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Essential Safety Equipment

Use of safety equipment, including seats, seat belt system, SRS air bags and
child-restraint systems.

Seats ............................................................................................... 2-2

Seat Arrangements .................................................................... 2-2
Front Seats (Manually Operated Seats) ..................................... 2-3
Front Seats (Electrically Operated Seats) .................................. 2-8
Second-Row Seats .................................................................. 2-12
Third-Row Seat ....................................................................... 2-20
Flat Folding ............................................................................. 2-28

Seat Belt Systems ........................................................................ 2-30

Seat Belt Precautions .............................................................. 2-30
3-Point Type Seat Belt ............................................................ 2-33
Front Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems ....... 2-35
2-Point Type Seat Belt ............................................................ 2-37
Seat Belt Extender ................................................................... 2-38
Seat Belt Warning Light .......................................................... 2-39
Seat Belt Warning Beep .......................................................... 2-40

Child Restraint ............................................................................ 2-41

Child Restraint Precautions ..................................................... 2-41
Installing Child-Restraint Systems .......................................... 2-45
LATCH Child-Restraint Systems ............................................ 2-53

SRS Air Bags ............................................................................... 2-56

Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) Precautions ............... 2-56
Supplemental Restraint System Components ......................... 2-60
How the Air Bags Work .......................................................... 2-63

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