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Safety features of your vehicle Seat
Unexpected seat movement
After adjusting a manual seat, always
check that it is locked by shifting your
weight to the front and to the back. Sud
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den or unexpected movement of the
driver's seat could cause you to lose
control of the vehicle.
Seat adjustment
僅 Do not adjust the seat while wearing
seat belts. Moving the seat forward
will cause strong pressure on the
abdomen.
僅 Do not place your hand near the seat
bottom or seat track while adjusting
the seat. Your hand could get caught
in the seat mechanism.
Luggage and cargo
Do not stack or pile luggage or cargo
higher than the seatback in the cargo
area. In an accident the cargo could
strike and injure a passenger. If objects
are large, heavy or must be piled, they
must be secured in the cargo area.
Cargo area
Do not allow passengers to ride in the
cargo area under any circumstance. The
cargo area is solely for the purpose of
transporting luggage or cargo.
Small objects
Use extreme caution when picking up
small objects trapped under the seats or
between the seat and the center con
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sole. Your hands might be cut or injured
by the sharp edges of the seats mecha
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nism.
Precautions with seat covers
Use caution when working on the seat
cover. A short circuit or disconnection
may occur, which could lead to noise,
damage the ventilation system.
Seat short circuit risk
Be aware of wires or air vents when
placing a seat cover or covering the seat
with plastic cover. A short circuit may
occur, which could lead to fire.
Feature of Seat Leather (if
equipped)
僅 Our car seats are upholstered with a
combination of artificial and genuine
leather. The genuine leather is made
from the outer skin of an animal,
which goes through a special process
to be available for use. Since it is a
natural substance, each part differs in
thickness or density. Also, wrinkles
could appear depending on the tem
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perature and humidity.
僅 Wrinkles may appear as a natural
result of stretching and shrinking
depending on the temperature and
humidity.
僅 The seat cover is made of stretchable
material to improve comfort of pas
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sengers.
僅 The parts contacting the body are
curved and the side supporting area is
high which provides driving comfort
and stability.