Seats Rear Armrest/Cargo Pass- If your vehicle is equipped with a through dual deck cargo shelf, do not use the shelf when any seat-back is folded down. Objects placed on this shelf canbethrownforwardand occupants can be injured during sudden stops or a collision. For more information of the dual deck cargo shelf, see page111 . REAR The rear seat armrest is in the center of the rear seat. Pivot it down The rear center seat-back has an to use it. armrest. To use it, fold it down. To use the cargo area pass-through, pull up the release on top of the center seat-back and fold it down. 96 Seats Head Restraints See page 13 for important safety information and a warning about how to properly position the head restraints. Your vehicle is equipped with head Instruments and Controls restraints in all seating positions to help protect you and your passengers from whiplash and other injuries. REAR OUTER Theyaremosteffectivewhenyou FRONT POSITION RELEASE BUTTON POSITION RELEASE BUTTON adjust them so the back of the occupant’s head rests against the The head restraints adjust for height. To remove a head restraint, pull it up center of the restraint. You need both hands to adjust a as far as it will go. Push the release restraint. Do not attempt to adjust it button, then pull the restraint out of while driving. To raise it, pull upward. the seat-back. To lower the restraint, push the release button sideways, and push Make sure the removed head the restraint down. restraints are securely stored. Make sure the head restraint locks in position when you reinstall it. CONTINUED 97 Seats Reclining the Front Seats SLIDE BAR SEAT-BACK ANGLE REAR CENTER RELEASE BUTTON ADJUSTMENT LEVER When a passenger is seated in the rear center seating position, make sure the center head restraint is properly adjusted. You can recline the seat-backs on the 2. Remove the front head restraints front seats so they are level with the (see page97 ), and store them rear seat cushions, making a large securely. cushioned area. To do this: 1. Adjust the rear seats as far back as possible. 98 Seats 3. Adjust the front seats forward as Folding the Rear Seats Down far as possible. Pull up the seat- Each rear seat-back can be folded back angle adjustment lever and down separately to give more cargo pivot the seat-back backward until room. With either of the outer seat- it is level with the rear seat backs folded-down, you can still cushion. carry a passenger in the rear seat. Instruments and Controls With the center seat-back folded- 4. Adjust the rear seat-back to the down, either outer seating position desired position. can be used. Reverse this procedure to return the You can also fold up the left or right BUCKLE front and rear seats to the upright side of the rear seats separately to position. Make sure you install the create further cargo space (see page head restraints and securely lock the 102 ). 1. Push the seat belt buckles into the seats before driving. seat cushion. Remove any items from the seat When you return the seat-back to its before folding down the seat-back. upright position, hold the seat-back to keep it from going up too quickly. CONTINUED 99 Seats Reverse this procedure to return the seat-back to the upright position. Make sure the seat is secured and the seat belt in front of the seat-back before driving. In the rear center seating position, be sure the detachable anchor is latched securely (see page104 ). LATCH PLATE RELEASE LEVER When you are folding the rear center 2. Lower the rear head restraints to seat-back, use the latch plate to its lowest position. release the center seat belt from the detachable anchor (see page 104 ). 3. Pull up the release lever on the top Allow the seat belt to retract into the of the seat-back. holder on the ceiling and store the buckles in it. 4. Fold the seat-back forward. Make sure the rear seat armrest is Do not put any heavy items on the stored. seat-back when it is folded down. 100 Seats Make sure that the folded down rear When any seat-back is folded down, Folding the Rear Seat Forward seat does not interfere with the front do not use the dual deck cargo shelf passenger’s seat-back. This will (if equipped). cause the front passenger’s weight sensors and the front passenger’s Make sure all items in the cargo area seat belt reminder indicator to work are secured. Loose items can fly Instruments and Controls improperly (see pages27 and 31 ). forward and cause injury if you have Also check the passenger airbag off to brake hard (See Carrying Cargo indicator to assure proper operation on page222 ). of the passenger’s front airbag. SLIDE BAR The left and right rear seats can be folded up separately to make room for cargo. Remove any items from the seat beforeyoufolduptheseatcushion. To fold the rear seat forward: 1. Pull up the bar under the seat cushion and slide the rear seat backward. The rear seat will not fold forward unless it is not as far back as it will go. CONTINUED 101.