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Seats
and storage
Enlarging cargo capacity of the vehicle
interior
The seat backs can be folded forward to enlarge
the cargo capacity.
Fig. 69
Release han dle on the seatback
Folding the seatback forward
.,. When you pull the release lever @ ¢ fig. 69 in
the direction of the arrow, the safety knob @
pops out far enough for the red marking on
knob to be visible.
• Fold the seatback forward.
Raising the seatback
• Raise the seatback unt il it is securely latched
¢ &, . When you can no longer see the red mark
on the safety knob @ , the seat is latched.
A
WARNING
- The backrest must always be securely latch -
ed so that the safety belt of the center seat-
ing position can work properly to help pro-
tect the occupant.
- The backrest must be securely latched in po-
sition so that no items contained in the lug-
gage compartment can slide forward upon
sudden braking.
- Always check whether the latch is fully en-
gaged by pulling the seatback forward.
- Never allow safety belts to become dam-
aged by being caught in door or seat hard-
ware.
- Torn or frayed safety belts can tear and
damaged belt hardware can break in a
crash. Inspect the belts periodically. Belts
showing damage to webbing, bindings,
buckles, or retractors must be replaced.
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Note
- If you move the front seat back when the
rear seat backrest is folded forward, you
could damage the head restraints on the
rear seat.
- Slide the belt guide on the outside safety
belt all the way up before folding the back-
rest back forward. Make sure the seat belt is
not pinched or damaged when the rear seat
backrest if folded back. Other objects
should be removed from the rear seat bench
to protect the seatback from damage .
Tie-downs and cargo net
The cargo net* prevents small objects from slid-
ing .
Fig. 70
Location of the tie -downs in the lugg age compart -
ment
Fig. 71
Luggage compa rtment: cargo net*
• To secure objects with the luggage compart-
ment net*, fold the tie-down bracket upward
¢ fig.
70 .
• Insert the hooks on the luggage compartment
net* into the tie-downs ¢ fig. 71 .
• Read and heed all WARNINGS ¢ page 124,
Storing cargo correctly.
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