Porsche 911 turbo Owner's Manual page 16

A Backresl
release
B Electric height adjustment
C Fore-and-aft adjustment
D Ëmergency
f
ore-and-aft adjustment
E Backresl adjustment
Driver's Seat
A proper seating position
is
essential
to
safe,
non-tiring driving.
Adjusting the seating position
The two locking levers at the front of the
seat
cushion allow the seat
to
be
adjusted
to
any
position:
the left-hand lever controls
fore-and-
aft adjustment, and the backrest angle can
be
set by
raising
the right-hand lever. The
height
of the seat is adjusted electrically at front
and
rear by jacks actuated by pressing
the
rocker
switches.
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-2 Height adjustment, front
(B)
3-4 Height adjustment, rear (B)
1.
For
fore-and-aft adjustment
(C), raise
the
left-hand locking lever on the front
of
the
seat and slide the seat
until
your leg
is fully
stretched
with
the foot at
an angle
when
the clutch is fully
depressed. Release
the
lever
and
make sure that the seat
latches
correctly.
3.
Grasp the
top of
the steering wheel.
Then
use the right-hand locking lever (E) to
ad-
just the
backrest
angle until
your
shoulders touch
the
backrest
with
your
arms almost
at full stretch.
The
backrest
will
move forward
under
spring pressure when
the lever
is
raised,
unless held back by
a
weight.
Passenger seat
For
fore-and-aft adjustment (C),
raise
the
right-hand locking lever
at
the front
of
the
seat, set the seat to the desired position,
re-
lease
the
lever and
check that
the
seat
latches correctly.
Adjust seat to the
desired height (B) at
front
and
rear.
To
adjust
the
backrest
angle (E),
raise
the
left-hand locking lever at the front of the
seat,
move
the
backrest
to
the
desired position,
and release the
lever.
The
backrest
will
move fonvard under
spring
pressure when the lever is raised, unless
held
back by a weight.
Backrest Locking
The backrest is
locked
to prevent it from
tip-
ping forward under heavy braking. To
unlock
the backrest, push knob
(A) on the
side
of
the
backrest upward" When
the
backrest
is
pushed
upright,
the knob
locks automatically.
WARNING
For driver and passenger protection,
back-
rest locks must be
engaged
at
all
times
while the vehicle is in motion.
WARNING
Do
not
disengage
the
driver's-seat
latch
while the car
is in
motion: the
seat
could
suddenly change position. causing
you
to
lose control of the car.
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Set desired height (B) at front and
rear.