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SEATING

WARNING: Reclining the seatback can cause an occupant to

slide under the seat’s safety belt, resulting in severe personal

injuries in the event of a collision.

WARNING: Do not pile cargo higher than the seatbacks to

reduce the risk of injury in a collision or sudden stop.

WARNING: Before returning the seatback to its original

position, make sure that cargo or any objects are not trapped

behind the seatback. After returning the seatback to its original

position, pull on the seatback to ensure that it has fully latched. An

unlatched seat may become dangerous in the event of a sudden stop or

collision.

Adjustable head restraints

Your vehicle is equipped with front row outboard head restraints that are

vertically adjustable.

WARNING: To minimize the risk of neck injury in the event of a

crash, the driver and passenger occupants should not sit in

and/or operate the vehicle, until the head restraint is placed in its

proper position. The driver should never adjust the head restraint

while the vehicle is in motion.

The adjustable head restraints

consist of:

• a trimmed energy absorbing foam

and structure (1),

• two steel stems (2),

• a guide sleeve adjust/release

button (3),

• and a guide sleeve unlock/remove

button (4).

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To adjust the head restraint, do the following:

1. Adjust the seatback to an upright driving/riding position.

2. Raise the head restraint by

pulling up on the head restraint.

3. Lower the head restraint by

pressing and holding the guide

sleeve adjust/release button and

pushing down on the head restraint.

Properly adjust the head restraint so that the top of the head restraint is

even with the top of your head and positioned as close as possible to the

back of your head. For occupants of extremely tall stature, adjust the

head restraint to its full up position.

WARNING: The adjustable head restraint is a safety device.

Whenever possible it should be installed and properly adjusted

when the seat is occupied.

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To remove the adjustable head restraint, do the following:

1. Pull up the head restraint until it

reaches the highest adjustment

position.

2. Simultaneously press and hold

both the adjust/release button and

the unlock/remove button, then pull

up on the head restraint.

To reinstall the adjustable head restraint, do the following:

1. Insert the two stems into the

guide sleeve collars.

2. Push the head restraint down

until it locks.

Properly adjust the head restraint so that the top of the head restraint is

even with the top of your head and positioned as close as possible to the

back of your head. For occupants of extremely tall stature, adjust the

head restraint to its full up position.

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WARNING: To minimize the risk of neck injury in the event of a

crash, head restraints must be installed properly.

Adjusting the front manual seat (if equipped)

WARNING: Never adjust the driver’s seat or seatback when the

vehicle is moving.

WARNING: Always drive and ride with your seatback upright

and the lap belt snug and low across the hips.

Lift handle to move seat forward or

backward.

Pull lever up to adjust seatback.

WARNING: Before

returning the seatback to its

original position, make sure that

cargo or any objects are not

trapped behind the seatback. After

returning the seatback to its

original position, pull on the

seatback to ensure that it has fully

latched. An unlatched seat may

become dangerous in the event of

a sudden stop or collision.

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Using the manual lumbar support (if equipped)

For more lumbar support, turn the

lumbar support control toward the

front of vehicle.

For less lumbar support, turn the

lumbar support control toward the

rear of vehicle.

Adjusting the front power seat (if equipped)

WARNING: Never adjust the driver’s seat or seatback when the

vehicle is moving.

WARNING: Do not pile cargo higher than the seatbacks to avoid

injuring people in a collision or sudden stop.

WARNING: Always drive and ride with your seatback upright

and the lap belt snug and low across the hips.

WARNING: Reclining the seatback can cause an occupant to

slide under the seat’s safety belt, resulting in severe personal

injuries in the event of a collision.

WARNING: Sitting improperly out of position or with the seat

back reclined too far can take off weight from the seat cushion

and affect the decision of the passenger sensing system, resulting in

serious injury or death in a crash. Always sit upright against your

seatback, with your feet on the floor.

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WARNING: To reduce the risk of possible serious injury: Do not

hang objects off seat back or stow objects in the seatback map

pocket (if equipped) when a child is in the front passenger seat. Do

not place objects underneath the front passenger seat or between the

seat and the center console (if equipped). Check the “passenger airbag

off” or “pass airbag off” indicator lamp for proper airbag status. Refer

to Front passenger sensing system in the Airbag supplemental

restraint system (SRS) section for additional details. Failure to follow

these instructions may interfere with the front passenger seat sensing

system.

The control is located on the outboard side of the seat cushion.

Press front to raise or lower the

front portion of the seat cushion.

Press rear to raise or lower the rear

portion of the seat cushion.

Press the control to move the seat

forward, backward, up or down.

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Press the control to recline the

seatback forward or rearward.

Using the power lumbar support (if equipped)

The power lumbar control is located on the outboard side of the seat.

Press one side of the control to

adjust firmness.

Press the other side of the control

to adjust softness.

Memory seats and adjustable pedals (if equipped)

This system allows automatic

positioning of the driver seat and

adjustable pedals to two

programmable positions.

The memory seat control is located

on the lower-center portion of the

instrument panel.

• To program position 1, move the

driver seat and pedals (if

equipped) to the desired position

using the associated controls. Press the SET control. The SET control

indicator light will briefly illuminate. While the light is illuminated,

press control 1.

• To program position 2, repeat the previous procedure using control 2.

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A position can be recalled:

• in any gearshift position if the ignition is not in the on position.

• only in P (Park) or N (Neutral) if the ignition is in the on position.

A memory seat position may be programmed at any time.

The memory positions are also recalled when you press your remote

entry transmitter unlock control if the transmitter is programmed to a

memory position or when you enter a valid personal entry code that is

programmed to a memory position.

To program the memory feature to a remote entry transmitter and for

more information on how to use the keypad, refer to Remote entry

system and SecuriCode™ keyless entry system in the Locks and

Security chapter.

Easy entry/exit feature (if equipped)

The easy entry feature automatically moves the driver’s seat 2 inches

(5 cm) forward when:

• the transmission is in P (Park)

• the key is inserted into the ignition cylinder

(If the seat is located less than 2 inches [5 cm] from the front of the seat

1

track, the seat will travel up to ⁄

track).

4

inch (6 mm) to the front of the seat

The easy out feature automatically moves the driver’s seat 2 inches

(5 cm) backward when:

• the transmission is in P (Park)

• the key is removed from the ignition cylinder

(If the seat is located less than 2 inches (5 cm) from the rear of the seat

1

track, the seat will travel up to ⁄

track).

4

inch (6 mm) to the rear of the seat

If the memory setting is programmed through the remote transmitter,

upon unlocking the door via remote entry system, the seat position will

travel to the desired memory setting less 2 inches (5 cm). Once entering

the vehicle and inserting the key in the ignition while in P (Park), the

easy entry feature will move the seat an additional 2 inches (5 cm) to

the desired memory location. See Locks and Security for activating the

memory seat feature through the remote entry system.

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Deactivating/activating the easy access/easy out feature

The easy entry/exit feature can be turned off or on through the vehicle

message center (if equipped). If your vehicle does not have a message

center, the feature can be turned off or on through the following process:

1. Put the key into the ignition (The driver seat may move forward if the

easy entry/exit feature is activated).

2. Place the ignition key into the on position (do not start the vehicle).

When the vehicle is in the on position, the interior and exterior lights,

the climate controls, and the radio are functional without the engine

started. See Programming remote transmitters for ignition switch

diagram.

3. Turn the ignition key to the off position.

4. Cycle the ignition key between the off position and the on position a

total of three times ending with the ignition in the off position.

5. Engage the forward or rearward seat switch.

6. Remove the ignition key from the ignition switch. (The driver seat

may move rearward if the easy entry/exit feature is activated).

Steps 2 through 6 must be performed within a 20 second period. The

easy entry/exit feature will be deactivated. Repeating the above process

will also reactivate the easy entry/exit feature.

Heated seats (if equipped)

WARNING: Persons who are unable to feel pain to the skin

because of advanced age, chronic illness, diabetes, spinal cord

injury, medication, alcohol use, exhaustion, or other physical

conditions, must exercise care when using the seat heater. The seat

heater may cause burns even at low temperatures, especially if used

for long periods of time. Do not place anything on the seat that

insulates against heat, such as a blanket or cushion, because this may

cause the seat heater to overheat. Do not puncture the seat with pins,

needles, or other pointed objects because this may damage the heating

element which may cause the seat heater to overheat. An overheated

seat may cause serious personal injury.

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Note: Do not do the following:

• Place heavy objects on the seat

• Operate the seat heater if water or any other liquid is spilled on the

seat. Allow the seat to dry thoroughly.

The heated seat control is located in the lower center of the instrument

panel.

To operate the heated seats:

• Press control to activate.

• Press again to deactivate.

REAR SEATS

To have an unobstructed rear view, you can fold down the second and

third row head restraints. Refer to the Folding down the 2nd row

60/40 seats and bucket seats and 3rd row folding seat (if equipped)

sections later in this chapter.

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