Mercedes-Benz 300 TE Owner's Manual page 35

Caution!
Do n o t rem ove head re s tra in ts e x c e p t
w hen m o u n tin g seat co ve rs. For
rem oval refer to " P ractical H in ts " ,
page 94. W hen eve r re s tra in ts have
been rem oved be s ure to reinstall
the m b e fore driving.
Im portant!
P rior to o p e ra tin g th e veh icle , the
d rive r s ho uld a d ju s t th e sea t h e ig ht
fo r p ro p e r vision as w e ll as fo re /a ft
p lace m ent and seat b a ck angle to
in sure adeq ua te c o n tro l, reach, o p e r­
ation, and c o m fo rt. The head re s tra in t
s ho uld also be a d ju s te d fo r p ro p e r
height.
B oth th e in side and o u ts id e rear view
m irro rs s h o u ld the n be a d ju s te d fo r
adequate rearw ard vision. Fasten seat
be lts. Infants and sm all c h ild re n
s ho uld be sea ted in a p ro p e rly
s e c u re d re s tra in t sys te m th a t c o m ­
plies w ith U.S. Federal M o to r V ehicle
S afety S tan dard 213 and Canadian
M o to r V ehicle S afety S tan dard 213.1.
All seat, head restraint, and re a rv ie w
m irro r a d ju s tm e n ts as w ell as fa s te n ­
ing o f seat b e lts s h o u ld be done
be fore the vehicle is p u t in to m otion.
O rth op ed ic S e a t B ackrest
S om e m o d e ls m ay be e q u ip p e d w ith
o rth o p e d ic sea ts. T hese se a ts have
inflatable air c u s h io n s b u ilt in to the
b a c k re s t to p ro vid e ad d itio n a l lu m ba r
s u p p o rt. The a m o u n t o f cu s h io n
he ig ht and c u rv a tu re m ay be a d ju s te d
a fte r tu rn in g th e key to s te e rin g lo ck
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p o s itio n o r .
The in fla tio n p re s s u re o f th e air c u s h ­
ion can be c o n tin u o u s ly varied
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b e tw e e n p o s itio n " " = w ith o u t p re s ­
sure, and p o s itio n " 4 " = m axim um
pre s s u re , by ch a n g in g th e pre s s u re
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re g u la to r ( ) s e ttin g .
In a d d itio n , the cu s h io n h e ig h t may be
cha ng ed to five d iffe re n t s e ttin g s
b e tw e e n p o s itio n " A " = lo w e s t s e t­
ting , and " E " = h ig h e s t s e ttin g , by
varying th e h e ig h t re g u la to r (
a d ju s tm e n t.
If th e e n gine is tu rn e d off, th e last
c u s h io n s e ttin g is retaine d in m em ory,
and a u to m a tic a lly a d ju s ts th e cu sh io n
to th is s e ttin g w h en the en gine is re s ­
tarted .
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