Rear seats

1. Seat position adjustment lever.
2. Seatback angle adjustment lever.
Folding down the rear seatbacks
Before folding down the rear seatbacks

Stow all the head restraints and the rear center seat belt buckle.

Stow the seat belts inside the rear seat side pockets.
Folding down the rear seatbacks
- From inside.

Pull the seatback angle adjustment lever.
To return the rear seatbacks to their original positions, lift them up until they lock.
- From outside

Pull the levers.
Left side lever: Folds down the left side rear seat.
Right side lever: Folds down the
right side and
center rear seats.
To return the rear seatbacks to their original positions, lift them up until they lock.
Folding down the rear center seatback

Pull the center seatback lever behind the seatback and fold the seatback down.
To return the rear center seatback to its original position, lift it up until it locks.
CAUTION:
When folding the rear seatbacks down
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious
injury.
Do not fold the seatbacks down while driving.
Do not fold seatbacks down while passengers are seated or luggage is placed on the seats.
Stop the vehicle on level ground, set the parking brake and shift the shift
lever to
P.
After folding the seatback, lightly move the seat back and forth to lock it in place.
Do not allow anyone to sit on a folded seatback or in the luggage compartment while driving.
Do not allow children to enter the luggage compartment.
Seat adjustment
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 unexpectedly move and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
CAUTION:
After returning the rear seatback to the upright position
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious
injury.
Make sure the seatback is securely locked by pushing it forward and rearward
on
the top.
Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught in the seatback.
NOTICE:
Stowing the center seat belt buckle
Before folding down the rear seatbacks, stow the center seat belt buckle to
prevent
it from becoming caught in the seatbacks.
See also:
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The following is a French explanation of seat belt instructions extracted
from the seat belt section in this manual.
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