Seats; Adjustm Ent Of D River's Seat And Front Passenger Seat - Mercedes-Benz 450 SL 1980 Owner's Manual

Adjustment of Driver's Seat and
Front Passenger Seat
Forw ard/backw ard adjustm ent:
lift handle (1), push seat backward
or forward and allow handle to re­
engage.
Height adjustm ent of driver's seat
(3 positions): pull out rotary
handles (2) at the rear ends of the
guide rails, turn to desired position
and allow to reengage.
The height of the front passenger
seat can be adjusted, if necessary,
by relocating the guide rails
(2 positions). To do so, unscrew both
the rear clam ping screws and screw
in again at the respective bore.
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Back rest tilt: turn handwheel (3)
back or forth.
For full reclining of backrest, seat
should be moved to one of the
forw ardm ost positions and headrest
removed. For driving, return back­
rest to upright position and push
seat back. Replace headrest.
450 SL: After disengaging the
stop by lifting knob (4), the back rest
can be folded forwards.
450 SLC: Backrests are vacuum-
locked when the doors are closed.
One can unlock them from the rear
seat by means of a button (5)
accom modated in the respective
lateral panelling of the rear
passenger compartm ent. With
opened doors the backrests will
fold forw ard w ithout pressing the
buttons.
Note:
Prior to operating the vehicle, the
driver should adjust the seat height
for proper vision as well as fore-aft
placem ent and seat back angle to
insure adequate control, reach,
operation, and com fort. The head­
rest should also be adjusted for
proper height so that when the
cushion is tipped com pletely for­
ward, it should form a cradle behind
the seat occupant's head. Both the
inside and outside re a rvie w mirrors
should then be adjusted for ade­
quate rearward vision. Fasten seat
belts. C hildren under the age of six
or under the w eight of 23 kg/50 lb
should be seated in the back seat
with an approved restraint system
properly secured.
All seat, headrest, and rear view
m irror adjustm ents as well as faste­
ning of seat belts should be accom ­
plished before the vehicle is put
into motion.