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Safety features of your vehicle Seats
WARNING
Luggage and cargo
Do not stock or pile luggage or cargo
higher than the seatback in the cargo
area. In an accident the cargo could
strike and injure a passenger. If objects
are large, heavy or must be piled, they
must be secured in the cargo area.
WARNING
Cargo area
Do not allow passengers to ride in the
cargo area under any circumstance. The
cargo area is solely for the purpose of
transporting luggage or cargo.
WARNING
Small objects
Use extreme caution when picking up
small objects trapped under the seats or
between the seat and the center con
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sole. Your hands might be cut or injured
by the sharp edges of the seats mecha
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nism.
CAUTION
Precautions with seat covers
Use caution when working on the seat
cover. A short circuit or disconnection
may occur, which could lead to an
abnormal noise or damage the ventila
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tion system.
WARNING
Seat short circuit risk
Be aware of wires or air vents when
placing a seat cover or covering the seat
with plastic cover. A short circuit may
occur, which could lead to fire.
Feature of Seat Leather (if
equipped)
僅 Wrinkles may appear as a natural
result of stretching and shrinking
depending on the temperature and
humidity.
僅 The seat cover is made of stretchable
material to improve comfort of pas
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sengers.
僅 The parts contacting the body are
curved and the side supporting area is
high which provides driving comfort
and stability.
CAUTION
僅 Belts with metallic accessories, zip -
pers or keys inside the back pocket
may damage the seat fabric.
僅 Make sure not to wet the seat. It may
change the nature of leather.
僅 Jeans or clothes which could bleach
may contaminate the surface of the
seat covering fabric.
NOTICE
Wrinkles or abrasions may appear natu
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rally from usage. It is not a fault of prod
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uct. Wrinkles or abrasions are not
covered by warranty.