2007 Chevrolet Cobalt Owners Manual

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Coolant Heater ......................................... 113 Coolant Temperature Warning Light .......... 170 Drive Belt Routing .................................... 405 Engine Compartment Overview ................ 284 Exhaust ................................................... 125 Oil ........................................................... 287 Oil Life System ........................................ 292 Engine (cont.) Overheating ............................................. 303 Starting .................................................... 111 Enhanced Traction System (ETS) ................ 230 Warning Light ........................................... 169 Entry/Exit Lighting ....................................... 151 Event Data Recorders (EDR) ...................... 422 Extender, Safety Belt ..................................... 39 Filter Engine Air Cleaner ................................... 294 Finish Damage ............................................ 376 Fixed Mast Antenna .................................... 219 Flashers, Hazard Warning ........................... 140 Flash-to-Pass .............................................. 143 Flat Tire ...................................................... 354 Flat Tire, Changing ...................................... 355 Flat Tire, Storing ......................................... 365 Fluid Automatic Transaxle ................................. 295 Manual Transaxle ..................................... 295 Windshield Washer .................................. 312 435 Fog Lamp Light ........................................... 175 Fog Lamps .................................................. 150 Folding Rear Seat ......................................... 16 Fuel ............................................................ 276 Additives .................................................. 278 California Fuel .......................................... 278 Filling a Portable Fuel Container .............. 282 Filling Your Tank ...................................... 280 Fuels in Foreign Countries ....................... 279 Gage ....................................................... 175 Gasoline Octane ...................................... 277 Gasoline Speciﬁcations ............................ 277 Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse Block ............. 382 Floor Console Fuse Block ........................ 380 Fuses and Circuit Breakers ...................... 379 Windshield Wiper ..................................... 379 Gage Boost ....................................................... 176 Fuel ......................................................... 175 Speedometer ........................................... 162 Tachometer .............................................. 162 436 Gasoline Octane ..................................................... 277 Speciﬁcations ........................................... 277 Glove Box ................................................... 133 GM Mobility Reimbursement Program .......... 415 Hazard Warning Flashers ............................ 140 Head Restraints ............................................ 14 Headlamp Aiming ..................................................... 323 Headlamp Wiring ......................................... 379 Headlamps .................................................. 148 Bulb Replacement .................................... 326 Daytime Running Lamps .......................... 149 Flash-to-Pass ........................................... 143 Halogen Bulbs ......................................... 326 Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps ........... 327 High/Low Beam Changer ......................... 142 On Reminder ........................................... 149 Wiper Activated ........................................ 149 Heated Seats ................................................ 11 Heater ......................................................... 154 Height Adjuster, Driver Seat .......................... 10 Highbeam On Light ..................................... 175 High-Speed Operation, Tires ........................ 344 Highway Hypnosis ....................................... 245 Hill and Mountain Roads ............................. 246 Hood Checking Things Under ............................ 282 Release ................................................... 283 Horn ............................................................ 140 How to Use This Manual ................................ 4 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............... 23 Hydraulic Clutch .......................................... 296 Ignition Positions ......................................... 108 Infants and Young Children, Restraints .......... 43 Inﬂation - Tire Pressure ............................... 342 Instrument Panel Overview .................................................. 138 Instrument Panel (I/P) Brightness ................................................ 150 Cluster ..................................................... 161 Jump Starting .............................................. 317 Keyless Entry System ................................... 88 Keys ............................................................. 87 Labeling, Tire Sidewall ................................. 336 Lamps Battery Run-Down Protection ................... 152 Dome ....................................................... 151 Electric Power Management ..................... 151 Fog .......................................................... 150 Mirror Reading ......................................... 151 LATCH System Child Restraints ......................................... 53 License Plate Lamps ................................... 332 437 Light Airbag Readiness ..................................... 163 Anti-Lock Brake System Warning ............. 168 Brake System Warning ............................. 167 Charging System ..................................... 166 Engine Coolant Temperature Warning ....... 170 Enhanced Traction System (ETS) Warning Light ....................................... 169 Fog Lamp ................................................ 175 Highbeam On .......................................... 175 Malfunction Indicator ................................ 170 Oil Pressure ............................................. 174 Passenger Airbag Status Indicator ............ 164 Passenger Safety Belt Reminder .............. 163 Safety Belt Reminder ............................... 162 Security ................................................... 175 Up-Shift ................................................... 167 Lighting Entry/Exit ................................................. 151 Limited-Slip Differential ................................ 231 Loading Your Vehicle ................................... 253 Lockout Protection ......................................... 99 Locks Automatic Door Lock ................................. 98 Delayed Locking ........................................ 97 Door .......................................................... 96 Lockout Protection ..................................... 99 438 Locks (cont.) Power Door ............................................... 97 Programmable Automatic Door Unlock ....... 98 Rear Door Security Locks .......................... 98 ........................................... 236 Loss of Control Lumbar Manual Controls ......................................... 10 Maintenance Schedule Additional Required Services .................... 394 At Each Fuel Fill ...................................... 398 At Least Once a Month ............................ 398 At Least Once a Year .............................. 399 Introduction .............................................. 388 Maintenance Footnotes ............................ 395 Maintenance Record ................................ 406 Maintenance Requirements ...................... 388 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts .... 404 Owner Checks and Services .................... 397 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ....... 402 Scheduled Maintenance ........................... 391 Using ....................................................... 389 Your Vehicle and the Environment ............ 389 Malfunction Indicator Light ........................... 170 Manual Lumbar Controls ............................... 10 Manual Seats .................................................. 9 Manual Transaxle Fluid ........................................................ 295 Operation ................................................. 118 Manual Windows ......................................... 103 Message DIC Warnings and Messages ................... 180 Mirror Reading Lamps ................................. 151 Mirrors Manual Rearview Mirror ........................... 127 Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar® ...... 127 Outside Convex Mirror ............................. 128 Outside Manual Mirror .............................. 127 Outside Power Mirrors ............................. 128 Outside Remote Control Mirror ................. 127 MP3 ............................................................ 207 MyGMLink.com ............................................ 413 New Vehicle Break-In .................................. 108 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ..... 404 Odometer .................................................... 162 Off-Road Recovery ...................................... 234 Oil Engine ..................................................... 287 Pressure Light .......................................... 174 Oil, Engine Oil Life System ......................... 292 Older Children, Restraints ............................. 40 Online Owner Center ................................... 413 OnStar® System, see OnStar® Manual ........ 129 Other Warning Devices ................................ 140 Outlet Adjustment ........................................ 157 Outlet(s), Accessory Power .......................... 152 Outside Convex Mirror .......................................... 128 Manual Mirror .......................................... 127 Power Mirrors .......................................... 128 Remote Control Mirror .............................. 127 Owner Checks and Services ....................... 397 Owners, Canadian .......................................... 3 Paint, Damage ............................................ 376 Park (P) Shifting Into ............................................. 121 Shifting Out of ......................................... 123 Parking Brake ....................................................... 120 Over Things That Burn ............................ 124 439 Parking (cont.) Passenger Airbag Status Indicator ............... 164 Passenger Compartment Air Filter ............... 158 Passenger Sensing System ........................... 75 Passing ....................................................... 234 PASS-Key® III+ ........................................... 106 PASS-Key® III+ Operation ........................... 106 Power Accessory Outlet(s) .................................. 152 Door Locks ................................................ 97 Electrical System ..................................... 379 Retained Accessory (RAP) ....................... 111 Windows .................................................. 103 Pretensioners, Safety Belt ............................. 39 Programmable Automatic Door Unlock ........... 98 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ...... 22 Racing or Other Competitive Driving ............ 237 Radios ........................................................ 188 Care of Your CD Player ........................... 219 Care of Your CDs .................................... 219 440 Radios (cont.) Radio with CD ................................ 192, 197 Setting the Time .............................. 189, 190 Theft-Deterrent ......................................... 217 Understanding Reception ......................... 218 Rear Door Security Locks ............................. 98 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides .................. 36 Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts .............. 33 Rearview Mirror with OnStar® ...................... 127 Rearview Mirrors ......................................... 127 Reclining Seatbacks ...................................... 12 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants .......... 402 Recreational Vehicle Towing ........................ 259 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System ............ 88 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System, Operation ................................................... 89 Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire ................................................ 360 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ............ 356 Replacement Bulbs ..................................... 332 Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government ............................. 428 General Motors ........................................ 428 United States Government ....................... 428 Restraint System Check Checking the Restraint Systems ................. 82 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash .................................................. 83 Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ................ 111 Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts .......................................................... 32 Roadside Assistance Program ................................. 416 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out .............. 253 Routing, Engine Drive Belt .......................... 405 Running the Engine While Parked ............... 126 Safety Belt Safety Belts Passenger Reminder Light ....................... 163 Pretensioners ............................................. 39 Reminder Light ........................................ 162 Care of .................................................... 372 Driver Position ........................................... 24 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............ 23 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ....................................................... 22 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ............... 36 Rear Seat Passengers ............................... 33 Safety Belts (cont.) Right Front Passenger Position .................. 32 Safety Belt Extender .................................. 39 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ............. 32 Safety Belts Are for Everyone .................... 18 Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster .................... 31 Safety Warnings and Symbols ......................... 4 Scheduled Maintenance ............................... 391 Seats Driver Seat Height Adjuster ........................ 10 Easy Entry Seat ........................................ 15 Head Restraints ......................................... 14 Heated Seats ............................................. 11 Manual ........................................................ 9 Manual Lumbar .......................................... 10 Reclining Seatbacks ................................... 12 Split Folding Rear Seat .............................. 16 Securing a Child Restraint Rear Seat Position ..................................... 59 Right Front Seat Position ........................... 62 Security Light .............................................. 175 Service ........................................................ 274 Accessories and Modiﬁcations .................. 274 Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle ......................................... 276 California Proposition 65 Warning ............. 275 Doing Your Own Work ............................. 275 441 Service (cont.) Engine Soon Light ................................... 170 Publications Ordering Information ............. 429 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ......... 80 Setting the Time ................................. 189, 190 Sheet Metal Damage ................................... 375 Shifting Into Park (P) ................................... 121 Shifting Out of Park (P) ............................... 123 Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ........................ 31 Signals, Turn and Lane-Change .................. 142 Spare Tire Compact .................................................. 368 Installing .................................................. 360 Removing ................................................ 356 Storing ..................................................... 365 Speciﬁcations, Capacities ............................ 385 Speedometer ............................................... 162 Split Folding Rear Seat ................................. 16 Starting Your Engine ................................... 111 Steering ...................................................... 231 Steering Wheel Controls, Audio ................... 217 Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel .......................... 140 Storage Areas Center Console Storage Area ................... 133 Convenience Net ..................................... 134 Cupholder(s) ............................................ 133 442 Storage Areas (cont.) Driver’s Storage Compartment ................. 133 Glove Box ................................................ 133 Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow ............... 252 Sun Visors .................................................. 104 Sunroof ....................................................... 134 Tachometer ................................................. 162 Taillamps Turn Signal Lamps ................................... 329 Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps .................................................. 330 Theft-Deterrent, Radio ................................. 217 Theft-Deterrent Systems .............................. 104 Content Theft-Deterrent ............................ 104 PASS-Key® III+ ........................................ 106 PASS-Key® III+ Operation ........................ 106 Tilt Wheel .................................................... 140 Tires ........................................................... 334 Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels, Cleaning ............................................... 374 Buying New Tires ..................................... 347 Chains ..................................................... 353 Changing a Flat Tire ................................ 355 Tires (cont.) Cleaning .................................................. 375 Compact Spare Tire ................................. 368 Different Size ........................................... 349 High-Speed Operation .............................. 344 If a Tire Goes Flat ................................... 354 Inﬂation - Tire Pressure ............................ 342 Inspection and Rotation ............................ 345 Installing the Spare Tire ........................... 360 Removing the Flat Tire ............................. 360 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ......... 356 Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools ..... 365 Tire Sidewall Labeling .............................. 336 Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions ............... 339 Uniform Tire Quality Grading .................... 350 Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ........... 351 Wheel Replacement ................................. 351 When It Is Time for New Tires ................. 346 Winter Tires ............................................. 335 Recreational Vehicle ................................. 259 Towing a Trailer ....................................... 261 Your Vehicle ............................................. 258 Towing Traction Transaxle Enhanced Traction System (ETS) ............. 230 Enhanced Traction System (ETS) Warning Light ....................................... 169 Limited-Slip Differential ............................. 231 Fluid, Automatic ....................................... 295 Fluid, Manual ........................................... 295 Transaxle Operation, Automatic ................... 115 Transaxle Operation, Manual ....................... 118 Transmission Up-Shift Light ........................................... 167 Trunk .......................................................... 100 Turn and Lane-Change Signals ................... 142 Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever .................... 141 Understanding Radio Reception ................... 218 Uniform Tire Quality Grading ....................... 350 Up-Shift Light .............................................. 167 443 V Vehicle Control ..................................................... 226 Damage Warnings ....................................... 5 Loading .................................................... 253 Symbols ...................................................... 5 Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data Recorders ................................................ 422 Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN) .......................................... 378 Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label .............. 378 Vehicle Personalization DIC .......................................................... 182 Ventilation Adjustment .................................. 157 Visors .......................................................... 104 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ......... 160 Warnings DIC Warnings and Messages ................... 180 Hazard Warning Flashers ......................... 140 Other Warning Devices ............................ 140 Safety and Symbols ..................................... 4 Vehicle Damage .......................................... 5 444 Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance ..................... 351 Different Size ........................................... 349 Replacement ............................................ 351 Where to Put the Restraint ............................ 51 Windows ..................................................... 102 Manual ..................................................... 103 Power ...................................................... 103 Windshield Washer .................................................... 144 Washer Fluid ........................................... 312 Wiper Blade Replacement ........................ 333 Wiper Blades, Cleaning ............................ 374 Wiper Fuses ............................................ 379 Wipers ..................................................... 143 Winter Driving ............................................. 248 Winter Tires ................................................. 335 Wiper Activated Headlamps ......................... 149 XM Radio Messages ................................... 215 XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System ......... 219 Your Vehicle and the Environment ............... 389 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt Owner Manual M Seats and Restraint Systems ....................... 7 Front Seats .............................................. 9 Rear Seats ............................................. 16 Safety Belts ............................................ 18 Child Restraints ...................................... 40 Airbag System ........................................ 66 Restraint System Check ......................... 82 Features and Controls ................................ 85 Keys ....................................................... 87 Doors and Locks .................................... 96 Windows ............................................... 102 Theft-Deterrent Systems ....................... 104 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ..... 108 Mirrors .................................................. 127 OnStar® System ................................... 129 Storage Areas ...................................... 133 Sunroof ................................................ 134 Instrument Panel ....................................... 135 ................... 138 ................................... 154 Instrument Panel Overview Climate Controls Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators Driver Information Center (DIC) Audio System(s) .......................................... 160 ............ 177 ................................... 188 Driving Your Vehicle ................................. 221 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle Towing .............................................. 222 ................................................. 258 Maintenance Schedule Maintenance Schedule .............................. 387 .......................... 388 Customer Assistance Information ............. 409 ..... 410 ...................... 428 Index .......................................................... 431 Customer Assistance and Information Reporting Safety Defects Service and Appearance Care .................. 271 Service ................................................. 274 Fuel ...................................................... 276 Checking Things Under the Hood ......... 282 Headlamp Aiming ................................. 323 Bulb Replacement ................................ 326 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement .... 333 Tires ..................................................... 334 Appearance Care .................................. 369 Vehicle Identiﬁcation ............................. 378 Electrical System .................................. 378 Capacities and Speciﬁcations ................ 385 This manual describes features that may be available in this model, but your vehicle may not be have all of them. For example, more than one entertainment system may be offered or your vehicle may have been ordered without a front passenger or rear seats. Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is needed while you are on the road. If the vehicle is sold, leave this manual in the vehicle. Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and the name COBALT are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed. We reserve the right to make changes after that time without further notice. For vehicles ﬁrst sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division whenever it appears in this manual. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 15864457 A First Printing ©2006 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. How to Use This Manual Many people read the owner manual from beginning to end when they ﬁrst receive their new vehicle. If this is done, it can help you learn about the features and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work together in the owner manual to explain things. Index A good place to quickly locate information about the vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. Safety Warnings and Symbols There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. {CAUTION: These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not, you or others could be hurt. You will also ﬁnd a circle with a slash through it in this book. This safety symbol means “Do Not,” “Do Not do this” or “Do Not let this happen.” Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this manual you will ﬁnd these notices: Notice: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. A notice tells about something that can damage the vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage. When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. Vehicle Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to a speciﬁc component, control, message, gage, or indicator. If you need help ﬁguring out a speciﬁc name of a component, gage, or indicator, reference the following topics: (cid:127) Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 (cid:127) Features and Controls in Section 2 (cid:127) (cid:127) Climate Controls in Section 3 (cid:127) Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 Section 3 (cid:127) Audio System(s) in Section 3 (cid:127) Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5 These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ..................................................... 9 Manual Seats ................................................ 9 Driver Seat Height Adjuster ......................... 10 Manual Lumbar ........................................... 10 Heated Seats .............................................. 11 Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 12 Head Restraints .......................................... 14 Easy Entry Seat (Coupe) ............................ 15 Rear Seats .................................................... 16 Split Folding Rear Seat ............................... 16 Safety Belts .................................................. 18 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 18 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ............................................. 22 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 23 Driver Position ............................................. 24 Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment ................. 31 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 32 Right Front Passenger Position ................... 32 Rear Seat Passengers ................................ 33 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................ 36 Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 39 Safety Belt Extender ................................... 39 Child Restraints ............................................ 40 Older Children ............................................. 40 Infants and Young Children ......................... 43 Child Restraint Systems .............................. 47 Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 51 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) .................................... 53 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position ........................................... 59 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position .................................. 62 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Passenger Sensing System ......................... 75 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 80 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 81 Restraint System Check ............................... 82 Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 82 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ........................................... 83 Airbag System .............................................. 66 Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 69 When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? .................. 71 What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? ................... 73 How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 73 What Will You See After an Airbag Inﬂates? ................................................... 74 Front Seats Manual Seats {CAUTION: You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving. Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is locked in place. Driver Seat Height Adjuster Manual Lumbar If your vehicle has this feature, the knob is located on the front of the driver seat lower cushion on the inboard side. Turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the lumbar support. The driver’s seat height adjuster is located on the outboard side of the seat. To raise the seat, move the lever upward repeatedly until the seat is at the desired height. To lower the seat, move the lever downward repeatedly until the seat is at the desired height. 10 Heated Seats Your vehicle may have heated front seats. The switches are located on the instrument panel above the climate control system. Press the side of the switch with the double indicator lights to turn on the heated seat at the highest setting. Both indicator lights will be lit to indicate that the setting is on high. Press the side of the switch with the single indicator light to go to the low setting. The indicator light will be lit to indicate that the setting is on low. Return the switch to the center to turn off the heated seat. If your vehicle has been turned off, the last heated seat setting will be retained when the vehicle is started again. Driver’s Switch Shown, Passenger’s Switch Similar 11 Reclining Seatbacks {CAUTION: You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving. {CAUTION: If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked. 12 Your seats have manual reclining seatbacks. The lever used to operate them is located on the outboard side of the seats. To recline the seatback, do the following: 1. Lift the recline lever. 2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then release the lever to lock the seatback in place. 3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked. To return the seatback to an upright position, do the following: 1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the seatback and the seatback will return to the upright position. 2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked. {CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their job when you are reclined like this. The shoulder belt cannot do its job because it will not be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash, you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a crash, the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. 13 Head Restraints Pull the head restraint up to raise it. To lower the head restraint, press the button, located on the top of the seatback, and push the restraint down. Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint is at the same height as the top of the occupant’s head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. 14 Easy Entry Seat (Coupe) To use the easy entry seat, do the following: {CAUTION: If the easy entry right front seat is not locked, it can move. In a sudden stop or crash, the person sitting there could be injured. After you have used it, be sure to push rearward on an easy entry seat to be sure it is locked. {CAUTION: If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked. The front passenger seat can be used to easily get in and out of the rear seat. 1. Push down the easy entry seat handle located on the rear of the seatback on the outboard side to release the seatback. 2. Tilt the seatback forward completely while pushing the seat forward. 3. Move the seatback to its original position after someone gets into the rear seat area. Make sure the seatback is locked. 4. Move the seat rearward until it locks into place. 15 Rear Seats Split Folding Rear Seat You can fold either side of the rear seatback down for more cargo space. To lower the rear seatback, follow these steps: Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts still fastened may cause damage to the seat or the safety belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts and return them to their normal stowed position before folding a rear seat. 2. Once the handle is pulled, the seatback can be pushed open through the trunk, or pulled down from the inside of the vehicle. 1. Open the trunk and pull one or both of the small handles located in the center of the trunk. 16 To raise the rear seatback, lift it up and push rearward until you hear a click. Push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked into place. {CAUTION: {CAUTION: If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always pull forward on the top of the seatback at the area of the latch to be sure it is locked. A safety belt that is improperly routed, not properly attached, or twisted will not provide the protection needed in a crash. The person wearing the belt could be seriously injured. After raising the rear seatback, always check to be sure that the safety belts are properly routed and attached, and are not twisted. 17 {CAUTION: It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people riding in these areas are more likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle that is not equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a safety belt properly. Your vehicle has indicators to remind you and your passengers to buckle your safety belts. See Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 162 and Passenger Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 163. Safety Belts Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts properly. It also tells you some things you should not do with safety belts. {CAUTION: Do not let anyone ride where he or she cannot wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and you are not wearing a safety belt, your injuries can be much worse. You can hit things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously injured or killed. In the same crash, you might not be, if you are buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your passengers’ belts are fastened properly too. 18 Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law says to wear safety belts. Here is why: They work. You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you do not know if it will be a bad one. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so serious that even buckled up, a person would not survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or killed. After more than 40 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter... a lot! Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a seat on wheels. 19 Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider does not stop. 20 The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield... or the instrument panel... 21 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident if I am wearing a safety belt? A: You could be — whether you are wearing a safety belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you are upside down. And your chance of being conscious during and after an accident, so you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are belted. Q: If my vehicle has airbags, why should I have to wear safety belts? A: Airbags are supplemental systems only; so they work with safety belts — not instead of them. Every airbag system ever offered for sale has required the use of safety belts. Even if you are in a vehicle that has airbags, you still have to buckle up to get the most protection. That is true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in side and other collisions. or the safety belts! With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take the forces. That is why safety belts make such good sense. 22 Q: If I am a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you are in an accident — even one that is not your fault — you and your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver does not protect you from things beyond your control, such as bad drivers. Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of home. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than 40 mph (65 km/h). Safety belts are for everyone. How to Wear Safety Belts Properly This part is only for people of adult size. Be aware that there are special things to know about safety belts and children. And there are different rules for smaller children and babies. If a child will be riding in your vehicle, see Older Children on page 40 or Infants and Young Children on page 43. Follow those rules for everyone’s protection. First, you will want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has. We will start with the driver position. 23 Driver Position Lap-Shoulder Belt The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here is how to wear it properly. 1. Close and lock the door. 2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight. To see how, see “Seats” in the Index. The lap-shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt across you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt across you more slowly. 4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. If the belt is not long enough, see Safety Belt Extender on page 39. Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to. 5. Move the shoulder belt height adjuster to the height that is right for you. Improper shoulder belt height adjustment could reduce the effectiveness of the safety belt in a crash. See Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment on page 31. 3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Do not let it get twisted. 24 6. To make the lap part tight, pull up on the shoulder belt. It may be necessary to pull stitching on the safety belt through the latch plate to fully tighten the lap belt on smaller occupants. The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones. And you would be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. The safety belt locks if there is a sudden stop or crash. 25 Q: What is wrong with this? {CAUTION: You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is too loose. In a crash, you would move forward too much, which could increase injury. The shoulder belt should ﬁt against your body. A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It will not give nearly as much protection this way. 26 Q: What is wrong with this? {CAUTION: You can be seriously hurt if your lap belt is too loose. In a crash, you could slide under the lap belt and apply force at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The lap belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. A: The lap belt is too loose. It will not give nearly as much protection this way. 27 Q: What is wrong with this? {CAUTION: You can be seriously injured if your belt is buckled in the wrong place like this. In a crash, the belt would go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at the pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. Always buckle your belt into the buckle nearest you. A: The belt is buckled in the wrong place. 28 Q: What is wrong with this? A: The shoulder belt is worn under the arm. It should be worn over the shoulder at all times. {CAUTION: You can be seriously injured if you wear the shoulder belt under your arm. In a crash, your body would move too far forward, which would increase the chance of head and neck injury. Also, the belt would apply too much force to the ribs, which are not as strong as shoulder bones. You could also severely injure internal organs like your liver or spleen. 29 Q: What is wrong with this? {CAUTION: You can be seriously injured by a twisted belt. In a crash, you would not have the full width of the belt to spread impact forces. If a belt is twisted, make it straight so it can work properly, or ask your dealer to ﬁx it. A: The belt is twisted across the body. 30 To unlatch the belt, push the button on the buckle. The belt should go back out of the way. Before you close the door, be sure the belt is out of the way. If you slam the door on it, you can damage both the belt and your vehicle. Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment Before you begin to drive, move the shoulder belt height adjuster to the height that is right for you. Adjust the height so that the shoulder portion of the belt is centered on your shoulder. The belt should be away from your face and neck, but not falling off your shoulder. Improper shoulder belt height adjustment could reduce the effectiveness of the safety belt in a crash. To move it down, press the release button (A) and move the height adjuster to the desired position. You can move the height adjuster up just by pushing up on the shoulder belt guide. After you move the height adjuster to where you want it, try to move it down without pressing the release button to make sure it has locked into position. 31 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant women. Like all occupants, they are more likely to be seriously injured if they do not wear safety belts. The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it is more likely that the fetus will not be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly. Right Front Passenger Position To learn how to wear the right front passenger’s safety belt properly, see Driver Position on page 24. The right front passenger’s safety belt works the same way as the driver’s safety belt — except for one thing. If you ever pull the shoulder portion of the belt out all the way, you will engage the child restraint locking feature which may turn off the passenger’s frontal airbag. If this happens, just let the belt go back all the way and start again. A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and the lap portion should be worn as low as possible, below the rounding, throughout the pregnancy. 32 Rear Seat Passengers It is very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up! Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear seat are hurt more often in crashes than those who are wearing safety belts. Rear passengers who are not safety belted can be thrown out of the vehicle in a crash. And they can strike others in the vehicle who are wearing safety belts. Lap-Shoulder Belt All rear seat positions have lap-shoulder belts. Here is how to wear one properly. 1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Do not let it get twisted. The shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt across you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt across you more slowly. 33 2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. When the shoulder belt is pulled out all the way, it will lock. If it does, let it go back all the way and start again. If the belt is not long enough, see Safety Belt Extender on page 39. Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to. 34 3. To make the lap part tight, pull up on the shoulder part. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. The safety belt locks if there is a sudden stop or a crash. {CAUTION: You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is too loose. In a crash, you would move forward too much, which could increase injury. The shoulder belt should ﬁt against your body. 35 The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones. And you would be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides Rear shoulder belt comfort guides may provide added safety belt comfort for older children who have outgrown booster seats and for some adults. When installed on a shoulder belt, the comfort guide positions the belt away from the neck and head. There is one guide for each outboard passenger position in the rear seat. Here is how to install a comfort guide to the safety belt: To unlatch the belt, push the button on the buckle. 36 1. Pull the elastic cord out from between the edge of the seatback and the interior body to remove the guide from its storage clip. 2. Slide the guide under and past the belt. The elastic cord must be under the belt. Then, place the guide over the belt and insert the two edges of the belt into the slots of the guide. 3. Be sure that the belt is not twisted and it lies ﬂat. The elastic cord must be under the belt and the guide on top. 37 {CAUTION: A safety belt that is not properly worn may not provide the protection needed in a crash. The person wearing the belt could be seriously injured. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. 38 4. Buckle, position, and release the safety belt as described in Rear Seat Passengers on page 33. Make sure that the shoulder belt crosses the shoulder. To remove and store the comfort guide, squeeze the belt edges together so that you can take them out of the guide. Pull the guide upward to expose its storage clip, and then slide the guide onto the clip. Turn the guide and clip inward and slide them in between the seatback and the interior body, leaving only the loop of the elastic cord exposed. Safety Belt Pretensioners Your vehicle has safety belt pretensioners for the driver and right front passenger. Although you cannot see them, they are part of the safety belt assembly. They help tighten the safety belts during the early stages of a moderate to severe frontal and near frontal crash if the threshold conditions for pretensioner activation are met. And, if your vehicle has side impact airbags, safety belt pretensioners can help tighten the safety belts in a side crash. Pretensioners work only once. If they activate in a crash, you will need to get new ones, and probably other new parts for your safety belt system. See Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash on page 83. Safety Belt Extender If the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten around you, you should use it. But if a safety belt is not long enough, your dealer will order you an extender. When you go in to order it, take the heaviest coat you will wear, so the extender will be long enough for you. To help avoid personal injury, do not let someone else use it, and use it only for the seat it is made to ﬁt. The extender has been designed for adults. Never use it for securing child seats. To wear it, just attach it to the regular safety belt. For more information see the instruction sheet that comes with the extender. 39 Q: What is the proper way to wear safety belts? A: An older child should wear a lap-shoulder belt and get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide. The shoulder belt should not cross the face or neck. The lap belt should ﬁt snugly below the hips, just touching the top of the thighs. It should never be worn over the abdomen, which could cause severe or even fatal internal injuries in a crash. According to accident statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions than in the front seating positions. In a crash, children who are not buckled up can strike other people who are buckled up, or can be thrown out of the vehicle. Older children need to use safety belts properly. Child Restraints Older Children Older children who have outgrown booster seats should wear the vehicle’s safety belts. 40 Q: What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt, but the child is so small that the shoulder belt is very close to the child’s face or neck? A: If the child is sitting in a seat next to a window, move the child toward the center of the vehicle. Also see Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides on page 36. If the child is sitting in the center rear seat passenger position, move the child toward the safety belt buckle. In either case, be sure that the shoulder belt still is on the child’s shoulder, so that in a crash the child’s upper body would have the restraint that belts provide. 41 {CAUTION: Never do this. Here two children are wearing the same belt. The belt can not properly spread the impact forces. In a crash, the two children can be crushed together and seriously injured. A belt must be used by only one person at a time. {CAUTION: Never do this. Here a child is sitting in a seat that has a lap-shoulder belt, but the shoulder part is behind the child. If the child wears the belt in this way, in a crash the child might slide under the belt. The belt’s force would then be applied right on the child’s abdomen. That could cause serious or fatal injuries. Wherever the child sits, the lap portion of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the child’s thighs. This applies belt force to the child’s pelvic bones in a crash. 42 Infants and Young Children Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! This includes infants and all other children. Neither the distance traveled nor the age and size of the traveler changes the need, for everyone, to use safety restraints. In fact, the law in every state in the United States and in every Canadian province says children up to some age must be restrained while in a vehicle. {CAUTION: Children can be seriously injured or strangled if a shoulder belt is wrapped around their neck and the safety belt continues to tighten. Never leave children unattended in a vehicle and never allow children to play with the safety belts. Every time infants and young children ride in vehicles, they should have the protection provided by appropriate restraints. Young children should not use the vehicle’s adult safety belts alone, unless there is no other choice. Instead, they need to use a child restraint. 43 {CAUTION: People should never hold a baby in their arms while riding in a vehicle. A baby does not weigh much — until a crash. During a crash a baby will become so heavy it is not possible to hold it. For example, in a crash at only 25 mph (40 km/h), a 12 lb (5.5 kg) baby will suddenly become a 240 lb (110 kg) force on a person’s arms. A baby should be secured in an appropriate restraint. 44 {CAUTION: Children who are up against, or very close to, any airbag when it inﬂates can be seriously injured or killed. Airbags plus lap-shoulder belts offer protection for adults and older children, but not for young children and infants. Neither the vehicle’s safety belt system nor its airbag system is designed for them. Young children and infants need the protection that a child restraint system can provide. 45 {CAUTION: Newborn infants need complete support, including support for the head and neck. This is necessary because a newborn infant’s neck is weak and its head weighs so much compared with the rest of its body. In a crash, an infant in a rear-facing seat settles into the restraint, so the crash forces can be distributed across the strongest part of an infant’s body, the back and shoulders. Infants always should be secured in appropriate infant restraints. Q: What are the different types of add-on child restraints? A: Add-on child restraints, which are purchased by the vehicle’s owner, are available in four basic types. Selection of a particular restraint should take into consideration not only the child’s weight, height, and age but also whether or not the restraint will be compatible with the motor vehicle in which it will be used. For most basic types of child restraints, there are many different models available. When purchasing a child restraint, be sure it is designed to be used in a motor vehicle. If it is, the restraint will have a label saying that it meets federal motor vehicle safety standards. The restraint manufacturer’s instructions that come with the restraint state the weight and height limitations for a particular child restraint. In addition, there are many kinds of restraints available for children with special needs. 46 {CAUTION: The body structure of a young child is quite unlike that of an adult or older child, for whom the safety belts are designed. A young child’s hip bones are still so small that the vehicle’s regular safety belt may not remain low on the hip bones, as it should. Instead, it may settle up around the child’s abdomen. In a crash, the belt would apply force on a body area that is unprotected by any bony structure. This alone could cause serious or fatal injuries. Young children always should be secured in appropriate child restraints. Child Restraint Systems An infant car bed (A), a special bed made for use in a motor vehicle, is an infant restraint system designed to restrain or position a child on a continuous ﬂat surface. Make sure that the infant’s head rests toward the center of the vehicle. 47 A rear-facing infant seat (B) provides restraint with the seating surface against the back of the infant. The harness system holds the infant in place and, in a crash, acts to keep the infant positioned in the restraint. A forward-facing child seat (C-E) provides restraint for the child’s body with the harness and also sometimes with surfaces such as T-shaped or shelf-like shields. 48 A booster seat (F-G) is a child restraint designed to improve the ﬁt of the vehicle’s safety belt system. Some booster seats have a shoulder belt positioner, and some high-back booster seats have a ﬁve-point harness. A booster seat can also help a child to see out the window. Q: How Should I Use a Child Restraint? A: A child restraint system is any device designed for use in a motor vehicle to restrain, seat, or position children. A built-in child restraint system is a permanent part of the motor vehicle. An add-on child restraint system is a portable one, which is purchased by the vehicle’s owner. To help reduce injuries, an add-on child restraint must be secured in the vehicle. With built-in or add-on child restraints, the child has to be secured within the child restraint. When choosing an add-on child restraint, be sure the child restraint is designed to be used in a vehicle. If it is, it will have a label saying that it meets federal motor vehicle safety standards. Then follow the instructions for the restraint. You may ﬁnd these instructions on the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both. 49 See Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) on page 53 for more information. A child can be endangered in a crash if the child restraint is not properly secured in the vehicle. When securing an add-on child restraint, refer to the instructions that come with the restraint which may be on the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both, and to this manual. The child restraint instructions are important, so if they are not available, obtain a replacement copy from the manufacturer. Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can move around in a collision or sudden stop and injure people in the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any child restraint in your vehicle — even when no child is in it. Securing an Add-on Child Restraint in the Vehicle {CAUTION: A child can be seriously injured or killed in a crash if the child restraint is not properly secured in the vehicle. Make sure the child restraint is properly installed in the vehicle using the vehicle’s safety belt or LATCH system, following the instructions that came with that restraint, and also the instructions in this manual. To help reduce the chance of injury, the child restraint must be secured in the vehicle. Child restraint systems must be secured in vehicle seats by lap belts or the lap belt portion of a lap-shoulder belt, or by the LATCH system. 50 Securing the Child Within the Child Restraint There are several systems for securing the child within the child restraint. One system, the three-point harness, has straps that come down over each of the infant’s shoulders and buckle together at the crotch. The ﬁve-point harness system has two shoulder straps, two hip straps, and a crotch strap. A shield may take the place of hip straps. A T-shaped shield has shoulder straps that are attached to a ﬂat pad which rests low against the child’s body. A shelf- or armrest-type shield has straps that are attached to a wide, shelf-like shield that swings up or to the side. Because there are different systems, it is important to refer to the instructions that come with the restraint. A child can be endangered in a crash if the child is not properly secured in the child restraint. Where to Put the Restraint Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. We recommend that child restraints be secured in a rear seat, including an infant riding in a rear-facing infant seat, a child riding in a forward-facing child seat and an older child riding in a booster seat. {CAUTION: A child can be seriously injured or killed in a crash if the child is not properly secured in the child restraint. Make sure the child is properly secured, following the instructions that came with that restraint. 51 Your vehicle has a rear seat that will accommodate a rear-facing child restraint. A label on your sun visor says, “Never put a rear-facing child seat in the front.” This is because the risk to the rear-facing child is so great, if the airbag deploys. {CAUTION: A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured or killed if the right front passenger’s airbag inﬂates. This is because the back of the rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the inﬂating airbag. Your vehicle may have a passenger sensing system that is designed to turn off the passenger’s frontal airbag if the system detects a rear-facing child restraint. However, no system is fail-safe, CAUTION: (Continued) CAUTION: (Continued) and no one can guarantee that an airbag will not deploy under some unusual circumstance, even though it is turned off. We recommend that rear-facing child restraints be secured in the rear seat, even if the airbag is off. If you need to secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat, always move the front passenger seat as far back as it will go. It is better to secure the child restraint in a rear seat. Wherever you install a child restraint, be sure to secure the child restraint properly. Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can move around in a collision or sudden stop and injure people in the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any child restraint in your vehicle — even when no child is in it. 52 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) The LATCH system holds a child restraint during driving or in a crash. This system is designed to make installation of a child restraint easier. The LATCH system uses anchors in the vehicle and attachments on the child restraint that are made for use with the LATCH system Make sure that a LATCH-compatible child restraint is properly installed using the anchors, or use the vehicle’s safety belts to secure the restraint, following the instructions that came with that restraint, and also the instructions in this manual. When installing a child restraint with a top tether, you must also use either the lower anchors or the safety belts to properly secure the child restraint. A child restraint must never be installed using only the top tether and anchor. In order to use the LATCH system in your vehicle, you need a child restraint that has LATCH attachments. The child restraint manufacturer will provide you with instructions on how to use the child restraint and its attachments. The following explains how to attach a child restraint with these attachments in your vehicle. Not all vehicle seating positions or child restraints have lower anchors and attachments or top tether anchors and attachments. Lower Anchors Lower anchors (A) are metal bars built into the vehicle. There are two lower anchors for each LATCH seating position that will accommodate a child restraint with lower attachments (B). 53 Your child restraint may have a single tether (A) or a dual tether (C). Either will have a single attachment (B) to secure the top tether to the anchor. Some child restraints that have a top tether are designed for use with or without the top tether being attached. Others require the top tether always to be attached. In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing child restraints have a top tether, and that the tether be attached. In the United States, some child restraints also have a top tether. Be sure to read and follow the instructions for your child restraint. If the child restraint does not have a top tether, one can be obtained, in kit form, for many child restraints. Ask the child restraint manufacturer whether or not a kit is available. Top Tether Anchor A top tether (A, C) anchors the top of the child restraint to the vehicle. A top tether anchor is built into the vehicle. The top tether attachment (B) on the child restraint connects to the top tether anchor in the vehicle in order to reduce the forward movement and rotation of the child restraint during driving or in a crash. 54 Lower Anchor and Top Tether Anchor Locations i (Top Tether Anchor): Seating positions with top tether anchors. j (Lower Anchor): Seating positions with two lower anchors. Rear Seat Each rear seating position has two exposed metal lower anchors in the crease between the seatback and the seat cushion. To assist you in locating the top tether anchors, the top tether anchor symbol is located on the trim cover. The top tether anchors are located under the trim covers on the rear seatback ﬁller panel. Pull open the trim cover to access the anchor. Be sure to use an anchor located on the same side of the vehicle as the seating position where the child restraint will be placed. Do not secure a child restraint in the right front passenger’s position if a national or local law requires that the top tether be attached, or if the instructions that come with the child restraint say that the top tether must be attached. There is no place to attach the top tether in this position. Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. See Where to Put the Restraint on page 51 for additional information. 55 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System {CAUTION: {CAUTION: If a LATCH-type child restraint is not attached to anchors, the restraint will not be able to protect the child correctly. In a crash, the child could be seriously injured or killed. Make sure that a LATCH-type child restraint is properly installed using the anchors, or use the vehicle’s safety belts to secure the restraint, following the instructions that came with that restraint, and also the instructions in this manual. Each top tether anchor and lower anchor in the vehicle is designed to hold only one child restraint. Attaching more than one child restraint to a single anchor could cause the anchor or attachment to come loose or even break during a crash. A child or others could be injured if this happens. To help prevent injury to people and damage to your vehicle, attach only one child restraint per anchor. 56 {CAUTION: Children can be seriously injured or strangled if a shoulder belt is wrapped around their neck and the safety belt continues to tighten. Secure any unused safety belts behind the child restraint so children cannot reach them. Pull the shoulder belt all the way out of the retractor to set the lock, if your vehicle has one, after the child restraint has been installed. Be sure to follow the instructions of the child restraint manufacturer. Notice: Contact between the child restraint or the LATCH attachment parts and the vehicle’s safety belt assembly may cause damage to these parts. Make sure when securing unused safety belts behind the child restraint that there is no contact between the child restraint or the LATCH attachment parts and the vehicle’s safety belt assembly. Folding an empty rear seat with the safety belts secured may cause damage to the safety belt or the seat. When removing the child restraint, always remember to return the safety belts to their normal, stowed position before folding the rear seat. 1. Attach and tighten the lower attachments to the lower anchors. If the child restraint does not have lower attachments or the desired seating position does not have lower anchors, secure the child restraint with the top tether and the safety belts. Refer to your child restraint manufacturer instructions and the instructions in this manual. 1.1. Find the lower anchors for the desired seating position. 1.2. Put the child restraint on the seat. 1.3. Attach and tighten the lower attachments on the child restraint to the lower anchors. 57 If the position you are using does not have a head restraint and you are using a dual tether, route the tether over the seatback. If the position you are using has a ﬁxed head restraint and you are using a single tether, route the tether over the head restraint. 2. If the child restraint manufacturer recommends that the top tether be attached, attach and tighten the top tether to the top tether anchor, if equipped. Refer to the child restraint instructions and the following steps: 2.1. Find the top tether anchor. 2.2. Pull open the top tether anchor trim cover to expose the anchor. 2.3. Route, attach, and tighten the top tether according to your child restraint instructions and the following instructions: If the position you are using does not have a head restraint and you are using a single tether, route the tether over the seatback. 58 If the position you are using has a ﬁxed or adjustable head restraint and you are using a dual tether, route the tether around the head restraint. 3. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is secure. Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position If your child restraint has the LATCH system, see Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) on page 53. If your child restraint does not have the LATCH system, you will be using the lap-shoulder belt to secure the child restraint in this position. Be sure to follow the instructions that came with the child restraint. Secure the child in the child restraint when and as the instructions say. 1. Put the child restraint on the seat. 2. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions of the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how. 59 3. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to. 4. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of the retractor to set the lock. 60 5. To tighten the belt, push down on the child restraint, pull the shoulder portion of the belt to tighten the lap portion of the belt, and feed the shoulder belt back into the retractor. If you are using a forward-facing child restraint, you may ﬁnd it helpful to use your knee to push down on the child restraint as you tighten the belt. 6. If your child restraint manufacturer recommends using a top tether, attach and tighten the top tether to the top tether anchor. Refer to the instructions that came with the child restraint and see Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) on page 53. 7. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is secure. To remove the child restraint, if the top tether is attached to the top tether anchor, disconnect it. Unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt and let it go back all the way. The safety belt will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult or larger child passenger. 61 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position Your vehicle has a right front passenger’s airbag. A rear seat is a safer place to secure a forward-facing child restraint. See Where to Put the Restraint on page 51. In addition, if your vehicle has a passenger airbag status indicator, your vehicle has the passenger sensing system. The passenger sensing system is designed to turn off the right front passenger’s frontal airbag when an infant in a rear-facing infant seat or a small child in a forward-facing child restraint or booster seat is detected. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 164 for more information on this including important safety information. If your vehicle does not have the passenger sensing system, the right front passenger’s frontal airbag will deploy in collisions that are severe enough to deploy the frontal airbags, even if an infant or a small child is in the right front passenger’s seat. A label on your sun visor says, “Never put a rear-facing child seat in the front.” This is because the risk to the rear-facing child is so great, if the airbag deploys. 62 {CAUTION: A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured or killed if the right front passenger’s airbag inﬂates. This is because the back of the rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the inﬂating airbag. Your vehicle may have a passenger sensing system that is designed to turn off the passenger’s frontal airbag if the system detects a rear-facing child restraint. However, no system is fail-safe, and no one can guarantee that an airbag will not deploy under some unusual circumstance, even though it is turned off. We recommend that rear-facing child restraints be secured in the rear seat, even if the airbag is off. CAUTION: (Continued) CAUTION: (Continued) If you need to secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat, always move the front passenger seat as far back as it will go. It is better to secure the child restraint in a rear seat. If you need to secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat position, move the seat as far back as it will go before securing the forward-facing child restraint. See Manual Seats on page 9. If your child restraint has the LATCH system, see Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) on page 53. There is no top tether anchor at the right front seating position. Do not secure a child restraint in this position if a national or local law requires that the top tether be anchored or if the instructions that come with the child restraint say that the top tether must be anchored. See Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) on page 53 if your child restraint has a top tether. You will be using the lap-shoulder belt to secure the child restraint in this position. Be sure to follow the instructions that came with the child restraint. Secure the child in the child restraint when and as the instructions say. 1. Your vehicle has a right front passenger’s frontal airbag. See Passenger Sensing System on page 75. We recommend that rear-facing child restraints be secured in a rear seat, even if the airbag is off. If your child restraint is forward-facing, move the seat as far back as it will go before securing the child restraint in this seat. See Manual Seats on page 9. When the passenger sensing system has turned off the right front passenger’s frontal airbag, the off indicator in the passenger airbag status indicator should light and stay lit when you turn the ignition to RUN or START. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 164. 63 2. Put the child restraint on the seat. 3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions of the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how. 4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to. 64 5. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of the retractor to set the lock. 8. If your vehicle has a passenger sensing system and the airbag is off, the off indicator on the instrument panel will be lit and stay lit when the key is turned to RUN or START. If a child restraint has been installed and the on indicator is lit, turn the vehicle off. Remove the child restraint from the vehicle and reinstall the child restraint. If, after reinstalling the child restraint and restarting the vehicle, the on indicator is still lit, check to make sure that the vehicle’s seatback is not pressing the child restraint into the seat cushion. If this happens, slightly recline the vehicle’s seatback and adjust the seat cushion if possible. Also make sure the child restraint is not trapped under the vehicle head restraint. If this happens, adjust the head restraint. If the on indicator is still lit, secure the child in the child restraint in a rear seat position in the vehicle and check with your dealer. To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt and let it go back all the way. The safety belt will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult or larger child passenger.

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