Rear seats

The rear seatbacks can be folded down.

Folding the rear seatbacks

1. Stow the seat belts using the designated hooks.

Insert the rear seat belt buckle as shown in the illustration.

3-door models

5-door models

2. Lower the head restraints fully.

Vehicles with a non-split rear seat

3. Pull both release straps at the same time and fold down the seatback.

Vehicles with a split rear seat

3. Pull the release strap and fold down the seatback.

Each seatback can be folded separately.

■ After returning the rear seatback to the upright position

Remove the rear seat belts from the designated hooks.

WARNING

■ When folding the rear seatbacks Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in serious or fatal injury.

• Do not fold the seatbacks while driving.
• Stop the vehicle on level ground, apply the parking brake, and place the shift lever in E, M or R (multi-mode manual transmission) or N (manual transmission).
• Do not allow anyone to sit on a folded seatback or in the luggage compartment while driving.
• Do not allow children access to the luggage compartment.
• Be careful not to get your hands caught when folding the rear seatbacks.
• Adjust the front seat position before folding down the rear seatbacks, so that the front seat does not interfere with them when they are folded.

■ After returning the rear seatbacks to the upright position Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in serious or fatal injury.

• Make sure the seatback is securely locked by pushing it forward and backward at the top.
• Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught in the seatback.

NOTE

■ Stowing the seat belts The seat belts must be correctly stowed before folding down the rear seatback.