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Seats
and storage
General
information
Why is your seat adjustment so important?
The safety belts and the airbag system can only
provide maximum protection if the front seats
are corr ectly 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
- your body is properly supported thus reducing
physical stress and fatigue
- the safety belts and a irbag system can offer
maximum protection <=:>
page 151.
In the following sections, you will see exact ly
how you can best adjust your seats.
There are spec ial regulations and instr uctions for
installing a child safety seat on t he front pas-
senger's seat . Always fo llow the information re-
garding child safety provided in ¢ page 171,
Child safety.
A
WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the driver and all
other passengers can result in serious person-
al injury .
- Always keep your feet on the floor when the
vehicle is in motion - never put your feet on
top of the instrument pane l, out of the win-
dow or on top of the seat cushion. This ap-
plies especially to the passengers. If your
seating pos it ion is inco rrect, yo u increase
the risk of injury in the case of sudden brak-
ing or an accident. If the airbag inf lates and
the seating position is incorrect, this cou ld
result in personal injury or even death.
- It is important for both the driver and front
passenger to keep a d istance of at least
10 inches (25 cm) between themselves and
the steering wheel and/or instrument pan-
el. If you're s itting any closer than this, the
airbag system can not protect you properly .
Seat s and s to ra g e
In addition, the front seats and head re-
stra ints must be adjusted to your body
he ight so that they can g ive you maximum
protection .
- Always try to keep as much distance as pos-
sible between yourself and the steer ing
wheel or instrument panel.
- Do not adjust the driver's or front passeng-
er's seat while the veh icle is moving . Your
seat may move unexpectedly, causing sud-
den loss of vehicle contro l and personal in-
jury. If yo u adju st your seat while the veh icle
is moving, you a re out of pos ition.
Driver's seat
The correct seat position is important for safe
and relaxed driving.
We recommend that you adjust the dr iver 's seat
in the following manner:
.. Adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so that
you can eas ily push the pedals to the floor
while keeping your knees slightly bent <=:>
.&, in
Why is your seat adjustment so important? on
page 63 .
.,. Adjust the seatback so that when you sit with
your back agains t the se atback , you can still
grasp the to p of t he steering wheel.
.,. Adjust the head res t raint so the uppe r edge is
as even as possib le with the top of you r head. If
that is not possible, try to adjust the head re-
straint so that it is as close to this posit ion as
possible <=:>
page
67.
A
WARNING
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Never place any objects in the dr iver's foot -
well. An object could get into the pedal a rea
and inte rfe re with pedal function. In case of
su dd en braking or an accident, you would not
be a ble to brake or accelera t e.
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