Essential Safety Equipment; Folding the Third-Row Seat; Stowing the Third-Row Seat- Page 26

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

Form No. 8Q44-EA-01K

Removal

To remove the head restraint, press the 
stop-catch release, then pull up on the 
head restraint.

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Folding the Third-Row Seat

1. Remove the head restraints from the 

third-row seat (page 2-17).

2. Pull the third-row seat’s flat-folding 

strap and push the seatback down until 
it locks.

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Stowing the Third-Row Seat

More storage space can be created by 
folding away the third-row seat into the 
rear seat well. With the second-row seats 
removed and the third-row seat stowed, 
even more space is available.

Riding on Folded Flat Third-Row 
Seat:
Riding on the third-row seat when it’s 
folded is dangerous. During sudden 
braking or a collision, passenger’s 
could be thrown around inside the 
vehicle and seriously injured. Always 
ride with the third-row seat in the 
forward-facing, upright position and 
seat belt securely fastened.

Stop-catch release

WARNING

Flat-folding strap

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