Seats: Description and Operation

Front Seats
The front bucket and 40/20/40 seats are available with:
^ Manual seats
^ Power seats
^ Manual lumbar
^ Side air bag
^ Safety belt buckle pretensioner

The power seat has the following features:
^ Horizontal, vertical, and front and rear tilt adjustments

Side Air Bag
Driver and passenger side air bags are attached to the seat backrest frame. For diagnostic information, or if the side air bag has been deployed, refer to Air Bag Systems.

Front seat backrest trim covers installed on seats with side air bags cannot be repaired. Install new front seat backrest trim covers. Cleaning is permissible.

If a side air bag deployment took place, a new seat back pad, trim cover and side air bag module must be installed. Install a new seat backrest frame, if necessary.


Safety Belt Buckle and Pretensioner Assembly-Front
The driver and front outboard passenger safety belt buckle and pretensioner are secured to the front seat assembly on the seat track. This allows the front safety belt buckle end to move with the front seat.

The belt and buckle assembly pretensioner is a pyrotechnic device that removes excess webbing from the safety belt system. The belt and buckle assembly pretensioner uses the same crash sensor system as the air bag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS). When the belt and buckle assembly pretensioner deploys, the buckle moves downward, pulling excess webbing from the lap and shoulder safety belts.

If the safety belt buckle and pretensioner assembly is deployed, a new assembly must be installed.

Rear Seats

Fold Down Seat - Four Door

WARNING: IF THE REAR SEAT BACKREST IS NOT SECURELY LATCHED, PASSENGERS OR OBJECTS COULD BE THROWN AND INJURY COULD OCCUR IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR COLLISION.

The fold down rear seat backrests are a split (60/40) design and operate independently of each other.

Fold Down Seat - Wagon

WARNING: IF THE REAR SEAT BACKREST IS NOT SECURELY LATCHED, PASSENGERS OR OBJECTS COULD BE THROWN AND INJURY COULD OCCUR IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR COLLISION.

The fold down rear seat backrests are a split (60/40) design and operate independently of each other.

Third Row
The third row seat includes:
^ a seat backrest which folds on top of the seat cushion.
^ a stowage compartment door which is hinged to the top of the seat and folds again to provide a flat load floor.
^ a stowage compartment door latch handle in the load floor which opens the seat to allow the stowage compartment door to be folded forward in the vehicle. Check to see that the third row seat backrest is latched in the upright position.
^ a stowage compartment door latch handle that allows the seat to be returned to its stowed position when the stowage compartment door latch handle is lifted up, and the third row seat backrest to be pulled down to the load floor position.

The remaining portion of the stowage compartment door can be lowered into its initial load floor position.

Adjustable Pedals Switch
The switch for the adjustable pedals is located in the driver seat side shield.