the parking 
brake is securely applied whenever 
loading or unloading cargo. Failure to 
take these steps may allow the vehicle 
to move if the shift lever is inadvertently 
moved to another position.
Armrest (if equipped)
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The armrest is located in the center of 
the rear seat. Pull the armrest down from 
the seatback to use it.
Head Restraints
The vehicle’s front and rear 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.