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SEAT

Driver’s seat

➀ Seat adjustment, forward /

backward

(see page 3- 21)

➁ Seatback recliner(see page 3- 21)

➂ Seat adjustment, height

(see page 3- 22)

➃ Seat heater switch*(see page 3- 22)

➄ Headrest adjustment

(see page 3- 23)

Front passenger seat

➅ Seat adjustment, forward /

backward

(see page 3- 21)

➆ Seatback recliner(see page 3- 21)

➇ Seat heater switch*

(see page 3- 22)

➈ Headrest adjustment

(see page 3- 23)

Rear seat

➉ Armrest

(see page 3- 29)

11 Headrest adjustment

(see page 3- 30)

12 Split folding rear seat

(see page 3- 27)

* if equipped

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WARNING - Loose

WARNING - Driver’s seat

• Always drive and ride with

objects

• Never attempt to adjust seat

your seatback upright and the

Loose objects in the driver’s

while the vehicle is moving.

lap portion of the safety belt

foot area could interfere with

This could result in loss of

snug and low across the hips.

the operation of the foot pedals,

control, and an accident caus-

This is the best position to

possibly causing an accident.

ing death, serious injury, or

protect you in case of an acci-

Do not place anything under the

property damage.

dent.

front seats.

• Do not allow anything to inter-

• In order to avoid unnecessary

fere with the normal position

and perhaps severe airbag

of the seatback. Storing items

injuries, always sit as far back

against a seatback or in any

as possible from the steering

other way interfering with

wheel so that your chest is at

proper locking of a seatback

least 250 mm (10 inches) away

could result in serious or fatal

from the steering wheel.

injury in a sudden stop or col-

lision.

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Adjust the seat before driving, and

make sure the seat is locked secure-

ly by trying to move forward and

backward without using the control

knob. If the seat moves, it is not

locked properly.

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Front seat adjustment

Adjusting the seatback recliner

To recline the seatback:

Adjusting the seat forward and

backward

1. Lean forward slightly and lift up on

the seatback recline lever located

To move the seat forward or back-

on the outside of the seat, at the

ward:

rear.

1. Pull the seat slide adjustment

2. Carefully lean back on the seat

lever under the front edge of the

and adjust the seatback of the

seat cushion up and hold it.

seat to the position you desire.

2. Slide the seat to the position you

3. Release the lever and make sure

desire.

the seatback is locked in place.

3. Release the lever and make sure

(The lever MUST return to its orig-

the seat is locked in place.

inal position for the seatback to

lock.)

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WARNING - Driver

responsibility for front seat

passenger

Riding in a vehicle with a front

seatback reclined could lead to

serious or fatal injury in an acci-

dent. If a front seat is reclined

during an accident, the occu-

pant’s hips may slide under the

lap portion of the safety belt

applying great force to the

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unprotected abdomen. Serious

Adjusting the height of seat cush-

Warming the front seats

or fatal internal injuries could

ion (for driver’s seat)

(if equipped)

result. The driver must advise

To change the height of the seat

The front seats can be electrically

the front passengers to keep the

cushion, rotate the knob located on

heated individually when the ignition

seatback in a comfortably

the outside of the seat cushion.

switch is ON. When you depress the

upright position whenever the

seat warmer switch, a thermostat

• To adjust the front height of the

vehicle is in motion.

regulates seat temperature. To deac-

seat cushion, rotate the knob ( ➀ ).

tivate the heating system, depress

• To adjust the rear height of the seat

the switch once again.

cushion, rotate the knob ( ➁ ).

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✽ NOTICE

WARNING - Seat heater

• The seat warmer will not operate

burns

if ambient temperature is above

Passengers should use extreme

37±3°C (98.5±5.5°F).

caution when using seat warm-

• If the seat warmer doesn't work

ers due to the possibility of

when the ambient temperature is

excess heating or burns. In par-

below 28±3.5°C (82.5±5.5°F), have

ticular, the driver must exercise

the system checked by an autho-

extreme care for the following

rized dealer.

types of passengers:

✽ NOTICE

1. Infants, children, elderly or

handicapped persons, or hos-

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• When cleaning the seats, do not

pital outpatients

Front headrest adjustment

use an organic solvent such as

thinner, benzene, alcohol and

2. Persons with sensitive skin or

Adjusting the height up and down

gasoline. Doing so may damage

those that burn easily

The headrest not only provides com-

the surface of the heater or seats.

3. Fatigued individuals

fort for the driver and passengers,

• To prevent overheating the seat

but also helps to protect the head

4. Intoxicated individuals

warmer, do not place blankets,

and neck in the event of a collision.

5. Individuals taking medication

cushions or seat covers on the

To raise the headrest, pull it up to the

that can cause drowsiness or

seats while the seat warmer is in

desired position ( ➀ ). To lower the

sleepiness (sleeping pills,

operation.

headrest, push and hold the release

cold tablets, etc.)

• Do not place heavy or sharp

button ( ➁ ) on the headrest support

objects on seats equipped with

and lower the headrest to the desired

seat warmers. Damage to the seat

position ( ➂ ). For best protection,

warming components could occur.

adjust the headrest so its center is as

high as your ears. Also adjust the

headrest so its distance from the

head is as wide as your fist.

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WARNING - Full flat seat

Do not allow a passenger to use

the full flat seat feature while the

vehicle is in motion. Severe

injury or death could occur in

an accident.

CAUTION - Uprighting

seat

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When you return the seatback

Removal

Full flat seat

to its upright position, hold the

To remove the headrest, raise it as far

When the vehicle is parked, you can

seatback and return it slowly. If

as it can go then press the release

place the front seat in a reclined

the seatback is returned without

lever ( ➀ ) while pulling upward ( ➁ ).

position, nearly flat.

holding it, the back of the seat

could spring forward resulting

1. Remove the headrest.

in accidental injury from being

WARNING - Headrest

2. Move the front seat to the farthest

struck by the seatback.

positioning

forward position.

To reduce the risk of head and

3. Recline the seatback as far as it

neck injuries, each occupant

can go to allow the rear seat pas-

headrest must be properly

senger to support their legs in the

adjusted. Do not drive the vehi-

reclined position.

cle with the headrest removed

or improperly positioned.

Do not adjust the driver's head-

rest while driving, or else loss of

control and an accident is pos-

sible.

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To operate seatback table

WARNING - Seatback

1. Lower the headrest.

table

2. With the recliner control lever

• Do not sit on the seatback

pulled up, fold the seatback for-

table.

ward to the flat position.

• Do not use the seatback table

3. When returning the seatback to

when the vehicle is in motion.

the upright position, ensure the

seatback is completely locked into

• Do not leave items on the

place.

seatback table when the vehi-

cle is in motion.

• When returning the seatback

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to the upright position, ensure

Seatback table

the seatback is completely

While parked, you can use the front

locked into place.

passenger seatback as a table by

folding the passenger seatback all

the way forward.

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Split folding rear seat

The rear seatbacks fold forward to

provide additional cargo space and

to provide access to the cargo area.

• To fold the rear seatback(s) down,

pull the lock release lever, then fold

the seatback forward and down.

• To raise the seatback, lift and push

it firmly until it clicks into place.

• When you return the seatback to

its upright position, reposition the

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rear safety belts so that they can

Seatback pocket

Rear seat adjustment

be used by rear seat passengers.

A seatback pocket is provided on the

Adjusting the seatback recliner

back of the front passenger and dri-

To recline the seatback:

vers seatbacks.

1. Pull the lock release lever located

on the top of the seatback.

WARNING - Seatback

2. Recline the seatback to the

pockets

desired position.

Do not put heavy or sharp

3. Release the lever and make sure

objects in the seatback pockets.

the seatback is locked in place.

In an accident they could come

loose from the pocket and injure

CAUTION - Rear seatback

vehicle occupants.

locks

When reclining the seatback,

you should adjust the lock

release lever while standing and

holding the seatback.

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To fold the rear seat;

WARNING - Damaging

1. Lower the headrest to the lowest

WARNING - Rear safety

position.

rear safety buckles

belts

2. Pull the lock release lever located

When you fold the rear seatback

When returning the rear seat-

on the top of the seatback.

or put luggage on the rear seat

backs to the upright position,

cushion, insert the buckle in the

remember to return the rear

3. Fold the seatback forward and

pocket between the rear seat-

shoulder belts to their proper

down firmly until it clicks into

back and cushion. Doing so can

position. Routing the safety belt

place.

prevent the buckle from being

webbing through the rear safety

damaged by the rear seatback

belt guides will help keep the

or luggage.

belts from being trapped behind

or under the seats.

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To unfold the rear seat;

CAUTION - Cargo loading

WARNING - Cargo

1. Pull the lock release lever located

Make sure the engine is off, the

Cargo should always be

on the top of the seatback.

transaxle is in P and the parking

secured to prevent it from being

2. Lift and push the seatback back-

brake is applied whenever load-

thrown about the vehicle in a

ward firmly until it clicks into place.

ing or unloading cargo. Failure

collision and causing injury to

Make sure the seatback is locked

to take these steps may allow

the vehicle occupants. Special

in place.

the vehicle to move if shift lever

care should be taken of objects

is inadvertently moved to anoth-

3. Return the rear safety belt to the

placed in the rear seats, since

er position.

proper position.

those may hit the front seat

occupants in a frontal collision.

CAUTION - Rear floor

Do not remove the floor carpet

in your vehicle. Emission con-

trol system components in the

area of the rear seats cause

high exhaust temperatures

under the floor.

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Armrest

Rear headrest adjustment

Removal

The armrest is located in the center

To remove the headrest, raise it as

Adjusting the height up and down

of the rear seat. Pull the armrest

far as it can go then press the

The headrest not only provides com-

down from the seatback.

release lever ( ➀ ) while pulling

fort for the rear passengers, but also

upward ( ➁ ).

helps to protect the head and neck in

the event of a collision.

WARNING - Rear head-

To raise the headrest, pull it up to the

desired position ( ➀ ). To lower the

rests

headrest, push and hold the release

To reduce the risk of head and

button ( ➁ ) on the headrest support

neck injuries to rear passen-

and lower the headrest to the desired

gers, do not operate the vehicle

position ( ➂ ). For best protection,

with the rear headrests removed

adjust the headrest so its center is as

or improperly positioned.

high as your ears. Also adjust the

headrest so its distance from the

head is as wide as your fist.

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