Rear seats^{* *}If equipped The seatbacks of the rear seats can be folded down. The bottom cushion can be raised. Seats Folding down and returning the rear seatbacks Folding down and returning the rear seatbacks Folding down the rear seatbacks Move the front seats forward. (Adjustment procedure) Stow the rear seat belt buckles and the rear center seat belt. (After using the seat belts on the outboard rear seats, Releasing and stowing the seat belt (for the rear center seat) [Vehicles with rear seats]) Use the seat belt hangers to prevent the belts from being tangled. Lower the head restraint on the rear center seat to the lowest position and fold the head restraints on the rear outboard seats. (Rear seats (If equipped)CenterOuter) Pull the seatback lock release strap and fold the seatback down. Each seatback may be folded separately. Returning the rear seatbacks Raise the rear seatback until it locks. Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught in the seatback. Returning the head restraints on the rear outboard seats to the original position. (Rear seats (If equipped)CenterOuter) Warning: Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury. Seats Adjustment precautions When folding the rear seatbacks down Do not fold the seatbacks down while driving. Stop the vehicle on level ground, set the parking brake and shift the shift lever to P (automatic transmission) or N (manual transmission). Do not allow anyone to sit on a folded seatback while driving. Do not allow anyone to sit on the rear center seat if the rear right seat is folded down, as the seat belt buckle for the rear center seat belt is then concealed under the folded seat and cannot be used. Be careful not to get your hand caught when folding the rear seatbacks. Adjust the position of the front seats before folding down the rear seatbacks so that the front seats do not interfere with the rear seatbacks when folding down the rear seatbacks. After returning the rear seatback to the upright position Make sure that the seatback is securely locked in position by lightly pushing it back and forth. If the seatback is not securely locked, the red marking will be visible on the seatback lock release strap. Make sure that the red mark is not visible. Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught in the seatback. Raising and returning the bottom cushions Raising the bottom cushions Move the front seats forward. (Adjustment procedure) Stow the rear seat belt buckles. Use the seat belt hangers to prevent the belts from being tangled. Lift the seat cushion and secure the strap button to the seat back. Each bottom cushion may be raised separately. Returning the bottom cushions Release the strap button from the seat back and use the other hand to carefully lower the bottom cushion. Stow the strap in the bottom cushion. Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught in the seatback. Warning: Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury. Seats Adjustment precautions When raising the bottom cushion Do not raise the bottom cushion while driving. Stop the vehicle on level ground, set the parking brake and shift the shift lever to P (automatic transmission) or N (manual transmission). Do not allow anyone to sit on the storage box while driving. Do not allow anyone to sit on the rear center seat if the rear right seat is raised, as the seat belt buckle for the rear center seat belt is then concealed on the bottom cushion and cannot be used. Adjust the position of the front seats before raising the bottom cushions so that the front seats do not interfere with the bottom cushion when raising the bottom cushion. When returning the bottom cushions Be careful not to get your hands or feet pinched in the seat. Check that the seat belts are not twisted or caught in the bottom cushions. Do not drive with the cushion raised up.