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Vehicle Damage Warnings

You will also find notices in this manual.

Notice: These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.

A notice tells about something that can damage the
vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered
by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly.
The notice tells what to do to help avoid the damage.

When you read other manuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors
or in different words.

There are also warning labels on the vehicle which use
the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.

Vehicle Symbols

The vehicle has components and labels that use
symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with
the text describing the operation or information
relating to a specific component, control, message,
gage, or indicator.

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Front Seats ......................................................1-2

Manual Seats ................................................1-2
Seat Height Adjuster .......................................1-3
Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-3
Heated Seats .................................................1-4
Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-4
Head Restraints .............................................1-7
Easy Entry Seat (Coupe) .................................1-8

Rear Seats .......................................................1-9

Split Folding Rear Seat ...................................1-9

Safety Belts ...................................................1-10

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-10
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-15
Lap-Shoulder Belt .........................................1-23
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-29
Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-29

Child Restraints .............................................1-30

Older Children ..............................................1-30
Infants and Young Children ............................1-32
Child Restraint Systems .................................1-36
Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-38

Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children

(LATCH) ..................................................1-39

Securing a Child Restraint in a

Rear Seat Position ....................................1-45

Securing a Child Restraint in the

Right Front Seat Position ............................1-48

Airbag System ...............................................1-51

Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-54
When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-56
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-57
How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-58
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-58
Passenger Sensing System ............................1-60
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-64
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped

Vehicle ....................................................1-65

Restraint System Check ..................................1-66

Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-66
Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash ............................................1-67

Section 1

Seats and Restraint Systems

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Front Seats

Manual Seats

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CAUTION:

You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle
is moving. The sudden movement could startle
and confuse you, or make you push a pedal
when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s
seat only when the vehicle is not moving.

Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to unlock it.
Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar.
Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is
locked in place.

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Seat Height Adjuster

The driver’s seat height adjuster is located on the
outboard side of the seat.

To raise the seat, move the lever upward repeatedly
until the seat is at the desired height. To lower the seat,
move the lever downward repeatedly until the seat is
at the desired height.

Manual Lumbar

On vehicles with this
feature, the knob is
located on the front of the
driver seat lower cushion
on the inboard side.

Turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise to increase
or decrease the lumbar support.

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Heated Seats

Your vehicle may have heated front seats. The switches
are located on the instrument panel above the climate
control system.

Press the side of the
switch with the double
indicator lights to turn on
the heated seat at the
highest setting.

Both indicator lights will be lit to indicate that the setting
is on high. Press the side of the switch with the single
indicator light to go to the low setting. The indicator light
will be lit to indicate that the setting is on low. Return
the switch to the center to turn off the heated seat.

If your vehicle has been turned off, the last heated
seat setting will be retained when the vehicle is
started again.

Reclining Seatbacks

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CAUTION:

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CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.

Driver’s Switch Shown,

Passenger’s Switch

Similar

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Your seats have manual reclining seatbacks. The lever
used to operate them is located on the outboard side
of the seats.

To recline the seatback, do the following:

1. Lift the recline lever.

2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then

release the lever to lock the seatback in place.

3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is

locked.

To return the seatback to an upright position, do the
following:

1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the

seatback and the seatback will return to the upright
position.

2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is

locked.

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CAUTION:

Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle
is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you
buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their
job when you are reclined like this.

The shoulder belt cannot do its job because it
will not be against your body. Instead, it will be
in front of you. In a crash, you could go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.

The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a
crash, the belt could go up over your
abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not
at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious
internal injuries.

For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit
well back in the seat and wear your safety belt
properly.

Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.

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Head Restraints

Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint
is at the same height as the top of the occupant’s
head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury
in a crash.

Pull the head restraint up to
raise it. To lower the head
restraint, press the button,
located on the top of the
seatback, and push the
restraint down.

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Easy Entry Seat (Coupe)

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CAUTION:

If the easy entry right front seat is not locked,
it can move. In a sudden stop or crash, the
person sitting there could be injured. After you
have used it, be sure to push rearward on an
easy entry seat to be sure it is locked.

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CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.

The front passenger seat can be used to easily get in
and out of the rear seat.

To use the easy entry seat, do the following:

1. Push down the easy entry seat handle located on

the rear of the seatback on the outboard side to
release the seatback.

2. Tilt the seatback forward completely while pushing

the seat forward.

3. Move the seat rearward until it locks into place after

someone gets into the rear seat area.

4. Move the seatback to its original position and make

sure the seatback is locked.

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Rear Seats

Split Folding Rear Seat

You can fold either side of the rear seatback down for
more cargo space.

To lower the rear seatback, follow these steps:

1. Open the trunk and pull one or both of the small

handles located in the center of the trunk.

Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts
still fastened may cause damage to the seat or the
safety belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts
and return them to their normal stowed position
before folding a rear seat.

2. Push the seatback open through the trunk, or pull it

down from inside the vehicle.

To raise the rear seatback, lift it up and push rearward
until you hear a click. Push and pull on the seatback
to be sure it is locked into place.

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CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
pull forward on the top of the seatback at the
area of the latch to be sure it is locked.

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CAUTION:

A safety belt that is improperly routed, not
properly attached, or twisted will not provide
the protection needed in a crash. The person
wearing the belt could be seriously injured.
After raising the rear seatback, always check
to be sure that the safety belts are properly
routed and attached, and are not twisted.

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Safety Belts

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone

This part of the manual tells you how to use safety
belts properly. It also tells you some things you should
not do with safety belts.

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CAUTION:

Do not let anyone ride where he or she cannot
wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a
crash and you are not wearing a safety belt,
your injuries can be much worse. You can hit
things inside the vehicle harder or be ejected
from it and be seriously injured or killed. In the
same crash, you might not be, if you are
buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt,
and check that your passenger(s) are
restrained properly too.

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CAUTION:

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo
area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a
collision, people riding in these areas are more
likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not
allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle
that is not equipped with seats and safety
belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a
seat and using a safety belt properly.

Your vehicle has indicators as a reminder to buckle your
safety belts. See Safety Belt Reminders on page 3-28.

In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the
law requires wearing safety belts. Here is why:

You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do have
a crash, you do not know if it will be a serious one.

A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so
serious that even buckled up, a person would not
survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of
them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes
walk away. Without belts they could have been badly
hurt or killed.

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After more than 40 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter... a lot!

Why Safety Belts Work

When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes.

Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a seat on
wheels.

Put someone on it.

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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider
does not stop.

The person keeps going until stopped by something.
In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield...

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or the instrument panel...

or the safety belts!

With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does.
You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance,
and your strongest bones take the forces. That is why
safety belts make such good sense.

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Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts

Will I be trapped in the vehicle after a crash if
I am wearing a safety belt?

You could be — whether you are wearing a safety
belt or not. But your chance of being conscious
during and after an accident, so you can unbuckle
and get out, is much greater if you are belted.
And you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you are
upside down.

If my vehicle has airbags, why should I have to
wear safety belts?

Airbags are supplemental systems only; so they
work with safety belts — not instead of them.
Whether or not an airbag is provided, all occupants
still have to buckle up to get the most protection.
That is true not only in frontal collisions, but
especially in side and other collisions.

If I am a good driver, and I never drive far from
home, why should I wear safety belts?

You may be an excellent driver, but if you are in a
crash — even one that is not your fault — you and
your passenger(s) can be hurt. Being a good
driver does not protect you from things beyond your
control, such as bad drivers.

Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of
home. And the greatest number of serious
injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than
40 mph (65 km/h).

Safety belts are for everyone.

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