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3-3. Adjusting the seats

3-3.Adjusting the seats

 Power seat (driver’s side

Front seats

only)

The seats can be adjusted

(longitudinally, vertically,

etc.). Adjust the seat to

ensure the correct driving

posture.

Adjustment procedure

 Manual seat

1 Seat position adjustment

switch

2 Seatback angle adjustment

switch

3 Seat cushion (front) angle

adjustment switch

4 Vertical height adjustment

switch

5 Lumbar support adjustment

1 Seat position adjustment

switch

lever

■When adjusting the seat

2 Seatback angle adjustment

Take care when adjusting the seat

so that the head restraint does not

touch the ceiling.

lever

3 Vertical height adjustment

lever (driver’s side only)

WARNING

■When adjusting the seat posi-

tion

●Take care when adjusting the

seat position to ensure that

other passengers are not

injured by the moving seat.

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Rear seats

WARNING

●Do not put your hands under the

seat or near the moving parts to

avoid injury.

Reclining adjustments and

folding the seatbacks can

be done with lever opera-

tion.

Fingers or hands may become

jammed in the seat mechanism.

●Make sure to leave enough

space around the feet so they

do not get stuck.

Adjustment procedure

●Manual seat only: After adjust-

ing the seat, make sure that the

seat is locked in position.

Pull the seatback angle adjust-

ment lever

, and adjust the

■Seat adjustment

seatback angle.

To reduce the risk of sliding under

the lap belt during a collision, do

not recline the seat more than

necessary.

If the seat is too reclined, the lap

belt may slide past the hips and

apply restraint forces directly to

the abdomen, or your neck may

contact the shoulder belt, increas-

ing the risk of death or serious

injury in the event of an accident.

Adjustments should not be made

while driving as the seat may

unexpectedly move and cause

the driver to lose control of the

vehicle.

WARNING

■When operating the seatback

Observe the following precau-

tions.

Failure to do so may cause death

or serious injury.

●Keep other passengers from

being hit with the seatback.

●Do not bring your hands close

to the moving parts or between

the seats, as well as do not let

any part of your body get

caught.

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WARNING

This step is not necessary when

operating the left side seat only.

●After adjusting the seat, make

sure that the seat is locked in

position.

■ Folding down the seat-

backs

If the seatback is not securely

locked, the red marking will be

visible. Make sure that the red

marking is not visible.

While pulling the seatback angle

adjustment lever

seatback down.

, fold the

Folding down the rear

seatbacks

■ Returning the rear seat-

backs

■ Before folding down the

To avoid trapping the seat belt

between the seat and the inside

of the vehicle, pass the seat belt

seatbacks

1 Park the vehicle in a safe

place.

outside the seat belt guide

Apply the parking brake (P.203)

and shift the shift lever to P.

(P.200)

and then return the seatback

securely to the locked position.

2 Adjust the position of the

front seat and the angle of

the seatback. (P.134)

Depending on the position of the

front seat, if the seatback is folded

backward, it may interfere with the

operation of the rear seat.

3 Lift up and push down the

head restraints of the rear

outboard seats, and lower

the head restraint of the rear

center seat. (P.140)

WARNING

Observe the following precau-

tions.

Failure to do so may result in

death or serious injury.

4 Stow the armrest of the rear

seat if it is pulled out.

(P.547)

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Driving position mem-

WARNING

ory

■When folding the rear seat-

backs down

: If equipped

●Do not fold the seatbacks down

while driving.

This feature automatically

adjusts the driver’s seat to

suit your preferences.

●Stop the vehicle on level

ground, set the parking brake

and shift the shift lever to P.

Your preferred driving posi-

tion (the position of the

driver’s seat) can be

recorded and recalled by

pressing a button.

●Do not allow anyone to sit on a

folded seatback or in the lug-

gage compartment while driv-

ing.

●Do not allow children to enter

the luggage compartment.

Two different driving posi-

tions can be recorded into

memory.

●Do not operate the rear seat if it

is occupied.

●Be careful not to get feet or

hands caught in the moving

parts or joints of the seats

during operation.

Each electronic key can be

registered to recall your pre-

ferred driving position.

●Do not allow children to operate

the seat.

Recording/recalling a

driving position

■After returning the rear seat-

back to the upright position

●Make sure that the seatback is

securely locked in position by

lightly pushing it back and forth.

If the seatback is not securely

locked, the red marking will be

visible. Make sure that the red

marking is not visible.

■ Recording procedure

1 Check that the shift lever is in

2 Turn the engine switch to

ON.

3 Adjust the driver’s seat to the

desired positions.

4 While pressing the “SET” but-

ton, press button “1” or “2”

until the buzzer sounds.

If the selected button has already

been preset, the previously

recorded position will be overwrit-

●Check that the seat belts are

not twisted or caught in the

seatback.

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ten.

■Operating the driving position

memory after turning the

engine switch to OFF

Recorded seat positions can be

activated up to 180 seconds after

the driver’s door is opened and

another 60 seconds after it is closed

again.

■In order to correctly use the

driving position memory func-

tion

If a seat position is already in the

furthest possible position and the

seat is operated in the same direc-

tion, the recorded position may be

slightly different when it is recalled.

■ Recall procedure

1 Check that the shift lever is in

2 Turn the engine switch to

■When recalling the driving posi-

tion

ON.

Take care when recalling the driving

position so that the head restraint

does not touch the ceiling.

3 Press one of the buttons for

the driving position you want

to recall until the buzzer

sounds.

■If the battery is disconnected

The memorized positions are

erased.

WARNING

■Seat adjustment caution

Take care during seat adjustment

so that the seat does not strike

the rear passenger or squeeze

your body against the steering

wheel.

Registering/recall/cancel-

ing a driving position to

an electronic key (mem-

ory recall function)

■To stop the position recall oper-

ation part-way through

Perform any of the following:

●Press the “SET” button.

●Press button “1” or “2”.

■ Registering procedure

●Operate any of the seat adjust-

ment switches.

Record your driving position to

button “1” or “2” before perform-

ing the following:

■Seat positions that can be

memorized (P.134)

The adjusted positions other than

the position adjusted by lumbar sup-

port switch can be recorded.

Carry only the key you want to

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that has already been recorded, the

seat will not move.

driver’s door.

If 2 or more keys are in the vehi-

cle, the driving position cannot

be recorded properly.

■ Cancelation procedure

Carry only the key you want to

cancel and then close the

driver’s door.

1 Check that the shift lever is in

If 2 or more keys are in the vehi-

cle, the driving position cannot

be canceled properly.

2 Turn the engine switch to

ON.

3 Recall the driving position

1 Check that the shift lever is in

that you want to record.

4 While pressing the recalled

button, press and hold the

door lock switch (either lock

or unlock) until the buzzer

sounds.

2 Turn the engine switch to

ON.

3 While pressing the “SET” but-

ton, press and hold the door

lock switch (either lock or

unlock) until the buzzer

sounds twice.

If the button could not be regis-

tered, the buzzer sounds continu-

ously for approximately 3 seconds.

If the button could not be canceled,

the buzzer sounds continuously for

approximately 3 seconds.

■Recalling the driving position

using the memory recall func-

tion

●Different driving positions can be

registered for each electronic key.

Therefore, the driving position that

is recalled may be different

depending on the key being car-

ried.

■ Recall procedure

Make sure that the doors are

locked before recalling the driv-

ing position.Carry the electronic

key that has been registered to

the driving position, and then

unlock and open the driver’s

door using the smart key system

or wireless remote control.

●If a door other than the driver’s

door is unlocked with smart key

system, the driving position can-

not be recalled. In this case, press

the driving position button which

has been set.

■Customization

Settings (e.g. the unlock door set-

tings of the memory recall function)

can be customized. (Customizable

features: P.693)

The driving position will move to the

recorded position.

If the driving position is in a position

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Head restraints

3-3. Adjusting the seats

■ Center rear seat

Head restraints are provided

for all seats.

WARNING

■Head restraint precautions

Observe the following precautions

regarding the head restraints.

Failure to do so may result in

death or serious injury.

1 Up

●Use the head restraints

designed for each respective

seat.

Pull the head restraints up.

2 Down

Push the head restraint down while

pressing the lock release button

●Adjust the head restraints to the

correct position at all times.

●After adjusting the head

restraints, push down on them

and make sure they are locked

in position.

■ Outboard rear seats

Head restraints cannot be

adjusted.

●Do not drive with the head

restraints removed.

■Adjusting the height of the head

restraints (front seats)

Vertical adjustment

Make sure that the head restraints

are adjusted so that the center of

the head restraint is closest to the

top of your ears.

■ Front seats

■Adjusting the center rear seat

head restraint

1 Up

Always raise the head restraint one

level from the stowed position when

using.

Pull the head restraints up.

2 Down

Push the head restraint down while

pressing the lock release button

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■ Outboard rear seats

Removing the head

restraints

Align the head restraint with the

installation holes and push it

down to the lowest lock position.

Pull the head restraint up while

pressing the lock release button

If the head restraint touches the

ceiling, making the removal difficult,

change the seat height or angle.

(P.134)

Installing the head

restraints

■ Front and center rear seats

Align the head restraint with the

installation holes and push it

down to the lock position.

Press and hold the lock release

button

when lowering the

head restraint.

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