Acura TL (2014 year). Instruction - page 1

A convenient reference to the
sections in this manual.

A quick reference to the main
controls in your vehicle.

ID numbers, dimensions, capacities,
and technical information.

Important information about the
proper use and care of your vehicle’s
seat belts, an overview of the
supplemental restraint system, and
valuable information on how to
protect children with child restraints.

A summary of the warranties
covering your new vehicle, and how
to contact us for any reason. Refer to
your warranty manual for detailed
information.

How to order manuals and other
technical literature.

A summary of the information you
need when you pull up to the fuel
pump.

Explains the purpose of each
instrument panel indicator and gauge,
the multi-information display, and
how to use the controls on the
dashboard and steering column.

This section covers several problems
motorists sometimes experience,
and details how to handle them.

The Maintenance Minder

shows

you when you need to take your
vehicle to the dealer for maintenance
service. There is also a list of things
to check and instructions on how to
check them.

The proper way to start the engine,
shift the transmission, and park.

What gasoline to use, how to break-
in your new vehicle, and how to load
luggage and other cargo.

How to operate the climate control
system, the audio system, and other
convenience features.

Contents

Your Vehicle at a Glance

Driver and Passenger Saf ety

Instruments and Controls

Technical Inf ormation

Warranty and Client Relations
(U.S. and Canada only)

Authorized Manuals
(U.S. only)

Index

Service Inf ormation Summary

Features

Taking Care of the Unexpected

Maintenance

Driving

Bef ore Driving

Overview of Contents

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: If equipped

Your Vehicle at a Glance

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MIRROR CONTROLS

DRIVING POSITION
MEMORY SYSTEM
BUTTONS

POWER DOOR LOCK
MASTER SWITCH

POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES

TRUNK RELEASE
BUTTON

INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS

MULTI-INFORMATION DISPLAY

(P. 63)

(P. 9, 26)

A/T model with navigation system is shown.

PASSENGER’S FRONT
AIRBAG

CLIMATE CONTROL
SYSTEM

CLOCK

AUDIO

COMPASS

AUXILIARY INPUT
JACK

GAUGES (P. 76)

(P. 78)

(P. 170)

(P. 206)

(P. 154)

(P. 389)

(P. 215)

(P. 491)

(P. 397)

(P. 391)

(P. 235)

BLIND SPOT INFORMATION
SYSTEM (BSI) ALERT
INDICATOR

(P. 145)

(P. 522)

HOMELINK BUTTONS

(P. 404)

MOONROOF SWITCH
(P. 210)

BSI ALERT INDICATOR

HAZARD WARNING
BUTTON

(P. 522)

(P. 470)

(P. 494)

(P. 226)

(P. 168)

FUEL FILL DOOR RELEASE
BUTTON

HOOD RELEASE HANDLE

AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
MANUAL
TRANSMISSION

ACCESSORY POWER
SOCKET
(P. 215)

ACCESSORY POWER
SOCKET

USB ADAPTER CABLE
(P. 266, 275, 356, 367)

DRIVER’S FRONT AIRBAG(P. 9, 26)

(P. 472)

(P. 151)

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To use the horn, press the center pad of the steering wheel.

Refer to the navigation system owner’s manual.

If equipped

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2 :
3 :
4 : Switch location varies on models.

Your Vehicle at a Glance

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WINDSHIELD WIPERS/WASHERS

CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS

REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER/
HEATED MIRROR BUTTON

VEHICLE STABILITY
ASSIST (VSA) SYSTEM
OFF SWITCH

INSTRUMENT PANEL
BRIGHTNESS

INTERFACE DIAL

KEYLESS ACCESS
REMOTE SLOT

ENGINE START/
STOP BUTTON

IGNITION SWITCH

(P. 139, 143)

(P. 143)

MULTI-INFORMATION DISPLAY BUTTONS

(P. 401)

(P. 197)

(P. 184)

(P. 499)

(P. 525)

PHONE BUTTON (P. 424)

(P. 138)

BLUETOOTH HANDSFREELINK
SYSTEM VOICE CONTROL
BUTTONS

(P. 34)

PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF
INDICATOR

(P. 511)

(P. 407)

(P. 79)

SELECTOR KNOB

(P. 236)

(P. 285)

(P. 425)

(P. 137)

(P. 145/169)

SEAT HEATER SWITCHES
SEAT HEATER/VENTILATION BUTTONS

(P. 202)

(P. 204)

VOICE CONTROL
BUTTONS for
NAVIGATION SYSTEM /
BLUETOOTH
HANDSFREELINK
SYSTEM

BLIND SPOT
INFORMATION
SYSTEM (BSI) OFF
BUTTON
HEADLIGHT WASHER
BUTTON

STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENTS(P. 146)

HORN

HAZARD WARNING BUTTON (P. 145)

PADDLE SHIFTERS

REMOTE AUDIO
CONTROL BUTTONS
(P. 387)

A/T model is shown.

: Models with keyless access

system

(P. 150)

HEADLIGHTS/TURN SIGNALS/
FOG LIGHTS

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This section gives you important
information about how to protect
yourself and your passengers. It
shows you how to use seat belts. It
explains how your airbags work. And
it tells you how to properly restrain
infants and children in your vehicle.

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Important Safety Precautions

. 6

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Your Vehicle’s Safety Features

. 7

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Seat Belts

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Airbags

. 9

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Protecting Adults and Teens

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1. Close and Lock the Doors

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2. Adjust the Front Seats

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3. Adjust the Seat-Backs

. 14

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4. Adjust the Head Restraints . 15
5. Fasten and Position the

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Seat Belts

. 16

6. Maintain a Proper Sitting

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Position

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Advice for Pregnant Women

. 18

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Additional Safety Precautions . 19

Additional Information About

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Your Seat Belts

. 20

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Seat Belt System Components . 20

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Lap/Shoulder Belt

. 21

Automatic Seat Belt

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Tensioners

. 22

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Seat Belt Maintenance

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Additional Information About

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Your Airbags

. 24

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Airbag System Components

. 24

How Your Front Airbags

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Work

. 26

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How Your Side Airbags Work . 30
How Your Side Curtain Airbags

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Work

. 32

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How the SRS Indicator Works . 32
How the Side Airbag Off

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Indicator Works

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How the Passenger Airbag Off

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Indicator Works

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Airbag Service

. 35

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Additional Safety Precautions . 36

Protecting Children

General

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Guidelines

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All Children Must Be

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Restrained

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All Children Should Sit in a

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Back Seat

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The Passenger’s Front Airbag

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Can Pose Serious Risks

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If You Must Drive with Several

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Children

. 40

If a Child Requires Close

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Attention

. 40

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Additional Safety Precautions . 40

Protecting Infants and Small

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Children

. 42

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Protecting Infants

. 42

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Protecting Small Children

. 43

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Selecting a Child Seat

. 45

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Installing a Child Seat

. 46

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With LATCH

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With a Lap/Shoulder Belt

. 49

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With a Tether

. 51

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Protecting Larger Children

. 53

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Checking Seat Belt Fit

. 53

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Using a Booster Seat

. 54

When Can a Larger Child Sit in

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Front

. 55

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Additional Safety Precautions . 56

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Carbon Monoxide Hazard

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Safety Labels

. 58

Driver and Passenger Safety

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You’ll find many safety
recommendations throughout this
section, and throughout this manual.
The recommendations on this page
are the ones we consider to be the
most important.

A seat belt is your best protection in
all types of collisions. Airbags are
designed to supplement seat belts,
not replace them. So even though
your vehicle is equipped with airbags,
make sure you and your passengers
always wear your seat belts, and
wear them properly (see page

).

Children age 12 and under should
ride properly restrained in a back
seat, not the front seat. Infants and
small children should be restrained
in a child seat. Larger children
should use a booster seat and a lap/
shoulder belt until they can use the
belt properly without a booster seat

(see pages

).

While airbags can save lives, they
can cause serious or fatal injuries to
occupants who sit too close to them,
or are not properly restrained.
Infants, young children, and short
adults are at the greatest risk. Be
sure to follow all instructions and
warnings in this manual.

Alcohol and driving don’t mix. Even
one drink can reduce your ability to
respond to changing conditions, and
your reaction time gets worse with
every additional drink. So don’t drink
and drive, and don’t let your friends
drink and drive, either.

Engaging in mobile phone
conversation or other activities that
keep you from paying close attention

to the road, other vehicles and
pedestrians could lead to a crash.
Remember, situations can change
quickly, and only you can decide
when it is safe to divert attention
away from driving.

Having a tire blowout or a
mechanical failure can be extremely
hazardous. To reduce the possibility
of such problems, check your tire
pressures and condition frequently,
and perform all regularly scheduled
maintenance (see page

).

Excessive speed is a major factor in
crash injuries and deaths. Generally,
the higher the speed, the greater the
risk, but serious injuries can also
occur at lower speeds. Never drive
faster than is safe for current
conditions, regardless of the
maximum speed posted.

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Important Safety Precautions

Always Wear Your Seat Belt

Restrain All Children

Be Aware of Airbag Hazards

Don’t Drink and Drive

Pay Appropriate Attention to the
Task of Driving Saf ely

Keep Your Vehicle in Saf e
Condition

Control Your Speed

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Your vehicle is equipped with many
features that work together to
protect you and your passengers
during a crash.

The following pages explain how you
can take an active role in protecting
yourself and your passengers.

However, you and your passengers
can’t take full advantage of these
features unless you remain sitting in
the correct position and

. In fact, some safety

features can contribute to injuries if
they are not used properly.

Some features do not require any
action on your part. These include a
strong steel framework that forms a
safety cage around the passenger
compartment, front and rear crush
zones, a collapsible steering column,
and tensioners that tighten the front
seat belts in a crash.

Your Vehicle’s Safety Features

always wear

your seat belts

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(12) (3)

(7)

(5)

(8)

(9)

(6)

(9)

(4)

(7)

(8)

(10)

(2)

(2)

(1) Safety Cage
(2) Crush Zones
(3) Seats and Seat-Backs
(4) Head Restraints
(5) Collapsible Steering Column
(6) Seat Belts
(7) Front Airbags
(8) Side Airbags
(9) Side Curtain Airbags
(10) Door Locks
(11) Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners
(12) Occupant Position Detection

System (OPDS) Sensors

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Your vehicle is equipped with seat
belts in all seating positions.

Your seat belt system also includes
an indicator on the instrument panel
and a beeper to remind you and your
passengers to fasten your seat belts.

Seat belts are the single most
effective safety device for adults and
larger children. (Infants and smaller
children must be properly restrained
in child seats.)

Not wearing a seat belt properly
increases the chance of serious
injury or death in a crash, even
though your vehicle has airbags.

In addition, most states and all
Canadian provinces and territories
require you to wear seat belts.

When properly worn, seat belts:

Keep you connected to the vehicle
so you can take advantage of the
vehicle’s built-in safety features.

Help keep you from being thrown
against the inside of the vehicle
and against other occupants.

Keep you from being thrown out
of the vehicle.

Help keep you in a good position
should the airbags ever deploy. A
good position reduces the risk of
injury from an inflating airbag and
allows you to get the best
advantage from the airbag.

Of course, seat belts cannot
completely protect you in every
crash. But in most cases, seat belts
can reduce your risk of serious
injury.

Always wear your seat belt, and
make sure you wear it properly.

Help protect you in almost every
type of crash, including:

frontal impacts
side impacts
rear impacts
rollovers

Your Vehicle’s Safety Features

Seat Belts

Why Wear Seat Belts

What You Should Do:

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Not wearing a seat belt properly
increases the chance of serious
injury or death in a crash, even
though your vehicle has airbags.

Be sure you and your
passengers always wear seat
belts and wear them properly.

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Your vehicle has a supplemental
restraint system (SRS) with front
airbags to help protect the heads and
chests of the driver and a front seat
passenger during a moderate to
severe frontal collision (see page

for more information on how

your front airbags work).

Your vehicle also has side airbags to
help protect the upper torso of the
driver or a front seat passenger
during a moderate to severe side
impact (see page

for more

information on how your side airbags
work).

In addition, your vehicle has side
curtain airbags to help protect the
heads of the driver, front passenger,
and passengers in the outer rear
seating positions during a moderate
to severe side impact (see page

for more information on how

your side curtain airbags work).

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Airbags

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The most important things you need
to know about your airbags are:

They are designed to supplement
the seat belts.

To do their job, airbags must
inflate with tremendous force. So,
while airbags help save lives, they
can cause burns, bruises, and
other minor injuries, and
sometimes even fatal ones if
occupants are not wearing their
seat belts properly and sitting
correctly.

Always wear

your seat belt properly, and sit
upright and as far back from the
steering wheel as possible while
allowing full control of the vehicle. A
front passenger should move their
seat as far back from the dashboard
as possible.

The rest of this section gives more
detailed information about how you
can maximize your safety.

Remember however, that no safety
system can prevent all injures or
deaths that can occur in a severe
crash, even when seat belts are
properly worn and the airbags deploy.

Your Vehicle’s Safety Features

Airbags do not replace seat belts.

Airbags of f er no protection in rear
collisions, or minor f rontal or side
collisions.

Airbags can pose serious hazards.

What you should do:

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The following pages provide
instructions on how to properly
protect the driver, adult passengers
and teenage children who are large
enough and mature enough to drive
or ride in the front seat.

See pages

for important

guidelines on how to properly
protect infants, small children, and
larger children who ride in your
vehicle.

Your vehicle has a door/
trunk open indicator (red)

on the instrument panel to indicate
when any door or the trunk lid is not
tightly closed.

Your vehicle also has a door and
trunk open indicator on the multi-
information display to indicate when
a specific door or the trunk is not
tightly closed. You will see the
appropriate indicator(s) for each
condition.

See page

for how to lock the

doors, and page

for how the door/

trunk open indicator works.

You will also hear a beep when you
turn the ignition switch to the ON
(II) position, and each time you open
any door or the trunk with the key in
the ON (II) position.

Models equipped with the
keyless access system have an
engine start/stop button instead
of an ignition switch. ON Mode
is the equivalent of ON (II). For
more information, see pages

and

.

After everyone has entered the
vehicle, be sure the doors are closed
and locked.

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Protecting Adults and Teens

Close and Lock the Doors

Introduction

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When one or more doors or the
trunk lid are not tightly closed, the
corresponding indicator for each
condition will come on.

The above example shows the front
right and rear left doors, and the
trunk open.

When the trunk is not tightly closed,
the ‘‘TRUNK OPEN’’ indicator will
come on.

If any door or the trunk is not closed
tightly, the multi-information display
reminds you to close the open
door(s) or the trunk before you start
driving.

The above illustration shows that all
doors and the trunk are open.

Protecting Adults and Teens

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The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration and Transport
Canada recommend that drivers
allow at least 10 inches (25 cm)
between the center of the steering
wheel and the chest. In addition to
adjusting the seat, you can adjust the
steering wheel up and down, and in
and out (see page

).

If you cannot get far enough away
from the steering wheel and still
reach the controls, we recommend
that you investigate whether some
type of adaptive equipment may help.

If you sit too close to the steering
wheel or dashboard, you can be
seriously injured by an inflating front
airbag, or by striking the steering
wheel or dashboard.

Adjust the driver’s seat as far to the
rear as possible while allowing you to
maintain full control of the vehicle.
Have a front passenger adjust their
seat as far to the rear as possible.

Locking the doors reduces the
chance of someone being thrown out
of the vehicle during a crash, and it
helps prevent passengers from
accidentally opening a door and
falling out.

Locking the doors also helps prevent
an outsider from unexpectedly
opening a door when you come to a
stop.

Your vehicle has the auto door
locking/unlocking feature. For more
information, see page

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Adjust the Front Seats

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Adjust the driver’s seat-back to a
comfortable, upright position,
leaving ample space between your
chest and the airbag cover in the
center of the steering wheel.

Passengers with adjustable seat-
backs should also adjust their seat-
back to a comfortable, upright
position.

See page

for how to adjust the

front seats.

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Adjust the Seat-Backs

3.

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Reclining the seat-back too far
can result in serious injury or
death in a crash.

Adjust the seat-back to an
upright position, and sit well
back in the seat.

Sitting too close to a front
airbag can result in serious
injury or death if the front
airbags inflate.

Always sit as far back from the
front airbags as possible.

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Reclining a seat-back so that the
shoulder part of the belt no longer
rests against the occupant’s chest
reduces the protective capability of
the belt. It also increases the chance
of sliding under the belt in a crash
and being seriously injured. The
farther a seat-back is reclined, the
greater the risk of injury.

See page

for how to adjust the

seat-backs.

Adjust the driver’s head restraint so
the center of the back of your head
rests against the center of the
restraint.

Have passengers adjust their head
restraints properly as well. Taller
persons should adjust their restraint
as high as possible.

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Adjust the Head Restraints

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Improperly positioning head
restraints reduces their
effectiveness and you can be
seriously injured in a crash.

Make sure head restraints are
in place and positioned properly
before driving.

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Properly adjusted head restraints
will help protect occupants from
whiplash and other crash injuries.

See page

for how to adjust the

head restraints and how the driver’s
and front passenger’s active head
restraints work.

Position the lap part of the belt as
low as possible across your hips,
then pull up on the shoulder part of
the belt so the lap part fits snugly.
This lets your strong pelvic bones
take the force of a crash and reduces
the chance of internal injuries.

Insert the latch plate into the buckle,
then tug on the belt to make sure the
belt is securely latched. Check that
the belt is not twisted, because a
twisted belt can cause serious
injuries in a crash.

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Fasten and Position the Seat
Belts

5.

Protecting Adults and Teens

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If necessary, pull up on the belt again
to remove any slack, then check that
the belt rests across the center of
your chest and over your shoulder.
This spreads the forces of a crash
over the strongest bones in your
upper body.

This could cause

very serious injuries in a crash.

If a seat belt does not seem to work
properly, it may not protect the
occupant in a crash.

See page

for additional

information about your seat belts
and how to take care of them.

If the seat belt touches or crosses
your neck, or if it crosses your arm
instead of your shoulder, you need to
adjust the seat belt anchor height.

The front seats have adjustable seat
belt anchors. To adjust the height of
an anchor, press and hold the release
button and slide the anchor up or
down as needed (it has four
positions).

Using a seat

belt that is not working properly can
result in serious injury or death.
Have your dealer check the belt as
soon as possible.

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Never place the shoulder portion of a
lap/shoulder belt under your arm or
behind your back.

No one should sit in a seat with an
inoperative seat belt.

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RELEASE BUTTON

Improperly positioning the seat
belts can cause serious injury
or death in a crash.

Make sure all seat belts are
properly positioned before
driving.

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