1998 Toyota Corolla Owners Manual - Page 23

1998 COROLLA(U) Fold −down rear seat 1. SEAT POSITION ADJUSTING LEVER Pull the lever up. Then slide the seat to the desired position with slight body pressure and release the lever. 2. SEATBACK LEVER ANGLE ADJUSTING Lean forward and pull the lever up. Then lean back to the desired angle and release the lever. CAUTION To reduce the risk of sliding under the lap belt during a collision, avoid reclining the seatback any more than needed. The seat belts provide maximum protection in a frontal or rear collision when the driver and the passenger are sitting up straight and well back in the seats. If you are reclined, the lap belt may slide past your hips and apply restraint forces directly to the abdomen. Therefore, in the event of a frontal collision, the risk of personal injury may increase with increasing recline of the seatback. (A) FOLDING DOWN REAR SEAT 1. To unlock the seatback, pull the lever in the luggage compartment. 2. Fold down the seatback. Each seatback may be folded separately. On vehicles with built −in child restraint, only the left seatback can be folded down. This will enlarge the trunk room as far as the seatbacks. See "Luggage stowage precautions" in Part 2 for precautions to observe in loading luggage. NOTICE Make sure the luggage loaded in the enlarged trunk room will not damage the webbing of the rear center seat belt when the left seatback is folded down. 23