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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

Form No. 8S06-EA-03H

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Third-Row Seat and Open 
Liftgate Position

To put the third-row seat in the rear 
facing position:

1. Open the liftgate.

2. Clean the rear bumper so that dirt the 

seat does not get soiled.

3. Clear away all cargo from the seat well.

4. Remove the head restraints.

5. Pull strap B while supporting the 

seatback with the other hand and 
carefully ease the seatback rearward 
and carefully ease the seatback 
rearward onto the rear bumper.

6. Go inside the vehicle and to the rear.

Rear Facing Third-Row Seat and a 
Moving Vehicle:
Driving with the third-row seat facing 
rearward is dangerous because the 
liftgate cannot be securely closed. 
During sudden braking or a collision, 
passengers could be thrown out of the 
vehicle resulting in serious injury or 
death. Passengers seated facing 
rearward may suffer leg and foot 
injury even down a driveway or with a 
minor dip in the road. Place the third-
row seat in the forward-facing 
position with the seatback upright 
before driving the vehicle.

Support Bar:
Sitting in the rear-facing, third-row 
seat position without installing the 
support bar is dangerous. Without the 
support of the bar, the seatback could 
collapse resulting in injury.
Always install the support bar before 
sitting in the rear-facing, third-row 
seat position.

Third-Row Seat and the Flat-Folding 
Strap:
Pulling the flat-folding strap with the 
third-row seat facing rearward is 
dangerous. The seatback will collapse 
into the seat bottom and could result 
in injury. Do not pull the flat-folding 
strap with the third-row seat facing 
rearward.

WARNING

NOTE

•

Remove cargo from the seat well 
area before placing the third-row 
seat in the rear-facing position to 
avoid damaging the back of the 
seatback when it is folded down.

•

Adjust the seatback to the upright 
position when the third-row seat is 
facing rearward.

Strap B

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