Seat Alhambra 2015 Owner's Manual page 9

If your physical constitution prevents you
from maintaining the correct sitting position,
contact a specialised workshop for help with
any special devices. The seat belt and airbag
can only provide optimum protection if a cor-
rect sitting position is adopted. SEAT recom-
mends taking your car in for technical serv-
ice.
For your own safety and to reduce the risk of
injury in the event of an accident or sudden
braking or manoeuvre, SEAT recommend the
following positions:
Valid for all vehicle occupants:
● Adjust the head restraint so that its upper
edge is at the same level as the top of your
head, or as close as possible to the same lev-
el as the top of your head and under no cir-
cumstances below eye level. Keep the back
of your neck as close as possible to the head
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restraint Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.
● Short people must lower the head restraint
completely, even if your head is below its up-
per edge.
● Tall people must raise the head restraint
completely.
Adjust the seat backrest to an upright posi-
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tion so that your back rests completely
against it.
● Always keep your feet in the footwell while
the vehicle is in motion.
Safe driving
● Adjust and fasten your seat belt correctly
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page 14.
Also valid for the driver:
Adjust the steering wheel so that there is a
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distance of at least 25 cm (10 inches) be-
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tween it and your chest Fig. 1
you can hold the steering wheel with both
hands on the outside of the ring at the 9
o'clock and 3 o'clock positions with your
arms slightly bent.
● The adjusted steering wheel must face your
chest and not your face.
● Adjust the driver seat forwards or back-
wards so that you are able to press the accel-
erator, brake and clutch pedals to the floor
with your knees slightly angled and the dis-
tance between your knees and the dash pan-
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el is at least 10 cm (4 inches)
Adjust the height of the driver seat so that
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you can easily reach the top of the steering
wheel.
● Keep both feet in the footwell so that you
have the vehicle under control at all times.
Also valid for the front passenger:
Move the front passenger seat back as far
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as possible for optimum protection should
the airbag deploy.
Adjusting the steering wheel position
and so that
Mechanical steering wheel adjustment
Fig. 3
Adjust the steering wheel before your trip
and only when the vehicle is stationary.
● Push the lever
● Adjust the steering wheel so that you can
Fig. 1.
hold onto the steering wheel with both hands
on the outside of the ring at the 9 o'clock and
3 o'clock positions and your arms slightly
bent.
Push the lever firmly upwards until it is
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flush to the steering column
WARNING
Incorrect use of the steering wheel adjust-
ment function and an incorrect adjustment of
the steering wheel can result in severe or fa-
tal injury.
After adjusting the steering column, push
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the lever Fig. 3
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Fig. 3 downwards.
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firmly upwards to
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