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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used
on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
&
BATTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols are important
for you and
your passengers whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
BELTS
These symbols have
to do with
your lamps:
SIGNALS e
TURN
RUNNING
* ' 0
DAYTIME .
LAMPS .**
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols
are
on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
These symbols are used
on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT -
TEMP -
CHARGING 1'1
BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
COOLANT a
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
Wb
ANTI-LOCK (@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
P
LIGHTER -
HORN )tr
SPEAKER
b
FUEL B
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them, take them out,
put them back in, and fold &
unfold them.
Driver’s 4-way Manual Seat
Use the lever on the front left side of the seat to adjust the
seat forward or backward. Pull
up the lever on the front of
the seat
to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it.
To make sure the seat is locked into place, release the
lever and
try to move the seat with your body.
To raise the scat, pull up on the lever on the front right
side
of the seat. To lower the seat, push the lever down.
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust
a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you,
or make you push a pedal when you
don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle
is not moving.
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6-Way Power Seats (Option) Folding Driver’s Seatback
To adjust the six-way power seat:
Front Control (A): Raise the front of the seat by
holding the switch up. Hold the switch down to lower
the front
of the seat.
Center Control (B): Move the seat forward or backward
by holding the control to
the front or back. Raise or lower
the seat by holding
the control up or down.
Rear Control (C): Raise the rear of the seat by holding
the switch up. Hold the switch down to lower the rear of
the seat. The seatback
on the driver’s seat folds forward to put
items behind
the seat. Lift the lever and fold the
seatback forward. The seatback will lock into place
when you push
it back to the upright position.
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Manual Front Passenger Seats
To use, pull up the lever on
the front
of the seat to
unlock it.
Slide the seat to where you want it.
To make sure the
seat is locked into place, release the lever and try to
move the seat with your body.
Reclining Front and Captain’s Chair
Seatbacks
All front seats recline.
To adjust the seatback,
rotate this knob. It is easier
to recline the seat if you
lean forward, taking your
weight off the seatback.
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Solid Bench Seat
If you have a solid bench seat, the seatback can be
folded down. The seat can also be folded forward or
removed to provide extra storage space.
Second Row Solid Bench Seats
Folding the Seatback
To fold down the seatback,
' pull the nylon strap on the
back of the seat.
To raise the seatback, pull the nylon strap on the back of
the seat while raising the seatback
until it locks upright.
Push and pull on the seatback to check that
it is locked.
Removing the Second Row Solid Bench Seat
With the seatback in the upright position, unhook the
side attachment for the safety belt. This mini-buckle
is
located on the right side of the seat.
Push up
the red center on
the buckle with a small
pointed object like a key
or pen.
1. Pull the nylon strap on the back of the seat to fold
the seatback forward.
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2. From behind the bench seat, pull the nylon strap at
the base
of the seat to release the rear latches from
the floor pins.
4. Unhook the front latches by rolling up the gray
handle under
the seat until the handle locks.
3. Do not let go of the straps until the seat is folded all
the way forward.
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5. Remove the seat by
rocking it slightly
towards the rear of
the vehicle and then
pulling it out. This
should be done in
one motion. 1. Place the front hooks of
the bench seat onto the
front two floor pins.
To
do this, the seat will
need to be angled
so that
the front hooks clear
the
floor pins.
Replacing the Second Row Solid Bench Seat
2. With the seat still folded forward, roll down the gray
handle underneath the seat to lock the front latches.
Don’t put the bench seat in
so it faces backward because
it won’t latch that way.
The solid benches have seat position labels, located on
the back of the seat, showing where the seat
must go.
Follow that diagram. Use the
A, C and E sets of floor
cups. See “Seat Controls” in the beginning of this
section for more details. The seat must be placed in the
proper location for the legs to attach correctly.
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3. If the front legs are not attached correctly, the rear
legs will not attach to the rear set
of floor pins.
4. Firmly push the rear hooks into the rear floor pins by
pushing down
on the rear of the seat.
5. Try to raise the bench seat to check that it is
locked down.
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A seat that isn't locked into place properly can
move around in a collisio~l
or sudden stop. People
in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure to lock
the seat into place properly when installing it.
6. Pull the nylon strap on the back of the seat and raise
the seatback until it locks upright.
7. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is
locked into place.
A CAUTION:
If the seatback isn't locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there.
Always
press rearward on the seatback to be sure it
is locked.
8. Attach the mini-buckle so that the safety belt is
ready for use when a passenger uses the seat.
The buckle reattaches by pushing the latch into the
buckle
until the red center pops out again.
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Third Row Solid Bench Seats
Folding the Seatback
To fold down the seatback, pull the nylon strap on the
back
of the seat.
To raise the seatback, pull
the nylon strap while
raising the seatback until it
locks upright.
Adjusting the Third Row Solid Bench Seat
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Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is locked.
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