Cessna 172N Operating Handbook page 117

CESS NA
MODE L 172N
SE CTIO N 7
AIRPLANE & SYSTEMS DESCRIPTIONS
vided for securing baggage and is attached by tying the straps to tie-down
rings provided in the airplane.
When loading the airplane, children should
not be placed or permitted
in the baggage compartment,
unless a childf s
seat is installed, and any material
that might be hazardous to the airplane
or oceupants should not be placed anywhere in the airplane. For baggage
area and door dimensions. refer to Section 6.
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The seating arrangement consists of two separate adjustable seats for
the pilot and front passenger, a split-backed fixed seat in the rear, and a
child?s seat (if installed) aft of the rear seats. The pilot's and front pas-
sengerrs seats are available in two different designs: four-way and six-
way adjustable.
Four-way seats may be moved forward or aft, and the seat back angle
changed. To position either seat, lift the tubular handle under the center
of the seat, slide the seat into position, release the handle, and check that
the seat is locked in place. The seat back is spring-Ioaded to the vertical
position. To adjust its position, lift the lever under the right front corner
of the seat, reposition the back, release the lever, and check that the back
is locked in place. The seat backs will also fold full forward.
The six-way seats may be moved fonvard or aft, adjusted for height,
and the seat back angle is infinitely adjustable.
Position the seat by lift-
ing the tubular handle, under the center of the seat bottom, and slide the
seat into position; then release the lever and check that the seat is locked
in place.
Raise or lower the seat by rotating a large crank under the right
corner of the left seat and the left corner of the right seat. Seat back
angle is adjustable by rotating a small crank under the left corner of the
left seat and the right corner of the right seat. The seat bottom angle will
change as the seat back angle changes, providing proper support. The
seat backs will also fold fuIl forward.
The rear passenger's seats consist of a fixed one-piece seat bottom
with individually adjustable seat backs. Two adjustment levers, under
the left and right corners of the seat bottom, are used to adjust the angle
of the respective seat backs. To adjust either seat back, liJt the adjust-
ment lever and reposition the back. The seat backs are spring-loaded to
the vertical position.
A childrs seat may be installed aft of the rear passenger seats, and
is held in place by two brackets mounted on the floorboard.
The seat is
designed to swing upward into a stowed position against the aft cabin bulk-
head when not in use. To stow the seat, rotate the seat bottom up and aft
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