Front seat head restraints

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 headrests correctly according to the instructions in this chapter. Check the headrest position if another person has used the seat before you. Do not attach any item to the headrest posts. Do not allow anyone to sit in a seat whose headrest has been removed. If you have removed the headrest, reinstall it and adjust it correctly before a passenger sits in that position. Failure to follow these instructions may reduce the effectiveness of the headrests.

This may also increase the risk of serious or fatal injury in a collision.

The illustration shows the seating positions equipped with a headrest. The first-row headrests are adjustable and removable.

Indicates that the seating position is
equipped with a headrest.

Indicates that the seating position is
equipped with an adjustable headrest.

Indicates 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

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

Non-adjustable headrest components

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

Removable

Use the following procedure to remove the headrests.

1. 1
   Pull the headrest up to its highest position.
2. 2
   Press and hold the lock button.
3. 3
   Remove the headrest from the seatback.
4. 4
   Store the headrest properly in a suitable place so that it does not move around the vehicle.
5. 5
   Reinstall the headrest and adjust it correctly before an occupant sits in the seat.

Installation

1. 1
   Align the headrest posts with the holes in the seatback. Make sure the headrest is facing the correct way. The post with notch(es) 1 must be installed in the hole with a lock button 2.
2. 2
   Press and hold the lock button, then lower the headrest.
3. 3
   Adjust the headrest correctly before an occupant sits in the seat.

For the adjustable headrest

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.

To raise the headrest, pull it upward.

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.

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