Essential Safety Equipment; on folded down seatback(s) or in the ; vehicle with the seatback(s) lowered.- Page 20

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

 Rear  Seat

 Split/One-piece Folding the 

Seatback

    By lowering the rear seatback(s) the 
luggage compartment space can be 
expanded.

WARNING

  Do not drive the vehicle with occupants 
on folded down  seatback(s) or in the 
luggage compartment.

  Putting occupants in the luggage 
compartment is dangerous because 
seat belts cannot be fastened which 
could lead to serious injury or death 
during sudden braking or a collision.
  

  Do not allow children to play inside the 
vehicle with the  seatback(s) lowered.

  Allowing children to play in the 
vehicle with the  seatback(s) folded 
down is dangerous, If a child enters 
the luggage compartment and the  
seatback(s) were raised back up, the 
child may become trapped in the 
luggage compartment which could 
lead to an accident.
  

  Tightly secure cargo in the luggage 
compartment when it is transported 
with the  seatback(s) folded down.

  Driving without tightly securing cargo 
and luggage is dangerous as it could 
move and become an obstruction to 
driving during emergency braking or 
a collision resulting in an unexpected 
accident.
  

  When transporting cargo, do not allow 
the cargo to exceed the height of the  
seatback(s).

  Transporting cargo stacked higher 
than the  seatback(s) is dangerous as 
visibility to the rear and sides of the 
vehicle is reduced which could interfere 
with driving operations and lead to an 
accident.

  Lowering the  seatback(s)

CAUTION

  Check the position of a front seat 
before folding a rear seatback.
  Depending on the position of a front 
seat, it may not be possible to fold 
a rear seatback all the way down 
because it may hit the seatback of 
the front seat which could scratch or 
damage the front seat or its pocket. 
Lower or remove the head restraint on 
the rear outboard seat if necessary.

  (4–Door)

     1.   Open the trunk lid and pull the lever for 

the seatback you want to fold down.

*1: With split-folding 

type seat only

*1

   2.   Open a rear door and fold the rear seat 

forward.