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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 various ways of adjusting the front
seats to provide safe and comfortable support
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 properly supported thus reduc-
ing physical stress and fatigue
- the safety belts and airbag system can offe r
maximum protection
¢ page 137.
In the following sections, you will see exactly
how you can best adjust your seats .
There are special regulations and instructions
for installing a child safety seat on the front
passenger's seat. Always follow the informa-
tion regard ing child safety provided in
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page 161, Child Safety.
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WARNING
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Refer to
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page 119, Driving Safely
for
important information, tips, suggestions
and warnings that you should read and fol-
low for your own safety and the safety of
your passengers.
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WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the driver and
all other passengers can result in serious
personal injury.
- Always keep your feet on the floor when
the vehicle is in motion - never put your
feet on top of the instrument panel, out
of the window or on top of the seat cush-
ion. This app lies especially to the passen-
S e at s an d sto rag e
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gers . If your seating position is incorrect,
you increase the risk of injury in the case
of sudden braking or an accident . If the
airbag inflates and the seating position
is incorrect, this cou ld result in pe rsonal
inj ury or even death.
- It is important for both the driver and
front passenger to keep a distance of at
least 10 inches (25 cm) between them-
selves and the steering wheel and/or in-
strumen t panel. If you're s itting any
closer than th is, the airbag system can -
not protect you properly. In addition, the
front seats and head restraints must be
adj usted to your body height so that they
can give you max imum protect ion.
- Always try to keep as much distance as
possible between yourself and the steer-
ing wheel or instrument panel.
- Do not adjust the driver's or front pas-
senger's seat whi le the vehicle is moving.
Your seat may move unexpectedly, caus-
ing sudden loss of veh icle control and
pe rsonal injury. If you adjust you r seat
while the veh icle is moving, you are out
of posit ion.
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 follow ing manner:
.., Adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so
that you can easily push the pedals to the
floor wh ile keeping your knees slightly bent
¢ .&, in Why is your seat adjustment so im -
portant? on page 53.
""Adjust the seatback so that when you sit
with your back against the seatback , you can
sti ll grasp the top of t he steering wheel.
... App lies to vehicles with adjustab le head re-
straints: Adjust the head restraint so the up-
per edge is as even as possible wit h the top
of your head. If that is not possib le, try to
adjust the head restraint so that it is as
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