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4. Insert the belt tongue into the proper

buckle (the buckle closest to the direction
the tongue is coming from) for that
seating position until you hear a snap and
feel the latch engage. Make sure the
tongue is latched securely by pulling on
it.

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5. To put the retractor in the automatic

locking mode, grasp the shoulder portion
of the belt and pull downward until you
pull all of the belt out.

Note: The automatic locking mode is
available on the front passenger and rear
seats.

6. Allow the belt to retract to remove slack.

The belt clicks as it retracts to indicate it
is in the automatic locking mode.

7. Try to pull the belt out of the retractor to

make sure the retractor is in the
automatic locking mode (you should not
be able to pull more belt out). If the
retractor is not locked, unbuckle the belt
and repeat Steps 5 and 6.

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8. Remove remaining slack from the belt.

Force the seat down with extra weight,
for example, by pressing down or
kneeling on the child restraint while
pulling up on the shoulder belt in order
to force slack from the belt. This is
necessary to remove the remaining slack
that exists once you add the extra weight

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of the child to the child restraint. It also
helps to achieve the proper snugness of
the child restraint to your vehicle.
Sometimes, a slight lean toward the
buckle will additionally help to remove
remaining slack from the belt.

9. Attach the tether strap (if the child

restraint is equipped).

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10.

Before placing the child in the seat,
forcibly move the seat forward and back
to make sure the seat is securely held
in place. To check this, grab the seat at
the belt path and attempt to move it
side to side and forward and back.
There should be no more than 1 in
(2.5 cm) of movement for proper
installation.

We recommend checking with a NHTSA
Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician
to make certain the child restraint is properly
installed. In Canada, check with Transport
Canada for referral to a Child Car Seat Clinic.

Using Lower Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren (LATCH)

WARNINGS

Do not attach two child safety restraints
to the same anchor. In a crash, one

anchor may not be strong enough to hold
two child safety restraint attachments and
may break, causing serious injury or death.

WARNINGS

Depending on where you secure a
child restraint, and depending on the

child restraint design, you may block access
to certain seatbelt buckle assemblies and
LATCH lower anchors, rendering those
features potentially unusable. To avoid risk
of injury, make sure occupants only use
seating positions where they are able to be
properly restrained.

The LATCH system is composed of three
vehicle anchor points: two lower anchors
where the seat backrest and seat cushion
meet (called the seat bight) and one top
tether anchor behind that seating position.

LATCH compatible child restraints have two
rigid or webbing mounted attachments that
connect to the two lower anchors at the
LATCH equipped seating positions in your
vehicle. This type of attachment method
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the child restraint. However, you can still use
the seatbelt to attach the child restraint. For
forward-facing child restraints, you must also
attach the top tether strap to the proper top
tether anchor, if a top tether strap has been
provided with your child restraint.

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Your vehicle has LATCH lower anchors for
child restraint installation. The LATCH
anchors are at the rear section of the rear
seat between the cushion and seat backrest.
Follow the child restraint manufacturer's
instructions to properly install a child restraint
with LATCH attachments. Follow the
instructions on attaching child restraints with
tether straps.

Attach LATCH lower attachments of the child
restraint only to the anchors.

Use of Inboard Lower Anchors from the
Outboard Seating Positions (Center Seating
Use)

WARNING

The standardized spacing for LATCH
lower anchors is 11 in (280 mm) center

to center. Do not use LATCH lower anchors
for the center seating position unless the
child restraint manufacturer's instructions
permit and specify using anchors spaced at
least as far apart as those in this vehicle.

The lower anchors at the center of the
second row rear seat are spaced 18 in
(46 cm) apart. You cannot install a child
restraint with rigid LATCH attachments at the
center seating position. LATCH compatible
child restraints (with attachments on belt
webbing) can only be used at this seating

position provided that the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions permit use with
the anchor spacing stated. Do not attach a
child restraint to any lower anchor if an
adjacent child restraint is attached to that
anchor.

Each time you use the child restraint, check
that the seat is properly attached to the lower
anchors and tether anchor, if applicable. Tug
the child restraint from side to side and
forward and back where it is secured to your
vehicle. The seat should move less than 1 in
(2.5 cm) when you do this for a proper
installation.

If the child restraint is not anchored properly,
the risk of a child being injured in a crash
greatly increases.

Combining Seatbelt and LATCH Lower
Anchors for Attaching Child Restraints

When used in combination, either the
seatbelt or the LATCH lower anchors may
be attached first, provided a proper
installation is achieved. Attach the tether
strap afterward, if included with the child
restraint.

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Using Tether Straps

Many forward-facing child
restraints include a tether strap
which extends from the back of the

child restraints and hooks to an anchoring
point called the top tether anchor. Tether
straps are available as an accessory for many
older child restraints.

Contact the manufacturer of your child
restraint for information about ordering a
tether strap, or to obtain a longer tether strap
if the tether strap on your child restraint does
not reach the appropriate top tether anchor
in your vehicle.

Once you install the child restraint using
either the seatbelt, the lower anchors of the
LATCH system, or both, you can attach the
top tether strap.

The tether strap anchors in your vehicle are
in the following positions (shown from top
view):

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Perform the following steps to install a child
restraint with tether anchors:

Note: If you install a child restraint with rigid
LATCH attachments, do not tighten the
tether strap enough to lift the child restraint
off your vehicle seat cushion when the child
is seated in it. Keep the tether strap just snug
without lifting the front of the child restraint.
Keeping the child restraint just touching your
vehicle seat gives the best protection in a
severe crash.

1. Route the child restraint tether strap over

the back of the seat. For the outermost
seating positions, route the tether strap
under the head restraint and between
the head restraint posts. For the center
seating positions, route the tether strap
over the top of the head restraint. If
needed, you can also remove the head
restraints.

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2. Locate the correct anchor on the back

panel of the rear seat for the selected
seating position. The anchors are labeled
with the tether strap symbol and are
partially covered by the gap panel. Pull
the panel back to fully expose the
anchors.

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3. Clip the tether strap to the anchor as

shown.

4. Tighten the child restraint tether strap

according to the manufacturer's
instructions. If your child restraint system
is equipped with a tether strap, and the
child restraint manufacturer recommends
its use, we also recommend its use.

BOOSTER SEATS

WARNING

Do not put the shoulder section of the
seatbelt or allow the child to put the

shoulder section of the seatbelt under their
arm or behind their back. Failure to follow
this instruction could reduce the
effectiveness of the seatbelt and increase
the risk of injury or death in a crash.

Use a belt-positioning booster seat for
children who have outgrown or no longer
properly fit in a child safety restraint
(generally children who are less than 57 in
(1.45 m) tall, are greater than age 4 and less
than age 12, and between 40 lb (18 kg) and
80 lb (36 kg) and upward to 100 lb (45 kg) if
recommended by your child restraint
manufacturer). Many state and provincial
laws require that children use approved
booster seats until they reach age eight, a
height of 57 in (1.45 m) tall, or 80 lb (36 kg).

Booster seats should be used until you can
answer YES to ALL of these questions when
seated without a booster seat:

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•

Can the child sit all the way back against
their vehicle seat backrest with knees
bent comfortably at the edge of the seat
cushion?

•

Can the child sit without slouching?

•

Does the lap belt rest low across the
hips?

•

Is the shoulder belt centered on the
shoulder and chest?

•

Can the child stay seated like this for the
whole trip?

Always use booster seats in conjunction with
your vehicle lap and shoulder belt.

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Types of Booster Seats

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•

Backless booster seats

If your backless booster seat has a
removable shield, remove the shield. If a
vehicle seating position has a low seat
backrest or no head restraint, a backless
booster seat may place your child's head (as
measured at the tops of the ears) above the
top of the seat. In this case, move the
backless booster to another seating position
with a higher seat backrest or head restraint
and lap and shoulder belts, or consider using
a high back booster seat.

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High back booster seats

If, with a backless booster seat, you cannot
find a seating position that adequately
supports your child's head, a high back
booster seat would be a better choice.

Children and booster seats vary in size and
shape. Choose a booster that keeps the lap
belt low and snug across the hips, never up
across the stomach, and lets you adjust the
shoulder belt to cross the chest and rest
snugly near the center of the shoulder. The
following drawings compare the ideal fit
(center) to a shoulder belt uncomfortably
close to the neck and a shoulder belt that
could slip off the shoulder. The drawings also
show how the lap belt should be low and
snug across the child's hips.

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If the booster seat slides on the vehicle seat
upon which it is being used, placing a
rubberized mesh sold as shelf or carpet liner
under the booster seat may improve this
condition. Do not introduce any item thicker
than this under the booster seat. Check with
the booster seat manufacturer's instructions.

CHILD RESTRAINT POSITIONING

WARNINGS

Airbags can kill or injure a child in a
child seat. Never place a rear-facing

child seat in front of an active airbag. If you
must use a forward-facing child seat in the
front seat, move the vehicle seat upon which
the child seat is installed all the way back.
When possible, all children age 12 and under
should be properly restrained in a rear
seating position. If all children cannot be
seated and restrained properly in a rear
seating position, properly restrain the largest
child in the front seat.

WARNINGS

Always carefully follow the instructions
and warnings provided by the

manufacturer of any child restraint to
determine if the restraint device is
appropriate for your child's size, height,
weight, or age. Follow the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions and warnings
provided for installation and use in
conjunction with the instructions and
warnings provided by your vehicle
manufacturer. A safety seat that is improperly
installed or utilized, is inappropriate for your
child's height, age, or weight or does not
properly fit the child may increase the risk of
serious injury or death.

Never let a passenger hold a child on
his or her lap while your vehicle is

moving. The passenger cannot protect the
child from injury in a crash, which may result
in serious injury or death.

WARNINGS

Never use pillows, books, or towels to
boost a child. They can slide around

and increase the likelihood of injury or death
in a crash.

Always restrain an unoccupied child
seat or booster seat. These objects

may become projectiles in a crash or sudden
stop, which may increase the risk of serious
injury.

Never place, or allow a child to place,
the shoulder belt under a child's arm

or behind the back because it reduces the
protection for the upper part of the body and
may increase the risk of injury or death in a
crash.

To avoid risk of injury, do not leave
children or pets unattended in your

vehicle.

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Recommendations for attaching child safety restraints for children

Use any attachment method as indicated below by X

Combined weight of

child and child seat

Restraint Type

Safety belt only

Safety belt and

LATCH (lower

anchors and top

tether anchor)

Safety belt and top

tether anchor

LATCH (lower

anchors only)

LATCH (lower

anchors and top

tether anchor)

X

X

Up to 65 lb

(29.5 kg)

Rear facing child

seat

X

Over 65 lb

(29.5 kg)

Rear facing child

seat

X

X

X

Up to 65 lb

(29.5 kg)

Forward facing

child seat

X

X

Over 65 lb

(29.5 kg)

Forward facing

child seat

Note: The child seat must rest tightly against
the vehicle seat upon which it is installed. It
may be necessary to lift or remove the head
restraint.  See Seats (page 137).

CHILD SAFETY LOCKS

When these locks are set, the rear doors
cannot be opened from the inside.

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The childproof locks are located on the rear
edge of each rear door and must be set
separately for each door.

Left-Hand Side

Turn counterclockwise to lock and clockwise
to unlock.

Right-Hand Side

Turn clockwise to lock and counterclockwise
to unlock.

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PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

WARNINGS

Always drive and ride with your
seatback upright and the lap belt snug

and low across the hips.

To reduce the risk of injury, make sure
children sit where they can be properly

restrained.

Never let a passenger hold a child on
his or her lap while your vehicle is

moving. The passenger cannot protect the
child from injury in a crash.

All occupants of your vehicle, including
the driver, should always properly wear

their safety belts, even when an airbag
supplemental restraint system is provided.

WARNINGS

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a
cargo area, inside or outside of a

vehicle. In a crash, 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.

In a rollover crash, an unbelted person
is significantly more likely to die than

a person wearing a safety belt.

Each seating position in your vehicle
has a specific safety belt assembly

which is made up of one buckle and one
tongue that are designed to be used as a
pair. 1) Use the shoulder belt on the outside
shoulder only. Never wear the shoulder belt
under the arm. 2) Never swing the safety belt
around your neck over the inside shoulder.
3) Never use a single belt for more than one
person.

When possible, all children 12 years old
and under should be properly

restrained in a rear seating position.

WARNINGS

Safety belts and seats can become hot
in a vehicle that has been closed up in

sunny weather; they could burn a small child.
Check seat covers and buckles before you
place a child anywhere near them.

Front and rear seat occupants,
including pregnant women, should

wear safety belts for optimum protection in
an accident.

All seating positions in this vehicle have lap
and shoulder safety belts. All occupants of
the vehicle should always properly wear their
safety belts, even when an airbag
supplemental restraint system is provided.

The safety belt system consists of:
•

lap and shoulder safety belts

•

shoulder safety belt with automatic
locking mode, (except driver safety belt)

•

height adjuster at the front outboard
seating positions

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retractor and anchor pretensioner at the
front outboard seating positions

•

belt tension sensor at the front outboard
passenger seating position

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safety belt warning light and chime

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crash sensors and monitoring system
with readiness indicator.

The safety belt pretensioners are designed
to activate in frontal, near-frontal and side
crashes, and in rollovers. The safety belt
pretensioners on the retractor and anchor at
the front seating positions are designed to
tighten the safety belts firmly against the
occupant's body when activated. This helps
increase the effectiveness of the safety belts.
In frontal crashes, the safety belt
pretensioners can be activated alone or, if
the crash is of sufficient severity, together
with the front airbags.

FASTENING THE SEATBELTS

The front outboard and rear safety restraints
in the vehicle are combination lap and
shoulder belts.

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1. Insert the belt tongue into the proper

buckle (the buckle closest to the direction
the tongue is coming from) until you hear
a snap and feel it latch. Make sure the
tongue is securely fastened in the buckle.

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2. To unfasten, press the release button

and remove the tongue from the buckle.

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When in use, place the rear seatbelts in the
belt guides on the outermost seat backrests.

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Using a Sliding Clip

 (If Equipped)

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Slide the clip away from the tongue so there
is no loose webbing when an occupant or
child seat is buckled up. You can also use
the sliding clip to raise the tongue and
prevent it from rattling or to ease access to
the tongue.

Using Seatbelts During Pregnancy

WARNING

Always ride and drive with your
seatback upright and properly fasten

your seatbelt. Fit the lap portion of the
seatbelt snugly and low across the hips.
Position the shoulder portion of the seatbelt
across your chest. Pregnant women must
follow this practice. See the following figure.

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Pregnant women should always wear their
seatbelt.  Position the lap belt portion of a
combination lap and shoulder belt low across
the hips below the belly and worn as tight
as comfort allows.  Position the shoulder belt
to cross the middle of the shoulder and the
center of the chest.

Seatbelt Locking Modes

WARNING

If your vehicle is involved in a crash,
have the seatbelts and associated

components inspected as soon as possible.
Failure to follow this instruction could result
in personal injury or death.

All safety restraints in the vehicle are
combination lap and shoulder belts. The
driver seatbelt has the first type of locking
mode, and the front outboard passenger and
rear seatbelts have both types of locking
modes described as follows:

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Vehicle Sensitive Mode

This is the normal retractor mode, which
allows free shoulder belt length adjustment
to your movements and locking in response
to vehicle movement. For example, if the
driver brakes suddenly or turns a corner
sharply, or the vehicle receives an impact of
about 5 mph (8 km/h) or more, the
combination seatbelts lock to help reduce
forward movement of the driver and
passengers.

In addition, the retractor is designed to lock
if you pull the webbing out too quickly. If the
seatbelt retractor locks, slowly lower the
height adjuster to allow the seatbelt to
retract. If the retractor does not unlock, pull
the seatbelt out slowly then feed a small
length of webbing back toward the stowed
position. For rear seatbelts, recline the rear
seat backrest or push the seat backrest
cushion away from the seatbelt. Feed a small
length of webbing back toward the stowed
position.

Automatic Locking Mode

In this mode, the shoulder belt automatically
pre-locks. The belt still retracts to remove
any slack in the shoulder belt. The automatic
locking mode is not available on the driver
seatbelt.

When to Use the Automatic Locking Mode

Use this mode any time a child safety seat,
except a booster, is installed in passenger
front or rear seating positions. Properly
restrain children 12 years old and under in a
rear seating position whenever possible.
See Child Safety (page 19).

How to Use the Automatic Locking Mode

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1. Buckle the combination lap and shoulder

belt.

2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull

downward until you pull the entire belt
out. Allow the belt to retract. As the belt
retracts, you will hear a clicking sound.
This indicates the seatbelt is now in the
automatic locking mode.

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How to Disengage the Automatic Locking
Mode

Unbuckle the combination lap and shoulder
belt and allow it to retract completely to
disengage the automatic locking mode and
turn on the vehicle sensitive (emergency)
locking mode.

How to Extract Seatbelts in the Rear
Outermost Positions

Seatbelts in the rear outermost positions can
lock if you firmly return the seat backrest to
its upright position. You can unlock the
seatbelts using the following procedures.

For vehicles where the rear seats recline:

1. Recline the seat to its full rear recline

position.

2. The seatbelt should then unlock.

3. Return the seat backrest to your desired

upright position.

For vehicles with rear seats that do not
recline or are locked with the seat in its full
rear recline position:

1. Grasp the seatbelt webbing at the top of

the seat backrest.

2. Pull the seatbelt webbing forward, firmly.

3. After pulling the seatbelt forward, allow

the seatbelt to feed back into the seatbelt
retractor as much as possible. If
necessary, press the seat backrest down
to allow the seatbelt webbing to retract
further.

4. The seatbelt should then unlock.

5. If the seatbelt does not unlock, repeat

steps 1-3.

SEATBELT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT

WARNING

Position the seatbelt height adjuster
so that the belt rests across the middle

of your shoulder. Failure to adjust the
seatbelt properly could reduce the
effectiveness of the seatbelt and increase
the risk of injury in a crash.

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To adjust the shoulder belt height, squeeze
the button and slide the height adjuster up
or down. Release the button and pull down
on the height adjuster to make sure it is
locked in place.

SEATBELT WARNING LAMP AND
INDICATOR CHIME

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This lamp illuminates and an
audible warning will sound if the
driver seatbelt has not been

fastened when the vehicle's ignition is turned
on.

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Conditions of operation

Then

If

The seatbelt warning light illuminates and the warning chime sounds

for a few seconds.

The driver seatbelt is not buckled before the ignition switch is turned

to the on position...

The seatbelt warning light and warning chime turn off.

The driver seatbelt is buckled while the indicator light is illuminated

and the warning chime is sounding...

The seatbelt warning light and indicator chime remain off.

The driver seatbelt is buckled before the ignition switch is turned to

the on position...

SEATBELT REMINDER

Belt-Minder™

This feature supplements the safety belt
warning function by providing additional
reminders that intermittently sound a tone
and illuminate the safety belt warning light
when you are in the driver seat or you have
a front seat passenger and a safety belt is
unbuckled.

The system uses information from the front
passenger sensing system to determine if a
front seat passenger is present and therefore
potentially in need of a warning. To avoid
activating the Belt-Minder feature for objects
you place in the front passenger seat, only
the front seat passengers receive warnings
as determined by the front passenger
sensing system.

If the Belt-Minder warnings expire (warnings
for about five minutes) for one passenger
(driver or front passenger), the other
passenger can still cause the Belt-Minder
feature to turn on.

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