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Headrest

The vehicle's front and rear seats have adjustable headrests. The headrests provide comfort for passengers, but more importantly they are designed to help protect passengers from whiplash and other neck and spinal injuries during an accident, especially in a rear impact collision.

To help reduce the risk of serious injury or death in an accident, take the following precautions when adjusting your headrests:

  • Always properly adjust the headrests for all passengers BEFORE starting the vehicle.

  • NEVER let anyone ride in a seat with the headrest removed or reversed.

    2025 Hyundai Tucson headrest positioning image. A horizontal dashed line aligns the passenger's eyes with the center of the headrest, marked by a crosshair. This explains adjusting the headrest so its middle is at the same height as the top of the eyes.

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  • Adjust the headrests so the middle of the headrest is at the same height as the height of the top of the eyes.

  • NEVER adjust the headrest position of the driver's seat when the vehicle is in motion.

  • Adjust the headrest as close to the passenger's head as possible. Do not use a seat cushion that holds the body away from the seatback.

  • Make sure the headrest locks into position after adjusting it.

2025 Hyundai Tucson rear seat headrest safety warning image. The left side compares a correctly positioned headrest against an incorrect low position marked with a prohibition symbol. The right side shows a warning triangle and manual icon. Illustrates the warning not to adjust the headrest to the lowest position when the rear seat is occupied.

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When sitting on the rear seat, do not adjust the height of the headrest to the lowest position.

When there is no occupant in the rear seats, adjust the height of the headrest to the lowest position. The rear seat headrest can reduce the visibility of the rear area.

To prevent damage, NEVER hit or pull on the headrests.

Front seat headrests
2025 Hyundai Tucson front seat headrests overview image. A top-down view of the interior features black arrows pointing to the headrests on the driver and front passenger seats. Illustrates the location of the adjustable headrests for the front seats.

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The driver's and front passenger's seats are equipped with adjustable headrests for the passengers safety and comfort.

2025 Hyundai Tucson front seat headrest adjustment image. Vertical arrows indicate raising (1) and lowering (3) the headrest. An inset shows the release button (2) on the support pole with an arrow indicating the press direction. Describes the function of adjusting the headrest height up and down.

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Adjusting the height up and down

To raise the headrest:

  1. Pull it up to the desired position (1).

To lower the headrest:

  1. Push and hold the release button (2) on the headrest support.

  2. Lower the headrest to the desired position (3).

2025 Hyundai Tucson headrest adjustment caution image. A side view of a seat shows the seatback folded forward with a starburst graphic indicating the headrest hitting the vehicle interior. A prohibition symbol is overlaid. Warns that folding the seatback forward with the headrest raised can damage the sunvisor or other vehicle parts.

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If you recline the seatback towards the front with the headrest and seat cushion raised, the headrest may come in contact with the sunvisor or other parts of the vehicle.

Type A
2025 Hyundai Tucson front seat headrest removal image. The diagram shows the seatback angle knob (1) with a curved arrow indicating rotation to recline the seatback (2). A detailed view highlights pressing the release button (3) while a vertical arrow indicates pulling the headrest up (4). Explains the sequence for removing the headrest from the seat.

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Type B
2025 Hyundai Tucson Type B front seat headrest removal image. It shows the seatback angle switch (1) with a curved arrow indicating the reclining motion (2). A close-up highlights pressing the release button (3) with an arrow, while a vertical arrow (4) indicates lifting the headrest. Explains the steps to recline the seatback and remove the headrest.

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Removal/Reinstall

To remove the headrest:

  1. Recline the seatback (2) with using the seatback angle knob or switch (1).

  2. Raise the headrest as far as it can go.

  3. Press the headrest release button (3) while pulling the headrest up (4).

NEVER allow anyone to travel in a seat with the headrest removed.

Type A
2025 Hyundai Tucson Type A front seat headrest reinstallation image. A curved arrow indicates rotating the knob (3) to recline the seatback (4). A straight arrow shows pressing the release button (1) while a downward arrow indicates inserting the headrest (2). Explains the steps to reinstall the headrest.

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Type B
2025 Hyundai Tucson Type B front seat headrest reinstallation image. Insets show pressing the release button (1) and inserting the headrest (2). The main view displays the seatback angle switch (3) and seatback movement (4). Describes the sequence of reinstalling the headrest and adjusting the seatback.

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To reinstall the headrest :

  1. Recline the seatback.

  2. Put the headrest poles (2) into the holes while pressing the release button (1).

  3. Adjust the headrest to the appropriate height.

  4. Recline the seatback (4) with the seatback angle knob or switch (3).

Always make sure the headrest locks into position after reinstalling and adjusting it properly.

Rear seat headrests
2025 Hyundai Tucson rear seat headrests location image. A top-down view shows three black arrows pointing to the headrests on the left, center, and right rear seats. Explains the location of the headrests equipped in all rear seating positions.

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The rear seats are equipped with headrests in all the seating positions for the passenger's safety and comfort.

2025 Hyundai Tucson rear seat headrest adjustment image. An upward arrow (1) shows raising the headrest, and a downward arrow (3) shows lowering it. An inset details pressing the release button (2) on the support pole. Explains the function of adjusting the rear headrest height.

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Adjusting the height up and down

To raise the headrest:

  1. Pull it up to the desired position (1).

To lower the headrest:

  1. Push and hold the release button (2) on the headrest support.

  2. Lower the headrest to the desired position (3).

2025 Hyundai Tucson rear seat headrest removal image. A vertical arrow (2) indicates lifting the headrest, and an inset shows pressing the release button (1). This illustrates the function of removing the headrest by pressing the button and pulling it up.

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Removal/Reinstallation

To remove the headrest:

  1. Raise the headrest as far as it can go.

  2. Press the headrest release button (1) while pulling the headrest up (2).

2025 Hyundai Tucson rear seat headrest reinstallation image. A downward arrow (2) on the headrest indicates the direction of insertion. An inset close-up shows the release button (1) being pressed. Explains the function of reinstalling the headrest by pressing the button while pushing the headrest down.

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To reinstall the headrest:

  1. Put the headrest poles into the holes (2) while pressing the release button (1).

  2. Adjust the headrest to the appropriate height.