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S eats an d Res tr a in ts 3-7
P ow er R ecli n in g Seatb acksIf ava ila ble , use th e ve rtic a lco ntr o l
o n th e outb o ard sid e of th e se a t to
a dju st th e se atb ack ..
T ilt th e to p of th e co ntr o l
r e arw ard to re cli n e .
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T ilt th e to p of th e co ntr o lfo rw ard
t o ra is e .
S eatb ack Latc h esT he ve hic le may ha ve fr o n t
s e atb acks th a t fo ld fo rw ard fo r easy
a cc e ss to th e re a r se ats or th e
s to ra ge are a be hin d th e se ats .T o fo ld th e se a tb ack fo rw ard , push
t h e le ve r on th e sid e of th e se a t
r e arw ard and pull th e se atb a ck
f o rw ard .
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If eit h er se atb ack is not lo cke d, it
c o uld move fo rw ard in asu dden
s to p or cra sh . T hat co uld ca use
i n ju ry to th e pers o n sit tin g th ere .
A lw ays push and pull o n th e
s e atb acks to be su re th ey are
l o cke d.
T o re tu rn th e se atb ack to th e up rig ht
p osit io n, push th e se atb ack all th e
w ay back until it la tc h es.
I f th e se atb ack was re clin ed befo re
b ein g fo ld ed fo rw ard , it w ill re tu rn to
t h e re clin ed posit io n.

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3 -8 Seats an d Restr a in tsH eate d Fro nt S ea ts
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If yo u ca nn ot fe elte m pe ra tu re
c h ange or pain to th e skin , th e
s e at hea te r m ay ca use burn s
e ve n at lo w te m pera tu re s. To
r e duce th e ris k of burn s, people
w it h su ch a co n dit io n sh ould use
c a re whe n usin g th e se at heate r,
e sp ecia ll y fo r lo ng pe rio ds of
t im e. D o not pla ce anyth in g on
t h e se at th at in su la te s again st
h eat, su ch as a bla nke t, cu sh io n,
c o ve r or sim ila r it e m .T his m ay
c a use th e se at heate r to
o ve rh eat. A n ove rh eate d se at
h eate r m ay ca use abu rn or m ay
d am age th e se a t.
If ava il a ble , th e sw it c h e s are on th e
o utb oard sid es of th e fr o nt se a ts . To
o pera te , th e ig nit io n must be on. T
his fe atu re will h eat th e cu sh io n
a n d back of th e se ats .
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P re ss th e to p of th e sw it c h fo r
t h e hig h se ttin g.
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P re ss th e botto m of th e sw it c h
f o r th e lo w se ttin g.
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P ut th e sw it c h in th e ce nte r
p osit io n to tu rn th is fe atu re off.
T he heate d se at w il l tu rn on at th e
l a st se ttin g if th e ig nit io n is tu rn ed
o ff and th en back on.
T he passe nger sa fe ty belt m ust be
f a ste ned fo r th e heate d se at fe atu re
t o work on th e passe nger se at.

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R ear SeatsR ear Seats
( E xte n ded Cab )O n exte n ded ca b mod els , th ere
m ay be fo rw ard fo ld in g se ats in th e
r e ara re a. T
o fo ld are ar se at cu sh io n fr o m
t h e sto re d po sit io n to th e sit tin g
p osit io n, pull th e fr o n t of th e se at
c u sh io n dow n co m ple te ly .
T he re ar se at sto ra ge co m partm ents
m ust be clo se d befo re fo ld in g th e
s e at dow n. S ee Rear S to ra g e on
p age 42 .
N otic e: Fold in g are a r sea t w it h
t h e safe ty belt s stil l fa ste n ed may
c au se dam ag e to th e seat or th e
s afe ty belt s . A lw ays unb uckle th e
s afe ty belt s an d re tu rn th em to
t h eir norm al sto w ed po sit io n
b efo re fo ld in g are ar se at.
T o sto re th e se at:
1 . Secu re th e sa fe ty belt buckle to
t h e in board sid e of th e se at w it h
t h e hook and lo op fa ste ner(A ),
s o th at it does not m ove when
n ot in use .
2 . Push th e entir e se at up until it is
f lu sh wit h th e tr im panel.

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3 -1 0 Seats an d Restr a in tsR ear Seats (C re w Cab )O n cre w ca b mod els , th e re a r
s e atb ack s ca n be fo ld e d fo rw ard .
N otic e : Fold in g are ar seat w it h
t h e safe ty belt s still fa ste n ed may
c a u se dam ag e to th e seat or th e
s a fe ty belt s . A lw ay s unbuckle th e
s a fe ty belt s an d re tu rn th em to
t h eir norm al sto w ed po sit io n
b efo re fo ld in g are ar seat.
T o fo ld are a r se a tb a ck fo rw ard :
1 . Dis co nn ect th e re a r ce nte r
s a fe ty belt la tc h fr o m th e min i
b uckle by in se rtin g th e tip of th e
s a fe ty belt to ngu e in to th e slo t
o n th e buckle . Le t th e belt
r e tr a ct.
2 . Pull th e lo op on th e outb oard
s id e of th e se atb ack fo rw ard
u ntil yo u hear a clic k .
3 . Fold th e se atb ack fo rw ard .

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T o re tu rn ase atb ack to th e uprig ht
p osit io n :
1 . Lif t th e se a tb ack up and push it
r e arw ard .
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If eit h er se atb a ck is not lo cke d, it
c o uld move fo rw ard in asu dden
s to p or cra sh . T hat co u ld ca u se
i n ju ry to th e pers o n sit t in g th ere .
A lw ays pu sh an d pu ll o n th e
s e atb ack s to be su re th ey are
l o cke d .
2 . Push an d pull o n th e se atb ack to
m ake su re it is lo ck e d in pla ce .
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A sa fe ty belt th a t is im pro pe rly
r o ute d, no t pro pe rly atta ch ed,
o r tw is te d will n o t pro vid e th e
p ro te ctio n need ed in a cra sh . T he
p ers o n wearin g th e be lt co u ld be
s e rio usly in ju re d. A fte r ra is in g th e
r e ar se atb ack, alw ays ch eck to be
s u re th a t th e sa fe ty belt s are
p ro perly ro u te d and atta ch e d, and
a re not tw is te d. 3
. Reco nnect th e ce nte r sa fe ty belt
l a tc h pla te to th e min ib uck le .
M ake su re th e sa fe ty belt is no t
t w is te d.
4 . Push and pull o n th e la tc h pla te
t o be su re it is se cu re .
W hen th e se atb ack is not in use , it
s h o uld be ke pt in th e uprig ht, lo ck e d
p osit io n.

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3 -1 2 Seats an d Restr a in tsS afe ty Belt sT his se ctio n of th e manua l
d escrib es ho w to use sa fe ty belt s
p ro p erly . It als o describ e s so m e
t h in gs not to do wit h sa fe ty belt s .
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D o not le t an yo n e rid e where
a sa fe ty belt ca nnot be worn
p ro pe rly . In a cra sh , if yo u or yo ur
p asse nge r(s ) are not w earin g
s a fe ty be lt s , th e in ju rie s ca n be
m uch wors e . Y ou ca n hit th in gs
i n sid e th e ve h ic le hard er or be
e je cte d fr o m th e ve hic le . Y ou
a nd yo ur pa sse ng er(s ) ca n be
s e rio usly in ju re d or kil le d. In th e
s a m e cra sh , yo u mig ht no t be,
i f yo u are bu ckle d up. A lw ays
f a ste n yo u r sa fe ty belt , an d
c h eck th a t yo ur pa sse nger( s )
a re re str a in e d pro perly to o.
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People rid in g on th e ta ilg ate
( if equip ped ) ca n ea sily lo se th e ir
b ala nce and fa ll e ve n when th e
v e hic le is opera te d at lo w sp e eds.
F all in g fr o m amovin g ve hic le may
r e su lt in se rio u s in ju rie s or death .
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It is extr e m ely da nge ro u s to rid e
i n a ca rg o are a , in sid e or outs id e
o f a ve hic le . In aco ll is io n, peo ple
r id in g in th ese are a s are more
l i k e ly to be se rio u sly in ju re d or
k il le d. D o not allo w peop le to rid e
i n any are a of yo ur ve h ic le th at is
n ot equip pe d wit h se ats and
s a fe ty belt s . B e su re eve ry o ne in
y o ur ve hic le is in ase at an d usin g
a sa fe ty belt pro perly . T
his ve hic le has in dic a to rs as a
r e m in der to buckle th e sa fe ty belt s .
S ee Safe ty Belt R em in ders on
p a ge 51 1 fo r addit io nalin fo rm atio n.
I n most sta te s and in all C anadia n
p ro vin ce s, th e la w re quir e s wearin g
s a fe ty belt s . H ere is why:
Y ou neve r kn ow if yo u will b e in a
c ra sh . If yo u do have acra sh ,
y o u do not kn ow if it w il l b e a
s e rio us one.
A fe w cra sh es are mild , and so m e
c ra sh es ca n be so se rio us th at eve n
b u ck le d up, a pers o n would not
s u rv iv e . B ut m ost cra sh es are in
b e tw een. In many of th em ,people
w ho buckle up ca n su rv iv e and
s o m etim es walk aw ay. W it h out
s a fe ty belt s th ey co uld have been
b a dly hurt or kill e d.
A fte r m ore th an 40 ye ars of sa fe ty
b e lt s in ve hic le s, th e fa cts are cle ar.
I n most cra sh es bucklin g up does
m att e r... a lo t!

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W hy Safe ty Belt s W orkW hen yo u rid e in or on anyth in g,
y o u go as fa st as it goes.T a ke th e sim ple st ve hic le . S uppose
i t is ju st a se at on wheels .
P ut so m eon e on it .
G et it up to sp eed. T hen sto p th e
v e h ic le . T he rid er does not sto p.

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3 -1 4 Seats an d Restr a in tsT he pers o n ke e ps go in g until
s to pp ed by so m eth in g. In a re al
v e hic le , it co u ld be th e win dsh ie ld ...
o r th e in str u m ent pane l. ..
o r th e sa fe ty belt s !
W it h sa fe ty belt s , yo u slo w dow n
a s th e ve hic le does. Y ou get m ore
t im e to sto p. Y ou sto p ove r m ore
d is ta n ce , and yo ur str o ngest bones
t a ke th e fo rc e s. T hat is why sa fe ty
b e lt s m ake su ch good se nse .

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Q uestio n s an d Answ ers Abo ut
S afe ty Belt sQ : W ill I b e tr a p ped in th e veh ic le
a fte r a cra sh if Iam wearin g a
s afe ty belt ?
A : You co uld be  wheth er yo u are
w earin g asa fe ty be lt or not. B ut
y o ur ch an ce of be in g co nscio us
d urin g and afte r an accid ent,
s o yo u ca n unb uckle and get
o ut, is m uch gre a te r if yo u are
b elt e d. A nd yo u ca n unbuckle
a sa fe ty be lt , eve n if yo u are
u psid e do w n.
Q : If m yveh ic le has air b ag s, w hy
s h ould Ih av e to wear safe ty
b elt s ?
A : Air b ag s are su pp le m enta l
s y ste m sonly ; so th ey work wit h
s a fe ty be lt s  not in ste ad of
t h em .W he th er or not an air b ag
i s pro vid e d, all o ccu pants stil l
h ave to bu ckle up to ge t th e
m ost pro te ctio n. T hat is tr u e not
o nly in fr o n ta lco lli s io ns, but
e sp ecia ll y in sid e and oth er
c o llis io ns. Q
: If Iam agood driv er, an d I
n eve r driv e fa r fr o m hom e,
w hy sh ou ld Iw ear sa fe ty
b elt s ?
A : You may be an exce lle nt driv e r,
b ut if yo u are in acra sh  eve n
o ne th a t is not yo u r fa ult  yo u
a nd yo u r passe n ge r(s ) ca n be
h urt. B ein g agoo d driv e r do es
n ot pro te ct yo u fr o m th in g s
b eyo nd yo ur co ntr o l, su ch as
b ad driv e rs .
M ost accid ents occ u r w it h in
4 0 km (2 5 m ile s) of ho m e.
A nd th e gre a te st nu m ber of
s e rio us in ju rie s and dea th s
o cc u r at sp e eds of le ss th an
6 5 km /h (4 0 m ph).
S afe ty belt s are fo r eve ry o n e.
H ow to W ea r Safe ty Belt s
P ro perlyT his se ctio n is only fo r people of
a dult siz e .
B e aw are th at th ere are sp ecia l
t h in gs to kn ow about sa fe ty belt s
a nd ch il d re n. A nd th ere are dif fe re nt
r u le s fo r sm all e r ch ild re n and
i n fa nts . If a ch il d will b e rid in g in
t h e ve hic le , se e Old er C hild re n on
p age 34 2 or In fa nts and Young
C hild re n on page 34 4. F oll o w th ose
r u le s fo r eve ry o ne's pro te ctio n.
I t is ve ry im porta nt fo r all o ccu pan ts
t o buckle up. S ta tis tic s sh ow th at
u nbelt e d people are hurt m ore oft e n
i n cra sh es th an th ose who are
w earin g sa fe ty belt s .
O ccu pants who are not buckle d up
c a n be th ro w n out of th e ve hic le in a
c ra sh . A nd th ey ca n str ik e oth ers in
t h e ve hic le who are wearin g sa fe ty
b elt s .

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3 -1 6 Seats an d Restr a in tsF ir s t, be fo re yo u or yo ur
p asse n ger(s ) w ea r a sa fe ty belt ,
t h ere is im porta n t in fo rm atio n yo u
s h ould kn ow .S it up str a ig h t and alw ays ke ep yo ur
f e et on th e flo or in fr o n t of yo u. T he
l a p part of th e belt sh ould be worn
l o w and sn u g on th e hip s, ju st
t o uch in g th e th ig hs. In acra sh , th is a
ppli e s fo rc e to th e str o ng pelv ic
b ones and yo u wou ld be le ss lik e ly
t o sli d e under th e la p be lt . If yo u slid
u nder it , th e belt w ould app ly fo rc e
o n yo ur ab dom en. T his co u ld ca use
s e rio us or eve n fa ta lin ju rie s. T he
s h ould er belt sh o uld go ove r th e
s h ould er and acro ss th e ch est.
T hese parts of th e bod y are be st
a ble to ta ke be lt re str a in in g fo rc e s.
T he sh ould er belt lo cks if th ere is a
s u dden sto p or cra sh . Q
: W hat is wro ng wit h th is ?
A : The sh ould er belt is to o lo ose .
I t w ill n ot giv e as m uch
p ro te ctio n th is way.