SEAT, SEATBELT AND SRS AIRBAGS 65
RECLINING THE SEATBACK s01ac06
WARNING
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To prevent the passenger from sliding under the seatbelt in the event of a collision, observe the following precautions:
. Keep the seatback in the upright position while the vehicle is in motion.
. Do not place objects such as cushions between the passenger and the seatback.
Otherwise, 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 internal injury or death.
CAUTION
If your vehicle is equipped with a cargo area cover, observe the following precautions.
. Be careful not to pinch your hand between the head restraint and the cargo area cover when you recline the rear seat.
. Move the front cover of the cargo area cover backward so that the cover is not damaged by the reclined seatback. Refer to“ Cargo Area Cover” FP313.
Pull the strap and adjust the seatback to the desired position.
Then release the strap and move the seatback back and forth to confirm that it is securely fixed in place.
HEAD RESTRAINT ADJUST- MENT s01ac03
Both the rear window side seats and the rear center seat are equipped with head restraints.
WARNING
. Never drive the vehicle with the head restraints removed because they are designed to reduce the risk of serious neck injury in the event that the vehicle is struck from the rear. Therefore, when the head restraints are removed, all head restraints must be reinstalled properly to protect vehicle occupants.
. All occupants, including the driver, should not operate a vehicle or sit in a vehicle’ s seat until the head restraints are placed in their proper positions in order to minimize the risk of neck injury in the event of a crash.
. The front seat head restraints are designed to be installed into the front seats only. The rear seat head restraints are designed to be installed into the rear seats only. Do
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