Mercedes-Benz 350 SDL TURBO 1991 Owner's Manual page 31

C Head restraint adjustm ent.
A djust head restraint to support
the back of the head a p p ro xim a te ­
ly at ear level. T he head restraint
can also be tilted forw a rd by hand.
Note:
Y ou r car is equippe d w ith po w e r
head restraints, do not try to
operate m anually.
W arn ing !
Do not ad ju s t th e d riv e r's seat
w hile d riving . A d ju stin g th e seat
w hile d riving could ca u s e the
d rive r to lose co n tro l of the
vehicle.
N ever ride in a m o vin g veh icle
with the seat back reclined.
S itting in an e x c e s s iv e ly reclined
position can be d an g e ro u s . You
could slide u n d er th e s e at b elt in
a co llisio n. If you slid e u n d er it,
th e b elt w ou ld a p p ly fo rce at the
ab d om en or neck. T h a t could
cause serio u s or even fatal
injuries. T h e seat back and seat
belts p ro vid e th e best restraint
w hen th e w ea rer is in an u prig h t
position and belts are p ro perly
p ositioned on th e body.
S toring sea t/h ead restraint/ste erin g
w heel p o sitio ns in m em ory:
D M em ory button.
E Position buttons " 1" and "2 " .
T w o sets o f sea t/h ead restraint/
steering w heel po sitio ns m ay be
pro gra m m e d into m em ory. A fte r the
sea t/h ead restraint/ste erin g w h ee l are
positioned, push m em o ry button D,
release, and w ithin 3 seco nd s push
position button " 1" . A second set of
po sitio ns fo r the sam e sea t/h ead
restraint/ste erin g w heel can be
p ro gra m m e d into m em o ry by pushing
first button D and then "2 " .
R ecalling sea t/h ead restraint/ste erin g
w heel po sitio ns stored in m em ory:
To recall a sea t/h e a d restraint/
steering w heel position, push position
button " 1" or "2 " until sea t/h ead
restraint/ste erin g w h e e l m ove m en t
has stop ped . For sa fe ty reasons, the
sea t/h ead restraint/ste erin g w heel
m ove m en t stop s after releasing the
position button.
Note:
See page 30 fo r in stru ction s to adjust
te le s c o p ic steering colum n.
C a utio n!
Do not rem ove head restraints except
w h en m ou ntin g seat covers. For
rem oval refer to " Practical H ints" ,
page 94. W hen eve r restraints have
been rem oved be sure to reinstall
them before driving.
Im p o rtan t!
Prior to opera ting the vehicle, the
d rive r should ad ju st the seat height for
p ro pe r vision as w ell as fore/a ft
p lace m ent and seat back angle to
insure ad e q u a te control, reach,
op eration, and com fort. The head
restraint should also be adjusted for
p ro pe r height.
Both the inside and o u tside rear view
m irrors sho uld be ad ju ste d fo r ad e ­
qu ate rearw ard vision. Fasten seat
belts. Infants and sm all children
s hould be sea ted in a properly
secu red restraint system that co m ­
plies w ith U.S. Federal M otor V ehicle
S afe ty S tan dard 213 and C anadian
M otor V ehicle S afe ty S tandard 213.1.
All seat, head restraint, and rear view
m irror ad ju stm e nts as w ell as fa ste n ­
ing of seat belts should be done
b e fore the veh icle is put into m otion.