seats NISSAN SENTRA 2008 B16 / 6.G Owners Manual

Table of
ContentsIllustrated table of contents
Safety—Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system
Instruments and controls
Pre-driving checks and adjustments
Display screen, heater, air conditioner, audio and phone systems
Starting and driving
In case of emergency
Appearance and care
Maintenance and do-it-yourself
Technical and consumer information
Index
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1. Top tether anchor (P. 1-27)
2. Rear head restraint (P. 1-5)
3. Rear seat belts (P. 1-9)
4. Roof-mounted curtain side-impact
supplemental air bag (P. 1-43)
5. Front seat-mounted side-impact
supplemental air bag (P. 1-43)
6. Front-seat Active Head Restraint
(P. 1-8)
7. Front seat belts (P. 1-9)
8. Supplemental front-impact air bags
(P. 1-43)
9. Seats (P. 1-2)
10. Occupant classification sensor
(pressure sensor) (P.1-43)
11. Seat belt with pretensioner (P. 1-56)
12. LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren) (P. 1-25)
See the page number indicated in paren-
theses for operating details.
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AIRBAGS, SEAT BELTS AND CHILD
RESTRAINTS
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1 Safety—Seats, seat belts and
supplemental restraint system
Seats............................................1-2
Front manual seat adjustment....................1-2
Rear folding seat system (if so equipped).........1-3
Front-Seat Active Head Restraints................1-7
Head restraint adjustment.......................1-8
Seat belts........................................1-9
Precautions on seat belt usage...................1-9
Child safety...................................1-12
Pregnant women..............................1-13
Injured persons................................1-13
Three-point type seat belt with retractor..........1-13
Three-point type seat belt with retractor
(Rear center seat, all models except SE-R).......1-16
Three-point type seat belt with retractor
(SE-R rear center seat).........................1-20
Shoulder belt height adjustment
(Front seats)..................................1-22
Seat belt extenders............................1-22Seat belt maintenance.........................1-23
Child restraints...................................1-23
Precautions on child restraints..................1-23
Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren
System (LATCH)..............................1-25
Top tether strap child restraint..................1-27
Child restraint installation using LATCH..........1-28
Child restraint installation using the seat
belts.........................................1-32
Booster seats....................................1-38
Precautions on booster seats...................1-38
Booster seat installation........................1-41
Supplemental restraint system.....................1-43
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system.......................................1-43
Supplemental air bag warning labels.............1-58
Supplemental air bag warning light..............1-58
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WARNING
cDo not ride in a moving vehicle when
the seatback is reclined. This can be
dangerous. The shoulder belt will not
be against your body. In an accident,
you could be thrown into it and receive
neck or other serious injuries. You
could also slide under the lap belt and
receive serious internal injuries.cFor the most effective protection when
the vehicle is in motion, the seat should
be upright. Always sit well back in the
seat with both feet on the floor and
adjust the seat properly. See “Precau-
tions on Seat Belt Usage” later in this
section.
cAfter adjustment, gently rock in the seat
to make sure it is securely locked.
cDo not leave children unattended inside
the vehicle. They could unknowingly ac-
tivate switches or controls. Unattended
children could become involved in seri-
ous accidents.
FRONT MANUAL SEAT
ADJUSTMENT
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Forward and backward
Pull the lever up and hold it while you slide the
seat forward or backward to the desired position.
Release the lever to lock the seat in position.
Reclining
To recline the seatback, pull the lever up and lean
back. To bring the seatback forward, pull the lever
up and lean your body forward. Release the lever
to lock the seatback in position.
The reclining feature allows adjustment of the
seatback for occupants of different sizes for
added comfort and to help obtain proper seat
belt fit. See “Precautions on seat belt usage” later
in this section. Also, the seatback can be reclined
to allow occupants to rest when the vehicle is
stopped and the shift selector lever (CVT) is in P
(Park) or the manual transmission is in N (Neutral)
with the parking brake applied.
Seat lifter (if so equipped for driver’s
seat)
Repeatedly pull up or push down the adjusting
lever to adjust the seat height until the desired
position is achieved.
REAR FOLDING SEAT SYSTEM (if so
equipped)
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Interior trunk access (if so equipped)
The trunk can be accessed from the rear seat for
loading and unloading, as shown.
1. Stow outboard seat belts with clip before
folding rear seat backs.
When folding the passenger’s side rear seat
back, first disconnect and stow the center seat
belt. See “Stowing the rear center seat belt” later
in this section.2. Pull up on the strap
sAlocated on the top
outboard side of the seat to be folded.
3. Fold seat back down.
WARNING
cNever allow anyone to ride in the cargo
area or on the rear seat when it is in the
fold-down position. Use of these areas
by passengers without proper restraints
could result in serious injury in an acci-
dent or sudden stop.cProperly secure all cargo with ropes or
straps to help prevent it from sliding or
shifting. Do not place cargo higher than
the seatbacks. In a sudden stop or col-
lision, unsecured cargo could cause
personal injury.
cWhen returning the seatbacks to the
upright position, be certain they are
completely secured in the latched posi-
tion. If they are not completely secured,
passengers may be injured in an acci-
dent or sudden stop.
cClosely supervise children when they
are around cars to prevent them from
playing and becoming locked in the
trunk where they could be seriously in-
jured. Keep the car locked, with the rear
seatback and trunk lid securely latched
when not in use, and prevent children’s
access to car keys.
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Folding the rear cushions and seat
backs (if so equipped)
1. Lift up on the front edge of the seat cushion
and fold toward front of vehicle.2. Fold down the rear head restraint. Pull the
head restraint down and rotate to the lower
positions1.
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3. To return the head restraint to the normal
position, push down
s1and release then
rotate up until in position
s2.4. Fold down seat backs. See “Interior trunk
access (if so equipped)” earlier in this sec-
tion.
WARNING
cNever allow anyone to ride in the cargo
area or on the rear seat when it is in the
fold-down position. Use of these areas
by passengers without proper restraints
could result in serious injury in an acci-
dent or sudden stop.cProperly secure all cargo with ropes or
straps to help prevent it from sliding or
shifting. Do not place cargo higher than
the seatbacks. In a sudden stop or col-
lision, unsecured cargo could cause
personal injury.
cWhen returning the seatbacks to the
upright position, be certain they are
completely secured in the latched posi-
tion. If they are not completely secured,
passengers may be injured in an acci-
dent or sudden stop.
cClosely supervise children when they
are around cars to prevent them from
playing and becoming locked in the
trunk where they could be seriously in-
jured. Keep the car locked, with the rear
seatback and trunk lid securely latched
when not in use, and prevent children’s
access to car keys.
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Center armrest (if so equipped)
Pull the armrest down until it is horizontal.
FRONT-SEAT ACTIVE HEAD
RESTRAINTS
WARNING
cAlways adjust the head restraints prop-
erly as specified in this section. Failure
to do so can reduce the effectiveness of
the Active Head Restraint.
cActive Head Restraints are designed to
supplement other safety systems. Al-
ways wear seat belts. No system can
prevent all injuries in any accident.cDo not attach anything to the head re-
straint stalks. Doing so could impair
Active Head Restraint function.
The Active Head Restraint moves forward utiliz-
ing the force that the seatback receives from the
occupant in a rear-end collision. The movement
of the head restraint helps support the occu-
pant’s head by reducing its backward movement
and helping absorb some of the forces that may
lead to whiplash type injuries.
Active Head Restraints are effective for collisions
at low to medium speeds in which it is said that
whiplash injury occurs most.
Active Head Restraints operate only in certain
rear-end collisions. After the collision, the head
restraints return to their original positions.
Properly adjust the Active Head Restraints as
described in this section.
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HEAD RESTRAINT ADJUSTMENT
To raise the head restraint, pull it up. To lower,
push and hold the lock knob and push the head
restraint down.
WARNING
Head restraints should be adjusted prop-
erly as they may provide significant pro-
tection against injury in an accident. Do
not remove them. Check the adjustment
after someone else uses the seat.Adjust the head restraint so the center is level
with the center of your ears.
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