Safety features of your vehicle
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Seat
Loose objects
Loose objects in the driver's foot
area could interfere with the opera
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tion of the foot pedals, possibly
causing an accident. Do not place
anything under the front seats.
Uprighting seat
Do not press the release lever on a
manual seatback without holding
and controlling the seatback. The
seatback will spring upright, possibly
impacting you or other passengers.
Driver responsibility for passengers
The driver must advise the passen
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gers to keep the seatback in an
upright position whenever the vehi
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cle is in motion. If a seat is reclined
during an accident, the restraint
system's ability to restrain the pas
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senger will be greatly reduced.
Seat cushion
Occupants should never sit on after
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market seat cushions or sitting
cushions. The passenger Occupant
Detection System may not operate
properly, or the passenger's hips
may slide under the lap portion of
the seat belt during an accident or a
sudden stop.
Driver's seat
䳜 Never attempt to adjust the seat
while the vehicle is moving. This
could result in loss of control of
your vehicle.
䳜 Do not allow anything to interfere
with the normal position of the
seatback. For example, storing
items against the seatback could
result in serious or fatal injury in a
sudden stop or collision.
䳜 Sit as far back as possible from
the steering wheel while still
maintaining comfortable control
of the your vehicle. A distance of
at least 10 in (25 cm) from your
chest to the steering wheel is rec
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ommended. Failure to do so can
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