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Seats
and storage
General
information
Important information
A
WARNING
Refer to the chapter Driving Safely
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page 130, Driving safety
for important in-
formation, tips, suggestions and warnings
that you should read and follow for your own
safety and the safety of your passengers.
Why is your seat adjustment so important?
The
safety belts and the airbag system
con
only
provide maximum protection if the front seats
ore correctly adjusted.
There are various ways of adjusting the front
seats to provide safe and comfortable support
for
the
driver and the front passenger. Adjust
your seat properly so that:
-
you can easily and quickly reach all the switches
and controls
in
the instrument panel
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your body is properly supported thus reducing
physical stress and
fatigue
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the safety belts and airbag system can offer
maximum protection
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page
148.
In
the following sections, you will see exactly
how you can best adjust your seats.
There are special
regulations
and
instructions
for
installing
a
child
seat on the front passenger's
seat
.
Always follow
the information regarding
child safety provided in
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page
172,
Child safe-
ty.
A
WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the driver and all
other passengers can result
in
serious person-
al
injury.
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Always keep your feet on the floor when the
vehicle
is
in motion
-
never put your feet on
top
of
the instrument panel,
out
of the win-
dow or on top of the seat cushion. This ap-
plies especially to the passengers. If your
seating position is incorrect, you increase
Seats
and
storage
the risk of injury in the case of sudden brak-
ing or an accident. If the airbag
inflates
and
the seating position is incorrect, this could
result in personal
injury
or even death.
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It is important for both the driver and front
passenger to keep a distance
of
at least
10 inches (25 cm) between themselves and
the steering wheel and/or
instrument
panel.
If
you're sitting any
closer
than this, the air-
bag system cannot protect you properly.
In
addition, the
front seats and head restraints
must be adjusted to your body height so
that they can give you maximum protection.
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Always
try
to
keep
as much distance
as
pos-
sible between yourself and the steering
wheel or
instrument
panel.
-
Do not adjust the driver's or front passeng-
er's seat while the vehicle is moving. Your
seat may move unexpectedly, causing sud-
den loss of vehicle control and personal in-
jury. If you adjust your seat while the vehicle
is moving, you are out of position
.
Driver's seat
The
correct seat position is important for safe
and relaxed driving.
We recommend that you adjust the driver's seat
in the following manner:
.,.
Adjust the seat in
fore
and aft direction so that
you can easily push the
pedals
to the floor
while
keeping
your knees slightly
bent
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A
in
Why is your seat adjustment so important? on
page 53.
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Adjust the backrest
so
that when you sit with
your back against the backrest, you can still
grasp the top of the steering wheel.
.,.
For adjustable head restraints: adjust the head
restraint so the upper edge is as even as possi-
ble with
the
top of your
head
.
If
that is
not pos-
sible, try
to
adjust the
head restraint
so that it
is as close to this position as possible
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page 56.
Move the head
restraint
so that it
is as close to the back of the head as possible.
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