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Safety - Seats, Seat Belts and Supplemental Restraint System

Rear seat headrests

In this manual: Safety - Seats, Seat Belts and Supplemental Restraint System
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WARNING

  • Headrests are supplemental safety devices to the vehicle's other safety systems. They can provide additional protection against injury in certain types of rear-end collisions. Adjust the headrests correctly according to the instructions given in this section. Check the position of your headrest if another person has used the seat before you. Do not attach any items to the headrest posts and do not remove the headrest. Do not allow anyone to sit in a seat from which the headrest has been removed. If you have removed the headrest, reinstall it and adjust it correctly before a passenger sits in that seat. Failure to follow these instructions may reduce the effectiveness of the headrests. It may also increase the risk of serious or fatal injury in a collision.
Appuie-tête des sièges arrière

The illustration shows the seating positions equipped with a headrest. The headrests of the rear outboard seats are adjustable and removable.

The headrest of the rear center seat is neither adjustable nor removable.

dotée d'unIndicates that the seating position is
equipped with a headrest.

dotée d'unIndicates that the seating position is
equipped with an adjustable headrest.

n'est pas dotéeIndicates that the seating position
is not equipped with a headrest.

  • Your vehicle is equipped with a headrest that may be integrated, adjustable, or non-adjustable.
  • Adjustable headrests have several notches along the post to lock them in the desired adjustment position.
  • Non-adjustable headrests have a single locking notch to secure them to the seat frame.
  • Correct adjustment:
  • For the adjustable type, align the headrest so that the middle of your ear is approximately level with the center of the headrest.
  • If your ear is still higher than the recommended alignment, position the headrest at its highest setting.
  • If the headrest has been removed, make sure it is reinstalled and locked in place before riding in that seat.

Adjustable headrest components

Composants d'appuie-tête réglable

  1. Removable headrest
  2. Multiple notches
  3. Lock button
  4. Posts

Non-adjustable headrest components

Composants d'appuie-tête non réglable

  1. Removable headrest
  2. Single notch
  3. Lock button
  4. Posts

Removal

Dépose

Use the following procedure to remove the headrests.

  1. Adjust the seat or seatback as necessary.
  2. Press and hold the lock button.
  3. Pull the headrest upward until it is removed from the seat.
  4. Store the headrest properly so that it does not move around inside the vehicle.
  5. Reinstall the headrest and adjust the seat or seatback correctly before an occupant sits in the seat.

Installation

Pose

  1. Align the headrest posts with the holes in the seatback. Make sure the headrest is facing the correct way.
  2. Press the headrest down until it locks into place.

For the adjustable headrest

Pour l'appuie-tête réglable

Adjust the headrest height so that its center is level with the middle of your ears. If your ear is still higher than the recommended alignment, position the headrest at its highest setting.

For the non-adjustable headrest

Make sure the headrest is positioned so that the lock button is engaged in the notch before riding in this seat.

Pour l'appuie-tête non réglable

To raise the headrest, pull it upward.

Pour relever l'appuie-tête, tirez-le vers le haut.

Make sure the headrest is positioned so that the lock button is engaged in the notch before riding in this seat.

To lower it, hold down the lock button, then push the headrest downward.

Pour l'abaisser, maintenez le bouton de verrouillage enfoncé, puis poussez l'appuie-tête vers le bas

Make sure the headrest is positioned so that the lock button is engaged in the notch before riding in this seat.

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