Warning
- Adjust the seat and ensure it locks into position before driving. Use caution when adjusting the seat. Uncontrolled or careless adjustments could lead to injury.
- Long objects must always be securely tied down to help prevent injury or damage in the event of sudden braking.
- Always turn off the vehicle and apply the parking brake when loading or unloading the vehicle.
- Put the gear selector in P to help prevent the gear selector from being inadvertently moved.
Important
Important
The seat cushion of the integrated child restraint* must be in the stowed position before the rear seat backrest can be folded down.
The armrest* in the center seat must be raised before the seat backrest is folded down.
The ski hatch in the rear seat must be closed before the seat backrest is folded down.
Note
Folding down the backrests
The vehicle must be stationary and at least one of the rear doors must be open before a backrest can be folded down.
Make sure that the rear seat is unoccupied and that there are no objects on the seat.
Push down the center seat's head restraint manually.
Pull up the handle on the backrest 
while folding down the backrest. The handle for the head restraint will be automatically pulled up when the backrest is lowered. A red indicator light near the backrest lock 
indicates that the backrest is no longer locked.
Note
Folding up the backrest
Warning
Warning
Make sure that the rear seat backrest and head restraint are locked securely in place after the seat is folded up.
The head restraints at the outer seats must always be raised when there is a passenger in one of these spots of the rear seat.