Your vehicle is equipped with a split folding rear seat. A split folding rear seat enables you to carry long cargo by folding down part or all of the rear seat.
Sedan
On sedans, you can fold either the driver's or passenger's right side of the seatback separately or both sides together. Lift the lever on the corner of the seatback.
Make sure the front seat is not reclined. If it is, the rear seatback won't fold down all the way.
If your vehicle is equipped with this feature, remove the rear center lap-shoulder belt latch. Push the release button up into the slot with a key to remove the lap-shoulder belt latch.
Caution: A safety belt that is improperly routed, not properly attached, or twisted will not provide the protection needed in a crash. The person wearing the belt could be seriously injured. After raising the rear seatback, always check to be sure that the safety belts are properly routed and attached, and are not twisted.
Caution: If either seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatbacks to be sure they are locked.
To raise the seatback up, follow these steps:
- Raise the seatback up and make sure it latches. Push and pull the top of the seatback to ensure that all of the latches are secure.
- Reconnect the center safety belt latch plate to the buckle.
Make sure the safety belt label is pointing to the release button, and that both the safety belt label and release button are facing the front of the vehicle. Make sure the belt is not twisted. Push and pull on the latch plate to ensure the belt is secure.
Wagon
On wagons, you can fold either the passenger's side of the seatback or the entire seatback.
To fold down the passenger's side of the seatback, pull the lever on the corner of the passenger's side seatback. To lower the entire rear seatback, pull the lever on the corner of the driver's side seatback.
Caution: If either seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatbacks to be sure they are locked.
When the seatback is put in an upright position, be sure the latches engage by pushing rearward with your hand over the latch locations. Then push and pull at the top of the seatback to ensure that all latches are secure.
