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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

Form No. 8S18-EA-03I

Rear Seat

Stacking Cargo:
Stacking luggage or other cargo 
higher than the seatbacks, and 
placing articles on the rear package 
tray or on the luggage compartment 
cover is dangerous. During sudden 
braking or a collision, objects can fly 
around and become projectiles that 
may hit and injure passengers. Don

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stack cargo higher than the seatbacks 
or on the luggage compartment cover.

Not Securing Luggage and Cargo:
Not securing cargo while driving is 
dangerous as it could move or be 
crushed during sudden braking or a 
collision and cause injury. Make sure 
luggage and cargo is secured before 
driving.

Securing Seats:
Adjustable seats that are not securely 
locked are dangerous. In a sudden 
stop or collision, the seat or seatback 
could move, causing injury. Make 
sure the adjustable components of the 
seat are locked in place.

WARNING

Unlocked Seatback:
The seatback plays an important role 
in your protection in a vehicle. 
Leaving the seatback unlocked is 
dangerous as it can allow passengers 
to be ejected or thrown around and 
baggage to strike occupants in a 
sudden stop or collision, resulting in 
severe injury. After returning the 
seatback at any time, even when there 
are no other passengers, rock the 
seatback to make sure it is locked in 
place.

Passenger on the Folded Seatback:
Driving with a passenger on the 
folded seatback is dangerous. 
Allowing a child to sit up on the 
folded seatback while the vehicle is 
moving is particularly dangerous. In 
a sudden stop or even a minor 
collision, a child not in a proper seat 
or child-restraint system and seat belt 
could be thrown forward, back or 
even out of the vehicle resulting in 
serious injuries or death. The child or 
other objects in the baggage area 
could be thrown into other occupants 
and cause serious injury. Never allow 
a passenger to sit or stand on the 
folded seatback while the vehicle is 
moving.

Children and the Folding Rear Seats:
Playing with the folding rear seats is 
dangerous. Do not give the car keys to 
children and do not allow them to 
play in the vehicle.

WARNING

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