CAUTION
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Be careful not to catch your hands or feet
when arranging the seat. Personal injury
could result.
Folding the rear seatbacks forward
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The passenger and luggage compartments can be
joined
by folding the seatback forward. This is use-
ful for carrying long objects.
The seatbacks can be folded with the rear seat re-
lease button.
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The seatbacks can be folded one side at a time.
To fold the seatbacks
Push the rear seat release button (A) to fold the seat-
back forward.
To return the seatbacks
1. If the seat belt is removed from the seat belt
guide (B), pass it through the seat belt guide.
2. Fold back the seatback until it is locked prop-
erly in position.
The seatbacks lock in different positions de-
pending on whether you return the seatbacks
normally or slowly.
When returning the seatbacks slower than usu-
al, the seatbacks lock before the normal seat-
ing position.
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When the seat belts cannot be pulled out in a
locked condition, pull the belts once forceful-
ly and then return them. After that, pull the
belts out slowly once again.
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To change from one rear seatback lock posi-
tion to the other lock position, press the rear
seat release button and move the seatback.
3. Make sure the seatback is locked firmly in
place and the seat belt is passed through the
seat belt guide (B).
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If
the red part (C) on the back of the rear
seat release button can be seen, the seat-
back is not locked firmly in place. Push
and pull lightly on the seatback to lock it
firmly in place.
Seat and seat belts
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