Flip and Fold Seat
With the seat unoccupied, lift the cushion and then fold down the seat back.
Lifting the Seat Cushion
WARNING:
Do not use the bench seats as a bed when your vehicle is moving. Failure to follow this warning could result in serious personal injury or death.
WARNING:
When folding or unfolding the seats, take care not to get your fingers caught between the seat backrest and seat frame. Failure to follow this warning could result in serious personal injury. |
Insert your hand into the pull-strap on the cushion, lift upward on the cushion to flip it forward.
Lowering the Seat Cushion
WARNING:
Make sure that the seat backrests are secure and fully locked in their catches. |
Note:
When lowering the cushion, make sure no foreign objects are trapped underneath.
Lower the seat cushion to the full-down position.
Folding the Seatback Down
WARNING:
Do not place any objects on a folded seat. Hard objects may become projectiles in a crash or sudden stop, which may increase the risk of serious personal injury. |
Note:
Do not attempt to fold the rear seat backrest forward before flipping the seat cushion up and out from underneath it.
Note:
When folding the seatback, make sure no foreign objects are trapped underneath.
Note:
Do not attempt to fold the rear seat backrest forward before lowering the head restraints. See
Head Restraints
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Before folding the rear row seats, fold the head restraint down by pushing the button located on the side of the head restraint.
When the seatback is in the upright and locked position, depress the back-latch release button.
Fold the seatback forward until it rests on the head restraints.
Folding the Seatback Upright
WARNING:
When unfolding the seat, make sure that the seatbelts are not trapped behind the seat. |
Note:
Make sure that the seat cushion and backrests are secure and fully locked in their catches.
With the seat free of foreign objects, lift the seatback upright.
Secure the seatback in a fully upright and latched position, the latches will be secured to the side-pillar mounted strikers.
Rear Seat Armrest (if equipped)
Fold the armrest down to use the armrest.