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Seats
and storage
General
information
Important information
A
WARNING
Refer to the chapter Driving Safe ly
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page 166, 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:
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you can easily and quick ly reach all the switches
and contro ls 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
184.
In the following sections, you will see exact ly
how you can best adjust your seats.
There are spec ial regulations and instructions for
installing a ch ild seat on the front passenger's
seat. Always fo llow the information rega rding
chi ld safety provided in
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page 209, 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 yo ur feet on the floor when the
vehicle is in motion
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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, you increase
Seat
s
and
s
to
ra
g
e
the risk of injury in the case of sudden bra k-
ing or an accident. If the airbag inflates and
the seating posit ion is incorrect, th is could
result in persona
l
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 pan-
el. If you're sitt ing any closer than this, the
airbag system cannot protect you properly.
In addition, the front seats and head re-
str aints must be adjusted to you
r
body
height so that they can give you maximum
protection.
- Always try to keep as much
dist
ance as pos
-
sible between yourself and the steering
wheel or instrument pane
l.
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Do not adjust the driver's o
r
front passeng-
er's seat while the vehicle is moving
.
Your
seat may move unexpectedly, causing sud-
den loss of vehicle contro
l
and personal in-
jury. If you
adj
ust your seat while the veh icle
is moving, you are o ut of pos ition.
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:
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Adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so
t
hat
you can easi ly push the pedals to the f loor
while keeping
your
knees slight ly bent
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Why is your seat adjustment so important? on
page 57.
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Adjust the backrest so that when you sit with
your back against the backrest,
you
can st ill
grasp the top of the stee ring wheel.
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For
adju
stab le head rest raints: adjust the head
restraint so the upper edge is as even as possi-
b le with
t
he top
of
your head
.
If
t
ha
t
is not pos-
sible, t ry to adjust the head rest raint so that it
is as close to this position as possible
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page 60. Move the head restraint so that it
is as close to the back of the head as poss ible.
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