Seat ALTEA Owner's Manual page 14

12 Safe driving
WARNING
● Travelling with the head restraints removed or improperly adjusted
increases the risk of severe injuries. Incorrectly adjusted head restraints
may be fatal in the event of an accident and also increase the risk of in-
jury during abrupt braking actions or unexpected manoeuvres.
● The head restraints must always be adjusted according to the height
of the passenger.
Note
The active head restraints* could also be triggered if one of the front seat
occupants applies a high level of pressure to the seat backrest (e.g. by "fall-
ing" back into the seat when entering the vehicle) or if pressure is applied
to a front seat head restraint from the rear. This accidental activation is,
however, not dangerous, as the active head restraints will return to the orig-
inal position immediately and are thus once again ready.
Correct adjustment of rear seat head restraints
Properly adjusted head restraints are an important part of the pas-
senger protection and can reduce the risk of injuries in most acci-
dent situations.
 Rear outer seat head restraints
– The rear outer seat head restraints have 3 positions.
– Two positions for use
straints are used normally, protecting rear seat passengers
along with the rear seat belts.
– And one position for non-use.
– To fit the head restraints in position for use, pull on the edges
with both hands in the direction of the arrow.
Centre rear head restraint
– The centre head restraint only has two positions, in-use (head
restraint up) and non-use (head restraint down).
Fig. 4 Head restraints in
correct position.
Fig. 5 Head restraint po-
sition warning label.
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4. In these positions, the head re-
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