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Safety system
Seat belts
Always fasten your seat belt before
starting any trip.
At all times, passengers should sit
upright and be properly restrained.
Infants and small children must be
restrained in appropriate child
restraint systems. Children who have
outgrown a booster seat and adults
must be restrained using the seat
belts.
WARNING
Take the following precautions
when adjusting your seat belt:
‡ NEVER use one seat belt for
more than one occupant.
‡ Always position the seatback
upright with the lap portion of
the seat belt snug and low across
the hips.
‡ NEVER allow children or small
infants to ride in a passenger’s
lap.
‡ Do not route the seat belt across
your neck, across sharp edges,
or reroute the shoulder strap
away from your body.
‡ Do not allow the seat belt to
become caught or jammed.
Front seats
The front seat can be adjusted by
using the control lever or switches
located on the outside of the seat
cushion. Before driving, adjust the
seat to the proper position so that you
can easily control the steering wheel,
foot pedals and controls on the instru-
ment panel.
WARNING
Take the following precautions
when adjusting your seat:
‡ NEVER attempt to adjust the seat
whilst the vehicle is moving. The
seat could respond with unex-
pected movement and may
cause loss of vehicle control
resulting in an accident.
‡ Do not place anything under the
front seats. Loose objects in the
driver’s foot area could interfere
with the operation of the foot
pedals, causing an accident.
‡ Do not allow anything to inter-
fere with the normal position and
proper locking of the seatback.
‡ Do not place a cigarette lighter
on the floor or seat. When you
operate the seat, gas may exit
out of the lighter causing a fire.
‡ Use extreme caution when pick-
ing small objects trapped under
the seats or between the seat
and the centre console. Your
hands might be cut or injured by
the sharp edges of the seat
mechanism.
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Tilt steering / Telescope
steering
WARNING
Never adjust the steering wheel
whilst driving. You may lose steer-
ing control and cause severe per-
sonal injury, death or accidents.
i Information
After adjustment, sometimes the lock-
release lever may not lock the steering
wheel.
It is not a malfunction. 7his occurs
when two gears are not engaged cor-
rectly. In this case, adjust the steering
wheel again and then lock the steering
wheel.
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To change the steering wheel angle
and height:
1. Pull down the lock-release lever
(1).
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desired angle (2) and height (3, if
equipped). Move the steering
wheel, so it points toward your
chest, not toward your face. Make
sure you can see the instrument
panel warning lights and gauges.
3. Pull up the lock-release lever to
lock the steering wheel in place.
Push the steering wheel both up and
down to be certain it is locked in posi-
tion.
CAUTION
Whilst adjusting the steering wheel
height, please do not push or pull
it hard since the fixture can be
damaged.
