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Seats

always used in the upright posi-

tion while the vehicle is running.

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& Safety tips

If the front seatbacks are not

used in the upright position in a

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! Safety tips for seat

collision, the risk of sliding under

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the lap belt and of the lap belt

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sliding up over the abdomen will

increase, and both can result in

. Never adjust the seat while driv-

serious internal injury or death.

ing to avoid loss of vehicle con-

. The SRS airbags deploy with

trol and personal injury.

considerable speed and force.

. Before adjusting the seat, make

Occupants who are out of proper

sure the hands and feet of rear

position when the SRS airbag

seat passengers and cargo are

deploys could suffer very serious

WARNING

clear of the adjusting mechan-

injuries. Because the SRS airbag

ism.

needs enough space for deploy-

Place children in the rear seat prop-

. After adjusting the seat, push it

ment, the driver should always sit

erly restrained at all times. The SRS

slightly to make sure it is se-

upright and well back in the seat

airbag deploys with considerable

curely locked. If the seat is not

as far from the steering wheel as

speed and force and can injure or

securely locked, it may move or

practical while still maintaining

even kill children, especially if they

the seatbelt may not operate

full vehicle control and the front

are not restrained or improperly

properly.

passenger should move the seat

restrained. Because children are

as far back as possible and sit

. Do not put objects under the front

lighter and weaker than adults, their

upright and well back in the seat.

seats. They may interfere with

risk of being injured from deploy-

front seat locking and cause an

ment is greater. For that reason, we

accident.

strongly recommend that ALL chil-

dren (including those in child seats

. Seatbelts provide maximum re-

and those that have outgrown child

straint when the occupant sits

restraint devices) sit in the REAR

well back and upright in the seat.

seat properly restrained at all times

To reduce the risk of sliding

in a child restraint device or in a

under the seatbelt in a collision,

seatbelt, whichever is appropriate

the front seatbacks should be

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for the child9s age, height and

weight. Secure ALL types of child

restraint devices (including forward

facing child seat) in the REAR seats

at all times.

NEVER INSTALL A FORWARD OR

REARWARD FACING CHILD SEAT IN

THE FRONT SEAT. DOING SO RISKS

SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO

THE CHILD BY PLACING THE

CHILD9S HEAD TOO CLOSE TO

THE SRS AIRBAG.

According to accident statistics,

children are safer when properly

WARNING

restrained in the rear seating posi-

tions than in the front seating posi-

To prevent the passenger from slid-

Do not let rear passengers rest their

tions. For instructions and precau-

ing under the seatbelt in the event of

feet between the front seatback and

tions concerning child restraint sys-

a collision, always put the seatback

seat cushion. Doing so may lead to

tems, refer to <Child restraint sys-

in the upright position while the

defective operation of the following

tems= F1-25.

vehicle is in motion. Also, do not

systems and could result in serious

place objects such as cushions

injury.

between the passenger and the seat-

. Occupant detection system

back. If you do so, the risk of sliding

. SRS side airbag

under the lap belt and of the lap belt

. Seat heater (if equipped)

sliding up over the abdomen will

increase, and both can result in

. Power seat (if equipped)

serious internal injury or death.

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! Safety tips for head restraint

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WARNING

. Never drive the vehicle with the

head restraints removed because

they are designed to reduce the

risk of serious neck injury in the

event that the vehicle is struck

from the rear. Also, never install

the head restraints the opposite

way round. Doing so will prevent

the head restraints from function-

ing as intended. Therefore, when

WARNING

you remove the head restraints,

you must reinstall all head re-

Seatbelts provide maximum re-

Never stack luggage or other cargo

straints correctly to protect vehi-

straint when the occupant sits well

higher than the top of the seatback

cle occupants.

back and upright in the seat. Do not

because it could tumble forward and

. All occupants, including the dri-

put cushions or any other materials

injure passengers in the event of a

ver, should not operate a vehicle

between occupants and seatbacks

sudden stop or accident.

or sit in a vehicle9s seat until the

or seat cushions. If you do so, the

head restraints are placed in their

risk of sliding under the lap belt and

proper positions in order to mini-

of the lap belt sliding up over the

mize the risk of neck injury in the

abdomen will increase, and both can

event of a crash.

result in serious internal injury or

death.

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& Front seats

! Reclining the seatback

! Seat height adjustment (driver9s

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seat)

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! Manual seat (if equipped)

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! Forward and backward adjust-

ment

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Pull the reclining lever up and adjust the

seatback to the desired position. Then

When the lever is pushed down, the seat

is lowered.

release the lever and make sure the

When the lever is pulled up, the seat

seatback is securely locked into place.

rises.

The seatback placed in a reclined position

Pull the lever upward and slide the seat to

The height of the seat can be adjusted by

can spring back upward with force when

the desired position. Then release the

moving the seat adjustment lever up and

the lever is pulled. While operating the

lever and try to move the seat back and

down.

lever to return the seatback, hold the

forth to make sure that it is securely locked

seatback lightly so that it may be raised

into place.

back gradually.

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