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Seats
1-1 . Seats & Safety tips
! Safety tips for seat WARNING
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. Never adjust the seat while driving , as personal injury or loss of vehicle control may occur .
. Before adjusting the seat , ensure nothing is blocking the adjusting mechanism .
. After adjusting the seat , move it back and forth to ensure the seat is securely locked . If it is not , it may move suddenly or the seatbelt may not operate properly .
. Do not put objects under the front seats . They may interfere with the front seat locking mechanism and cause an accident .
. Seatbelts provide maximum restraint when the occupant sits back and upright in the seat . To reduce the risk of sliding under the seatbelt in a collision , the front seatbacks should always be used in the upright position while the vehicle is running . If the front seatbacks are not in the
upright position and a collision occurs , the risk of sliding under the lap belt and of the lap belt sliding up over the abdomen will increase , and both can result in serious injury or death .
. The SRS airbags deploy with considerable speed and force . Occupants who are not seated in the proper upright position when the SRS airbag deploys could suffer very serious injuries . Because the SRS airbag needs enough space for deployment , the driver should always sit upright and well back in the seat as far from the steering wheel as practical while still maintaining full vehicle control , and the front passenger should move the seat as far back as possible and sit upright and well back in the seat .
WARNING
Seat children in the rear seat properly restrained at all times . The SRS airbag deploys with considerable speed and force and can injure or even kill children , especially if they are not restrained or improperly restrained . Because children are lighter and weaker than adults , their risk of being injured from deployment is greater . For that reason , we strongly recommend that ALL children ( including those in child restraint systems and those that have outgrown child restraint devices ) sit in the REAR seat properly restrained at all times in a child restraint device or in a seatbelt , whichever is appro-