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eats
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s
torag
e
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WARNING
Never place any objects in the driver's foot-
well. An object could get into the pedal area
and interfere with pedal function. In case of
sudden brak ing or an accident,
you
wou ld not
be able to brake or acce lerate.
Front passenger's seat
Always move the front passenger seat into the
rearmost position.
To avoid contact wit
h
the airbag while it is de-
p loying, do not sit any closer to the instrument
panel than necessary and always wear the three-
poi nt safety belt provided
adj
usted correctly
.
We
recommend that you adjust the passe nger's sea
t
in
t
he fol low ing manner:
•
Bring the backrest up to an (almost) upright
pos ition
.
Do
not
ride with the seat reclined
.
• For
adjus table head restraints: adjust the head
rest
raint
so the upper edge is as even as possi-
ble with the top of your head
. If
that is not pos-
s ible, try to adjust the head restraint so that it
is as close to this position as possib le
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Move the head restraint so that it
is as close to the back of the head as possib le.
•
Place your feet on the floor in front of the pas-
senger's seat.
Front
seats
Manual seat adjustment
Applies to vehicles: with manually adjustable
seats
Fig.
44
Front seat: manual seat adjustment
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Moving the seat fo rward/ba ck: Pull the lever
a nd move the seat.
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@
-
Lengthening/shorten
ing the upper
t
high
support*: lift the grip handle.
@
-
Adjust ing the a ngle of the seat surface*
.
Pull/p ress the lever.
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-
Adjust ing the lumbar support*: press the
button in the des ired direction.
®
-
Moving t he seat up/down: pull/press the lev-
er.
®
-
Adjusting the backrest angle: turn the ad-
justing wheel.
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WARNING
-
Only adjust the fro nt seat with whe
n
the ve-
hicle is stationary
.
Otherwise, th is increases
t
he risk of an accident
- Exercise caution when adjusting the seat
he igh
t
.
Adj
usting the seat care lessly o
r
wit hout check ing ca
n
pinch hands and fin-
ge rs.
-
The front seat back rests must not be t ilted
too fa
r
ba
ck
when driving, beca use thi
s
im-
pa irs the effec
t
iveness of the safety belts
a
nd
air
bag system, which incre ases
t
he risk
of injury.
-
To reduce t he risk of injury dur ing sudden
braking or
in
a collision, the driver and front
passenger should not have t heir backrests
in
the reclined posit io
n
while driving or riding
.
The safety be lts and airbag system can pro-
vide the greatest protection poss ible when
the backrests are in the upright position and
the safety belts are worn correctly
.
The
mo re a backrest is reclined
,
the greater the
risk of
injury d ue t
o
an incorrec
t
seating po-
sit
ion
an
d safety belt pos ition.
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