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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

Form No. 8R29-EA-02I

Rear Seat

Stacking Cargo:
Stacking luggage or other cargo 
higher than the seatbacks, and 
putting things on the rear package 
tray is dangerous. During sudden 
braking or a collision, objects can 
become projectiles that may hit and 
injure passengers. Don’t stack things 
higher than the seatbacks or put 
things on the rear package tray.

Securing Seats:
Adjustable seats and seatbacks 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.

Unlocked Seatback:
A 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.

WARNING

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 car 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. Once the seats are back 
up, a child in the trunk would not be 
able to get out the way they had 
entered. If you have small children, 
keep the seatbacks locked. Do not give 
the car keys to children and do not 
allow them to play in the vehicle.

NOTE

When returning a rear seat to its 
original position, also replace the seat 
belt to its normal position. Verify that 
the seat belt pulls and retracts.

WARNING

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