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CAUTION
n
Remote folding
Do not strongly push back the seat
back to lock. It may be unlock and
returned by repulsive power.
WARNING
n Remote folding
Do not fold the rear seats, if passen‐
gers, pets or luggage are in the rear
seats or on the folded seats. It may
cause injury or damage to passen‐
gers, pets, luggage.
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To fold down the rear center seatback
separately (for Wagon):
Long objects can be stored by folding
the rear center seatback, without hav‐
ing to fold all rear seats. See below
steps for folding the rear center seat‐
back.
1. Lower the rear center headrest to
the lowest position.
2. Pull the armrest forward from the
seatback.
3. Pull the lever (1) to unlock the cen‐
ter seatback.
4. After unlocking, pull forward the
center seatback and fold it.
WARNING
After folding the rear seat, unless
the driver’s position is properly set
according to the driver’s physical fig‐
ure, do not fold the rear seat. It may
increase body injuries in a sudden
stop or collision.
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