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Essential Safety EquipmentSeatsWARNINGUnlocked Seatback:The seatback plays an important rolein your protection in a vehicle.Leaving the seatback unlocked isdangerous as it can allow passengersto be ejected or thrown around andbaggage to strike occupants in asudden stop or collision, resulting insevere injury. After returning theseatback at any time, even when thereare no other passengers, rock theseatback to make sure it is locked inplace.Passenger on the Folded Seatback:Driving with a passenger on the foldedseatback is dangerous. Allowing achild to sit up on the folded seatbackwhile the vehicle is moving isparticularly dangerous. In a suddenstop or even a minor collision, a childnot in a proper seat or child-restraintsystem and seat belt could be thrownforward, back or even out of thevehicle resulting in serious injuries ordeath. The child in the baggage areacould be thrown into other occupantsand cause serious injury. Never allowa passenger to sit or stand on thefolded seatback while the vehicle ismoving.Children and the Folding Rear Seats:Playing with the folding rear seats isdangerous. Do not give the car keys tochildren and do not allow them to playin the vehicle.NOTEWhen returning a rear seat to itsoriginal position, also replace the seatbelt to its normal position. Verify thatthe seat belt pulls out and retracts.qSplit-Folding Rear SeatbackTo fold the seatbacksCAUTIONWhen operating the rear seatback knob,make sure you support the seatbackwith your hand. If the seatback is notsupported with your hand, it will flipforward suddenly and could causeinjury to the finger that pushes the rearseatback knob down.1. Unfasten the lap portion of the centerrearseat belt (page 2-16).CAUTIONAlways unfasten the lap portion of thebelt before folding the rear-leftseatback. Leaving the lap portion of thebelt fastened could cause damage to theseat belt, buckle and seatback.2. Position the outboard seat belts to theside when folding the seatbacks down.3. Support the seatback with your hand.2-6