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S e at s and s torage
Seats
and storage
General
recommen-
dations
Why is your seat adjustment so important?
The safety belts and the airbag system can only
provide maximum protection if the front seats
are correctly adjusted.
There are var ious ways of adjust ing the front
seats to provide safe and comfortable suppo rt
for the driver and the front passenger. Adjust
your seat properly so that :
- you can easily and quick ly reach all the switches
and controls in the instrument panel
- your body is prope rly supported thus reduc ing
physical stress and fatigue
- the safety belts and a irbag system can offer
maximum protection
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In the following sections, you will see exactly
how you can best adj ust your seats .
There are special regulat ions and inst ructions for
installing a child safety seat on the front pas-
senger 's seat . Always heed the informat ion re-
garding child safety prov ided in <>
page 122,
Child Safety.
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WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the drive r and all
other passenge rs can resu lt in serious pe rson-
al injury.
- Always keep your feet on the floor when the
vehicle is in motion - neve r put your feet on
top of the instrument pane l, out of the win-
dow or on top of the sea t cushion! This ap -
plies es pecially to the passenge rs. If you r
seat ing pos ition is incorrect you increase the
risk of injury in the case of sudden bra king
or an accident. If the airbag inflates and the
seat ing pos ition is incorrect this cou ld result
in persona l injury or even dea t h .
- It is important for both the driver and front
passenge r to keep a distance of at least
10 inches (25 cm) between themselves and
t he steering wheel and/or instrument panel.
If you're sitting any closer than th is, t he a ir-
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bag system cannot protect you properly. In
addit ion to this, the front seats and head re-
straints must be adjusted to your body
he ight so that they can g ive you maximum
protection.
- Always try to keep as much distance as pos-
sible between yourself and the steer ing
wheel or instrument pane l.
- Do not adjust the driver's or front passeng-
er's seat while the veh icle is moving . Your
seat may move unexpected ly, causing sud-
den loss of vehicle control and persona l in-
jury. If you adju st your seat while t he vehicle
is moving, you are out of position .
Driver's seat
The correct seat position is important for safe
and relaxed driving.
We recommend that you adjust the dr iver's seat
in the following manner:
.,. Adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so t hat
you ca n eas ily push the pedals to the floor
wh ile keep ing your knee slightly bent ¢ .&.
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Why is your seat adjustment so important? on
page 56.
.,. Adjust t he se atb ack so t ha t when you sit wit h
your back agains t the sea t back, you can still
grasp the top of the steering whee l.
.,. Posit ion the head restraint according to the oc-
cupant's he ight ¢
page 58.
For maximum
protect ion, the top of the head restraint should
be at least at eye level, preferably higher and
idea lly level with the top of the head
¢ page 89, fig. 101 .
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WARNING
Neve r place any objects in the dr iver's foo t -
well. An object could ge t into t he pedal are a
a nd int e rfere wit h pedal fun ct ion . In case of
sud den braking or an acc ident, you wou ld not
be ab le to brake or accele rate!
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