50 Seat s and s t o rage
A WARNING
- Never adjust the driver 's or front passen -
ger seat whi le the vehicle is mov ing . If
you do this while the vehicle is moving,
you will be out of posit ion. Always adjust
the driver's or front passenger seat when
the vehicle is not moving.
- Be careful when adjusting the seat
height. Check to see that no one is in the
way, or serious injury could result!
- Because the seats can be electrically ad-
justed with the ignit ion key removed,
never leave children unattended in the
vehicle. Unsupervised use of the e lectr ic
seat adj ustments may cause serious in-
Jury.
- To reduce the risk of injury in the case of
sudden braking or accide nt, front pas-
senge rs must never ride in a moving ve-
hicle with the seatback recl ined. Safety
belts and the airbag system offer maxi-
mum protection on ly when the seatback
is upright and the safety belts are prop-
erly posit ioned on the body . The more
the seatback is reclined, the greater the
risk of personal injury from an incorrect
seating pos it ion and improperly posi-
t ioned safety be lts!
- Always make sure the front seatbacks are
in the up right posit ion and secure ly
locked in place when dr iving.
Head restraints
Adjusting head restraints
The head restraints must be adjusted proper-
ly to provide protection.
Fig. 46 Driver's seat head restraint: adjust ing t he
height
The head restra ints on the front seats can be
adjusted to provide safe support to head and
neck at the optimum height . When optimally
adjusted, the top of the res t raint should be
level with the top of the head ¢
page 87.
.,. Grasp the s ides of the head restraint with
both hands and slide it upward/downward
until you fee l it click into place¢
fig. 46 .
A WARNING
- Driving without head rest raints or with
head restra ints t hat a re not properly ad -
justed increases the risk of ser ious or fa-
tal neck injury dramatica lly.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
¢ page 87 .
(0 Tips
Correctly adjust ed head restra ints and
safety be lts a re an extreme ly effect ive
combination of safe ty features .
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