Instruments and Controls -> Seats for Your Honda CR-V SUV First Generation (1995-2000)

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Front Seat Adjustments  
See pages 12 14 for importantsafety  
information and warnings about how to  
properly position seats and seat-backs.  
An open glove box can cause  
serious injury to your passenger  
in a crash, even if the  
passenger is wearing the seat  
belt.  
Make all seat adjustments before  
you start driving.  
Always keep the glove box  
closed while driving.  
Open the glove box by pulling the  
bottom of the handle. Close it with a  
firm push. Lock or unlock the glove  
box with the master key.  
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Driver's Seat Height Adjustment  
To change the angle of the seat-back,  
pull up on the lever on the outside of  
the seat bottom. Move the seat-back  
to the desired position and release  
the lever. Let the seal-back latch in  
the new position.  
To adjust the seat forward and  
backward, pull up on the lever under  
the seat cushion's front edge. Move  
the seat to the desired position and  
release the lever. Try to move the  
seat to make sure it is locked in  
position.  
The height of your driver's seat is  
adjustable. Turn the front dial on the  
outside of the seat cushion to raise  
the front of the seat bottom and turn  
the rear dial to raise the rear.  
Make all seat adjustments before  
you start driving.  
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Head Restraints  
See page 14 for important safety  
information and a warning about how to  
properlyposition the head restraints,  
To remove a head restraint for  
cleaning or repair, pull it up as far as  
it will go. Push the release button  
and pull the restraint out of the seat-  
back.  
The head restraints help protect you  
and your passengers from whiplash  
and other injuries. They are most  
effective when you adjust them so  
the back of the occupant's head rests  
against the center of the restraint. A  
taller person should adjust the  
RELEASE BUTTON  
restraint as high as possible.  
The head restraints adjust for height.  
You need both hands to adjust the  
restraint. Do not attempt to adjust it  
while driving. To raise it, pull upward.  
To lower the restraint, push the  
release button sideways and push  
the restraint down.  
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Rear Seat-back Adjustment  
Rear Seat Armrest  
See pages 12 14 for important safely  
information and warnings about how to  
properly position seals and seat-backs.  
The angle of the rear seat-backs can  
be adjusted separately. To change  
the angle of the seat-back, pull up on  
the knob on the top of the seat-back.  
Move the seat-back to the desired  
position, then release the knob.  
Make sure the seat-back latches in  
the new position.  
The rear seat armrest is located at  
the center of the rear seat. Pivot it  
down to use it.  
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Reclining the Front and Rear  
Seat-backs  
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3. Pull up the lever on the side of the  
rear seat. Lift the rear edge of the  
seat bottom until the seat latches.  
You can recline the seat-backs on the  
front and rear seats to make a large  
cushioned area. To do this:  
2. Lift the slide lever and slide the  
front seat forward as far as it will  
go. Pull up the seat-back angle  
adjustment lever, then pivot the  
seat-back backward. Release the  
lever when the seat-back is even  
with the cushion on the rear seat.  
1. Remove the front seat head  
restraint and put it in the pocket of  
the seat-back.  
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Folding Rear Seat  
The left and right halves of the rear  
seat can be folded up separately to  
create more cargo space.  
Reverse this procedure to return the  
seats to their upright positions.  
Make sure you install the head  
restraints, and that the seats are  
locked securely in place before  
driving.  
4. Pull up on the knob on top of the  
seat-back and pivot the rear seat-  
back backward. Release the knob  
when the seat-back is reclined as  
far as it will go.  
1. Store the latch plate for the center  
lap belt by rolling up the belt and  
pushing it into the seat pocket.  
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STRAP  
2. Pull the strap to release the seat  
bottom. Pivot the seat bottom  
forward.  
Put the head restraint behind the  
seat bottom as shown.  
Pass the fastening strap through the  
hole of the head restraint and fasten  
it with the velcro strap.  
3. Remove the head restraint and  
pull up on the knob on the top of  
the seat-back. Pivot the seat-back  
forward.  
Reverse this procedure to return the  
seat to the upright position. Make  
sure that the seat is locked securely  
before driving.  
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