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3-3.Adjusting the seats

 Power seat (if equipped)

Front seat s

The seats can be adjusted

(longitudinally, vertically,

etc.). Adjust the seat to

ensure the correct driving

posture.

Adjustment procedure

 Manual seat (if equipped)

3

Seat position adjustment

switch

Seatback angle adjustment

switch

Seat cushion (front) angle

adjustment switch

Vertical height adjustment

switch

Lumbar support height

adjustment switch

Seat position adjustment

lever

Lumbar support adjustment

switch

Seatback angle adjustment

lever

■When adjusting the seat

Vertical height adjustment

lever

●Make sure that any surrounding

passengers or objects are not

contact the seat.

Seat lumbar support adjust-

ment switch (driver’s seat

only)

●Take care when adjusting the seat

so that the head restraint does not

touch the ceiling.

■Power easy access system (if

equipped)

The driver’s seat and steering wheel

move in accordance with engine

switch mode and the driver’s seat

belt condition. (P.186)

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WARNING

Rear seats

■When adjusting the seat posi-

tion

Adjustment procedure

●Take care when adjusting the

seat position to ensure that

other passengers are not

injured by the moving seat.

■ Second seats

Pull the lever and adjust the

seatback angle.

●Do not put your hands under the

seat or near the moving parts to

avoid injury.

Fingers or hands may become

jammed in the seat mechanism.

●Make sure to leave enough

space around the feet so they

do not get stuck.

■Seat adjustment

●To reduce the risk of sliding

under the lap belt during a colli-

sion, do not recline the seat

more than necessary.

If the seat is too reclined, the lap

belt may slide past the hips and

apply restraint forces directly to

the abdomen, or your neck may

contact the shoulder belt,

increasing the risk of death or

serious injury in the event of an

accident.

Seatback angle adjustment

lever

■ Third seats (if equipped)

Pull the lever and adjust the

seatback angle.

Adjustments should not be

made while driving as the seat

may unexpectedly move and

cause the driver to lose control

of the vehicle.

●Manual seat only: After adjust-

ing the seat, make sure that the

seat is locked in position.

Seat position adjustment

lever

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When tumbling the sec-

ond seats

WARNING

■When operating the seatback

Observe the following precau-

tions.

■ Before tumbling the second

seats

Failure to do so may cause death

or serious injury.

1 Lower the head restraints to

the lowest position. (P.158)

●Keep other passengers from

being hit with the seatback.

●Do not bring your hands close

to the moving parts or between

the seats, as well as do not let

any part of your body get

caught.

3

●After adjusting the seat, make

sure that the seat is locked in

position.

■Adjusting the reclining angle

2 Stow the seat belt buckles

(second center seat and sec-

ond left side seat).

Do not fold the seatback more

than required. During a collision,

your body could slip beneath the

seat belt resulting in extreme

pressure being applied to your

abdomen, or the shoulder belt

could wrap around your neck,

which may result in death or seri-

ous injury.

When entering and exiting

the third seat (if equipped)

For easy access to the third

seat, perform step 1 in “Tum-

bling the second seats”.

(P.153)

3 Stow the armrest. (P.489)

4 Adjust the front seat so that it

does not interfere with the

second seat. (P.151)

■ Tumbling the second seats

1 Pull the seatback adjustment

lever

or tumble lever

(vehicle with third seats) on

the seatback of the second

seat.

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The seatback is folded forward and

the seat springs up.

cushion, and install them on

the seat hooks.

■ Returning the second seat

to its original position

1 Remove the seat hook cov-

ers from the seat hooks, and

return them to their original

positions.

2 Vehicles without third seats:

Open the cover on the back

of the seat cushion and take

out the tumble band, and

attach the tumble band to the

assist grip.

Pass the tumble band through the

assist grip, attach the hook to the

band and tighten the tumble band.

After securing the seat, close the

tumble band cover.

2 Vehicles without third seats:

Remove the tumble band

from the assist grip.

3 Remove the seat hook cov-

ers from the back of the seat

If removing from the assist grip is

difficult, loosen the band.

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WARNING

3 Vehicles without third seats:

Stow the tumble band to its

original position, and then

close the cover.

■When tumbling the second

seat

Observe the following precau-

tions.

Failure to do so may result in

death or serious injury.

●Do not tumble the seat while

driving.

●Stop the vehicle on level

ground, set the parking brake

and shift the shift lever to P.

●Check that there is no luggage

and that there are no other peo-

ple around the seat before tum-

bling operation.

3

●Do not insert hands or feet into

the moving parts of the seat.

4 Return the seat to its original

●Do not allow children to operate

the seat.

position.

Push the seat until it is locked.

■After tumbling the second

seat

●Do not allow anyone to sit on a

folded seatback or in the lug-

gage compartment while driv-

ing.

●Do not allow children to enter

the luggage compartment.

●Be sure to secure the seat using

the tumble band after tumbling

the second seat. If the seat is

not secured, the seat may

return while driving, resulting in

serious injury.

5 Return the seatback securely

to the locked position.

●Be sure to install the seat hook

covers on the seat hooks, or

you may get burned when they

become hot.

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WARNING

from being damage.

■When returning the second

seat to its original position

●Make sure the seat legs are

securely latched to the floor

when putting back the seats.

2 Adjust the seatback of the

second seat so that it does

not interfere with the third

seat. (P.152)

●When returning the second seat

to the original position, be care-

ful not to get hand, foot or any

luggage caught between the

second seat and the floor.

■ Stowing the third seats

1 Pull the strap

fold down to

the head restraint.

■After returning the second

seat to its original position

●Gently shake the second seat to

the front and rear and check

that it is secure.

2 Pull the strap

or the seat-

back adjustment lever

on

●Do not pinch the seat belt.

the seatback of the third seat

and fold the seatback.

When stowing the third

seat (if equipped)

The seat cushion is stowed into the

■ Before stowing the third

seats

1 Pass the seat belts through

the seat belt hangers and

secure the seat belt plates.

This prevents the shoulder belt

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floor when the seatback is folded.

3 Raise the head restraint.

■ Returning the third seat to

4 Remove the seat belt from

its original position

the seat belt hanger before

using the third seat.

1 Pull the strap

and return

3

the seatback securely to the

locked position.

WARNING

■When stowing the third seats

2 Pull the grip and pull out the

Observe the following precau-

tions.

Failure to do so may result in

death or serious injury.

seat cushion.

●Check that there is no luggage

and that there are no other peo-

ple around the seat before stow-

ing operation.

●Conduct the procedure slowly

and carefully.

●Do not insert hands or feet into

the moving parts of the seat.

●Do not allow children to operate

the seat.

●Do not use the seat if only the

seat cushion has been stowed.

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WARNING

Head restraints

■After returning the third seat

to its original position

Head restraints are provided

for all seats.

●Gently shake the third seat to

the front and rear and check

that it is secure.

WARNING

●Do not pinch the seat belt.

■Head restraint precautions

●Make sure that the seat belt is

removed from the hanger as

before.

Observe the following precautions

regarding the head restraints.

Failure to do so may result in

death or serious injury.

●Use the head restraints

designed for each respective

seat.

●Adjust the head restraints to the

correct position at all times.

●After adjusting the head

restraints, push down on them

and make sure they are locked

in position.

●Do not drive with the head

restraints removed.

●Vehicles with third seat: When

sitting on the third seat, make

sure that the head restraint is

not folded.

Adjusting a head restraint

■ Front seats and outboard

second seats

1 Up

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Pull the head restraints up.

Lift up the head restraint until it

locks.

2 Down

2 To fold

Push the head restraint down while

pressing the lock release button

Pull the strap

restraint.

to fold the head

.

■ Second center seat

■Adjusting the height of the head

restraints (front seats and out-

board second seats)

3

1 Up

Make sure that the head restraints

are adjusted so that the center of

the head restraint is closest to the

top of your ears.

Pull the head restraints up.

2 Down

Push the head restraint down while

pressing the lock release button

■Adjusting the second center

seat head restraint

.

■ Third seats (vehicle with

third seats)

Always raise the head restraint one

level from the stowed position when

using.

Removing the head

restraints

■ Front seats and outboard

second seats

Pull the head restraint up while

pressing the lock release button

.

If the head restraint touches the

ceiling, making the removal diffi-

cult, change the seat height or

angle. (P.151, 152)

1 To use

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head restraint.

■ Second center seat

Lift the head restraint while

pressing both of the release but-

Align the head restraint with the

installation holes and push it

down to the lock position.

tons

and

.

If the head restraint touches the

ceiling, making the removal difficult,

change the seat angle. (P.152)

Press and hold the lock release

button

when lowering the

head restraint.

■ Third seats (if equipped)

The head restraint cannot be

removed.

Installing the head

restraints

■ Front seats and outboard

second seats

Align the head restraint with the

installation holes and push it

down to the lock position.

Press and hold the lock release

button

when lowering the

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