Get Before Driving -> Rear Seats Guide for Suzuki Grand Vitara SUV Second Generation (2005-2015)

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BEFORE DRIVING

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Rear Seats

Seat Adjustment

Adjusting Seatbacks

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To adjust the seatback angle of the rear

seats:

1) Pull up the lever on the top of a split

folding seat.

2) Move the seatback to one of the lock

positions. The number of the lock posi-

tions depends on the vehicle specifica-

tion.

3) Release the lever to lock the seatback

in position. After adjustment, try moving

the seatback to make sure it is securely

locked.

CAUTION

To avoid damaging the heater ele-

ment:

• Do not subject the front seats to

heavy impacts, such as children

jumping on them.

• Do not cover the seat with any

insulating materials such as blan-

kets or cushions.

WARNING

To avoid excessive seat belt slack,

which reduces the effectiveness of

the seat belts as a safety device,

make sure that the seats are adjusted

before the seat belts are fastened.

WARNING

All seatbacks should always be in an

upright position when driving, or seat

belt effectiveness may be reduced.

Seat belts are designed to offer maxi-

mum protection when seatbacks are

in the upright position.

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BEFORE DRIVING

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Head Restraints

Head restraints are designed to help

reduce the risk of neck injuries in case of

an accident. Adjust the head restraint to

the position which places the center of the

head restraint closest to the top of your

ears. If this is not possible for very tall pas-

sengers, adjust the head restraint as high

as possible.

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Your vehicle is equipped with three head

restraints on the rear seat.

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(1) Head restraint

(2) Bars

(3) Release knob

To raise the rear head restraint, pull

upward on the restraint until it clicks. To

lower the restraint, push down on the

restraint while holding in the release knob

(3). If a head restraint must be removed

(for cleaning, replacement, etc.), push in

the release knob and pull the head

restraint all the way out.

When installing a child restraint system,

raise the head restraint to the most upper

position.

WARNING

All occupants, including the driver,

should not operate a vehicle or sit in

a vehicle’s seat until the head

restraints are placed in their proper

positions in order to minimize the

risk of severe injury in the event of a

crash.

WARNING

All head restraints must be rein-

stalled to properly protect vehicle

occupants.

WARNING

• Never drive the vehicle with the

head restraints removed.

• Do not attempt to adjust the head

restraint while driving.

EXAMPLE

(3)

(1)

(2)

EXAMPLE

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Folding Rear Seats

The rear seat(s) of your vehicle can be

folded forward to provide additional cargo

space.

To fold the rear seats forward:

1) Remove the luggage compartment

cover.

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2) Stow the seat belt buckles of the center

and left seating position into the pocket

of the seat cushion as shown in the

illustration.

3) Lower the adjustable head restraint

fully.

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4) Pull the release lever forward on the top

of each split seat, and fold the seat-

backs forward.

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5) Pull the lock release strap (1) rearward

to unlatch the seat cushion.

CAUTION

When you fold the rear seatback for-

ward, stow the seat belt buckles of

the center and left seating position

into the pocket first. This helps pre-

vent being caught by the seat and

being damaged.

CAUTION

Make sure the belt webbing is not

caught by the seat.

WARNING

When you unlatch the rear seat cush-

ion, be careful that your face or

hands are not injured from the seat

popping up.

(1)

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6) Fold the entire seat forward.

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7) Push down the adjuster (2) to make the

strap slack, and then unhook the strap

by pushing down the hook (3).

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8) Hook the strap (4) to the front seat head

restraint and re-tighten the adjuster to

apply a tension on the strap as shown

in the illustration.

To return the seat to the normal position,

follow the procedure below.

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1) Unhook the strap from the head

restraint and stow the strap to the back

of the seat cushion as shown in the

illustration. Make sure to adjust the

strap length to avoid any slack or twist.

(2)

(3)

CAUTION

When securing the folded rear seat

with a strap, adjust the strap length

so that the rear seat will not move.

(4)

WARNING

Luggage or other cargo should be

stowed in the luggage compartment

with the rear seat in an upright posi-

tion, whenever possible. If you need

to carry cargo in the passenger com-

partment with the rear seat back

folded forward, be sure to secure the

cargo or it may be thrown about,

causing injury. Never pile cargo

higher than the seatbacks.

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2) Pull down the seat cushion until it locks

into place.

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3) Raise the seatback until it locks into

place.

After returning the seat, try moving the

seat and seatback to make sure they are

securely latched.

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Systems

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WARNING

When returning the rear seat cushion

to the normal position, be careful that

your finger is not caught between the

lock and the floor.

CAUTION

• When returning the rear seat cush-

ion to the normal position, make

sure that there is nothing around

the striker. Any foreign materials

prevent the seat cushion from

being locked securely.

• When returning the rear seat cush-

ion to the normal position, make

sure that there is nothing under the

seat cushion. This prevents dam-

age to the seat cushion.

WARNING

An air bag supplements, or adds to,

the frontal crash protection offered

by seat belts. The driver and all pas-

sengers must be properly restrained

by wearing seat belts at all times,

whether or not an air bag is mounted

at their seating position, to minimize

the risk of severe injury or death in

the event of a crash.

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