Folding/Unfolding (Rear outboard seats)
The rear outboard seats are equipped with foldable head restraints.
Always drive with the head restraints in their upright positions when the rear seats are occupied, and make sure they are securely locked in place:
Driving with the head restraints folded down is dangerous. With no support behind your head, your neck could be seriously injured in a collision.
Always operate the strap to unlock and fold down the head restraint:
If the head restraint is folded down without unlocking it, the lock mechanism of the head restraint may become damaged and the head restraint may not be able to stay in a secured position. Driving the vehicle with the head restraint in such a condition is dangerous as impact to the occupant’s head cannot be prevented during emergency braking or in a collision, which could result in a serious injury or death.
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Do not place your finger in the moving parts of the head restraint when operating the head restraint. If the head restraint is operated with your finger placed in a moving part of the head restraint, your finger could get caught resulting in injury.
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Do not leave the head restraint raised up when folding a seatback. If a seatback is folded while the head restraint is left raised up, the head restraint could contact the front seat depending on the front seat position, and therefore, the front seat, seatback, and the head restraint surfaces could become damaged.
To fold the head restraint, pull the strap.
To return the head restraint to its upright position, lift it upward.
After lifting up the head restraint to its original position, make sure that it is secured by lightly moving it forward and back.
