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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

Form No. 8Q44-EA-01K

Second-Row Seats

Stacking Cargo:
Stacking luggage or other cargo 
higher than the seatback is 
dangerous. During a sudden stop or 
collision, objects can become 
projectiles that could hit and injure 
passengers. Don’t stack things higher 
than the seatback.

Securing Seats:
Adjustable seats and seatbacks that 
are not securely latched 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 by attempting to slide 
the seat forward and backward and 
rocking the seatback.

Seat Adjustment:
Adjusting the seat while the vehicle is 
moving is dangerous. Sudden braking 
or a collision could cause serious 
injury. Adjust the seat only when the 
vehicle is stopped.

WARNING

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 adjusting 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. 
During sudden braking 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.

NOTE

When returning a second-row 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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