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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

  Rear  outboard  seat

Except Mexico

Mexico

  Rear  center  seat

 Removal/Installation

    To remove the head restraint, pull it up 
while pressing the stop-catch.
  To install the head restraint, insert the legs 
into the holes while pressing the stop-
catch.

WARNING

  Always drive with the head restraints 
installed when seats are being used and 
make sure they are properly installed:

  Driving with the head restraints not 
installed is dangerous. With no support 
behind your head, your neck could be 
seriously injured in a collision.
  

  After installing a head restraint, try 
lifting it to make sure that it does not 
pull out:

  Driving with an unsecured head 
restraint is dangerous as the 
eff ectiveness of the head restraint will 
be compromised which could cause it 
to unexpectedly detach from the seat.

CAUTION

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  When installing a head restraint, make 

sure that it is installed correctly with 
the front of the head restraint facing 
forward. If the head restraint is installed 
incorrectly, it could detach from the seat 
during a collision and result in injury.

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  The head restraints on each of the front 

and rear seats are specialized to each 
seat. Do not switch around the head 
restraint positions. If a head restraint is 
not installed to its correct seat position, 
the eff ectiveness of the head restraint 
during a collision will be compromised 
which could cause injury.