seating CHRYSLER ASPEN 2007 2.G User Guide

Seats................................108
▫Front Seat Manual Seat Adjustment........108
▫Front Seats Manual Seat Recliners..........109
▫Manual Lumbar Support Adjustment —
If Equipped.........................110
▫Adjustable Head Restraints — All Seating
Positions...........................110
▫8 - Way Driver’s Power Seat — If Equipped . . 111
▫4 - Way Passenger’s Power Seat —
If Equipped.........................112
▫Heated Seats — If Equipped.............112
▫Second Row Bucket Seats —
Fold And Tumble.....................115
▫Second Row 40/20/40 Seat —
Fold And Tumble.....................117▫Third Row Seat Bench — If Equipped.......120
▫Third Row 60/40 Folding — If Equipped....123
Driver Memory System — If Equipped.......125
▫Setting Memory Positions And Linking Remote
Keyless Entry Transmitter To Memory.......126
▫Memory Position Recall.................127
▫To Disable A Transmitter Linked To Memory . . 127
▫Self-Limiting Control...................128
▫Driver Easy Exit And Easy Entry Control....128
To Open And Close The Hood.............129
Lights...............................131
▫Interior Lights.......................132
▫Battery Saver........................132
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WARNING!
Do not ride with the seatback reclined so that the
shoulder belt is no longer resting against your chest.
In a collision you could slide under the seat belt and
be seriously or even fatally injured. Use the recliner
only when the vehicle is parked.
Manual Lumbar Support Adjustment — If
Equipped
The manual lumbar support adjustment lever is located
on the right side of the driver seat and on the left side of
the passenger’s seat. Moving the lumbar control lever
fore and aft increases or decreases the lumbar support.
Adjustable Head Restraints — All Seating
Positions
Head restraints can reduce the risk of whiplash injury in
the event of impact from the rear. Pull up or push down
on the restraints so that the upper edge is as high as
practical, at least to the level of the ears.
Lumbar Support Adjustment Lever
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Second Row Bucket Seats — Fold and Tumble
Second row bucket seats have seatback recliners on both
seating positions. Raising the lever allows the seatback to
be reclined an additional 11 degrees.
The second row bucket seats can be folded and tumbled
forward for easy access to the third seat or rear cargo
area.
To fold and tumble the seat, follow these steps:
1. Remove any obstructions from the floor in front of the
seat.
2. Lower the head restraint to its full downward posi-
tion.3. Pull up on the seatback release lever located on the
outboard side of the seat and push the seatback forward.
Folding the Setaback
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Second row leather seats have seatback recliners at the
40% seating positions. Raising the lever allows the seat-
back to be reclined an additional 11 degrees.
To Fold the 40% seatbacks fully raise the lever on the side
of the seat to release the seatback. The seatback can nowbe folded into the down position for use as a cargo floor,
or the seat can now be tumbled forward to allow access
to the rear of the vehicle.
To fold the 20% seatback, pull the strap forward to release
the seatback. Fold the seatback down for use as an
armrest or to carry cargo. When returning the seatback to
the upright position, push the seatback rearward to latch
the seatback. Pull the seatback forward to ensure that it is
locked in the upright position.
WARNING!
The 20% seatback contains the center shoulder belt.
A 20% seatback that is not fully latched in the
upright position will not protect you properly.
Fold, Tumble, and Recline Lever
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5. Determine the combined weight of luggage and cargo
being loaded on the vehicle. That weight may not safely
exceed the available cargo and luggage load capacity
calculated in Step 4.
6. If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, load from your
trailer will be transferred to your vehicle. Consult this
manual to determine how this reduces the available
cargo and luggage load capacity of your vehicle.
NOTE:The following table shows examples on how to
calculate total load, cargo/luggage, and towing capaci-
ties of your vehicle with varying seating configurationsand number and size of occupants. This table is for
illustration purposes only and may not be accurate for
the seating and load carry capacity of your vehicle.
NOTE:For the following example, the combined weight
of occupants and cargo should never exceed 865 lbs. (392
Kg).
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