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Front seats

Adjustment procedure

1

Seat position adjustment lever

2

Seatback angle adjustment

lever

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WARNING

■When adjusting the seat position

●Take care when adjusting the seat position to ensure that other passen-

gers are not injured by the moving seat.

●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.

■Seat adjustment

●Be careful that the seat does not hit passengers or luggage.

●To reduce the risk of sliding under the lap belt during a collision, 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.

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Adjustments should not be made while driving as the seat may unexpect-

edly move and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

●After adjusting the seat, make sure that the seat is locked in position.

●If anyone is in the vicinity, make sure they are clear of the seat back path

and let them know that the seat is about to move.

■After returning the seatback to the upright position

Make sure the seatback is securely locked by pushing it forward and rear-

ward. Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.

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Rear seats

Adjustment procedure

 Second seats

1

2

Seat position adjustment lever

Seatback angle adjustment

lever

∗: If equipped

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 Third seats

3

1

Seatback lock release lever

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When getting in and out of the vehicle from the third seats

1

Stow the seat belt buckles of

the second seat as shown.

2

Lower the head restraints to the

lowest position.

3

Pull the seatback angle adjust-

ment lever and fold the seat-

back down.

4

Swing the whole seat up and

forward.

5

After passengers have entered/exited the vehicle, return the sec-

ond seat to the original position.

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WARNING

■When folding the rear seats

Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or

serious injury.

●Do not fold the seats while driving.

●Stop the vehicle on level ground, set the parking brake and shift the shift

lever to P (vehicles with an automatic transmission) or N (vehicles with a

manual transmission).

●Do not allow anyone to sit on a folded seats or in the luggage compart-

ment while driving.

■After tumbling the second seats

Do not drive the vehicle with the second seats tumbled forward.

■Seat adjustment

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To reduce the risk of sliding under the lap belt during a collision, 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.

Adjustments should not be made while driving as the seat may unexpect-

edly move and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

■When getting in and out of the vehicle from the third seats

●Make sure the second seats are securely locked after returning the sec-

ond seats.

●Be careful that the seat does not hit passengers or luggage.

●Be careful not to get your hands or feet caught in the seat.

■After returning the rear seat to the original position

Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or

serious injury.

●Make sure the seat is securely locked by pushing it forward and rearward.

●Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught in the seat.

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Head restraints

Head restraints are provided for all seats.

Adjusting the head restraints

 Except for second center seat

 Second center seat

Lock release button

1

Up

Pull the head restraints up.

2

Down

Push the head restraint down while pressing the lock release button.

■Removing the head restraints

Pull the head restraint up while pressing the lock release button.

 Except for second center  Second center seat

seat

Lock release button

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■Installing the head restraints

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 head restraint.

 Except for second center  Second center seat

seat

Lock release button

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■Adjusting the height of the head restraints (front seats)

Make sure that the head restraints are

adjusted so that the center of the head

restraint is closest to the top of your ears.

■Adjusting the second outer seat and third seat head restraints

Always raise the head restraint one level from the stowed position when in

using.

■Using the second center seat head restraints

●Adjust the adjacent seat cushions to the

same position and align seatbacks at the

same angle.

Same angle

Same position

●Always raise the head restraint one level

from the stowed position when in using.

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WARNING

■Head restraint precautions

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.

●When using the head restraints on the second center seat, use after align-

ing both the left and right head restraint positions and both left and right

seat positions and angles.

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Seat arrangement

◆ Expanding luggage space

Tumbling the third seats (→P. 104)

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◆ Flattening the seats

Flattening the front seats and second seats (→P. 106)

∗: If equipped

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Tumbling the third seats

1

Stow the seat belt buckles as

shown.

2

Lower the head restraints to the

lowest position.

3

Pull the seatback lock release

lever and fold the seatback

down.

4

Pull the seat lock release lever

and swing the whole seat up

and forward.

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5

6

7

Stow the leg.

Unfasten the hook-and-loop

fastener.

3

Hook the holding strap to the

head restraint and secure the

seat by pulling its free end.

When returning the third seats

to its original position, stow the

holding strap securely.

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Flattening the front seats and second seats

1

Make sure to stop the vehicle and set the parking brake.

2

Slide the second seats to the rear most position. (→P. 96)

3

Remove the head restraints from the front seats. (→P. 100)

4

Slide the front seats to the front most position. (→P. 94)

5

Flatten the seatbacks of the front seats. (→P. 94)

6

Pull up the seat position adjust-

ment levers and adjust the front

seat positions to eliminate any

opening between the front

seats and second seats.

(→P. 94)

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WARNING

■Seat arrangement

Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or

serious injury.

●Do not arrange the seat positions while driving.

●Stop the vehicle on level ground, set the parking brake and shift the shift

lever to P (vehicles with an automatic transmission) or N (vehicles with a

manual transmission).

●Do not arrange the seat positions when passengers are seated.

●Be careful not to get your hands or feet caught in the movable parts or the

connected parts.

●After tumbling the third seats, be sure to hold it by the holding strap.

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●Do not allow anyone to sit on a folded seatback, on tumbled seats or in the

luggage compartment while driving.

●Do not allow passengers to ride or put any luggage on a flattened seat

while driving.

●Do not allow children to enter the luggage compartment.

●Make sure the seat is securely locked by pushing it forward and rearward.

●Check that the seat belts and the buckles are not twisted or caught in the

seats after arranging the seat positions.

●When the second seats are used with the seatbacks folded down, check

that the seat legs are firmly locked to the floor.

■After returning the seat to the original position

Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or

serious injury.

●Make sure the seat is securely locked by pushing it forward and rearward.

●Check that the seat belts and the buckles are not twisted or caught in the

seats.

●Be certain to replace the head restraint.

■When seats are flattened

●Do not drive with the front seats flattened.

●Do not run on the flattened seats, and move over slowly stepping on the

flattened seats.

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