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S e at s and s t o rage
Seats
and storage
General
information
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 dr iver and the front passenger . Adjust
your seat properly so that:
- you can easily and quickly reach all the switches
and controls in the instrument panel
- your body is properly supported thus reducing
physical stress and fatigue
- the safety belts and a irbag system can offer
maximum protection ¢
page 148.
In the following sections, you will see exact ly
how you can best adjust your seats.
There are spec ial regulat ions and instr uctions for
installing a child safety seat on t he front pas-
senger 's seat . Always fo llow the information re-
garding child safety provided in ¢
page 168,
Child safety.
A
WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the driver and all
other passengers can result in serious person-
al injury.
- Always keep your feet on the floor when the
vehicle is in motion - never 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 espe cially t o the passenge rs. If your
seat ing pos ition is inco rrect, you increase
the risk of injury in the case of sudden brak-
ing or an accident . If the airbag inf lates and
the seating position is incor rect, this could
result in personal injury or even death.
- It is important for both the driver and front
passenge r to keep a d istance of at least
10 inches (25 cm) between themselves and
the steering wheel and/or instrument pan-
el. If you're s itting any closer than this, the
airbag system cannot pro t ect you properly.
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In addition, the front seats and head re-
straints must be adjusted to your body
he ight so that they can give you maximum
protection .
- Always try to keep as much distance as pos-
sible between yourself and the steer ing
wheel or instrument panel.
- Do not adjust the driver's or front passeng-
er's seat while the veh icle is moving. Your
seat may move unexpectedly, causing sud-
den loss of vehicle contro l and personal in-
jury. If you adj ust your seat while the veh icle
is moving, you a re out of pos ition.
, 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 that
you can easi ly push the pedals to the floor
while keep ing your knees slightly bent ¢
A.
in
Why is your seat adjustment so important? on
page 60 .
.. Adjust the seatback so that when you sit with
your back agains t the seatback, you can still
gras p the t op of t he steering wheel.
.. Adjust the head res t raint so t he uppe r edge is
as even as possib le with the top of you r head. If
that is not possible, try to adjust the head re-
straint so that it is as close to this pos it ion as
possible ¢
page 64.
A
WARNING
Neve r place any objects in the dr iver's foo t -
well. An object could get into the pedal area
and inte rfere with pedal function. In case of
sud d en bra king or an accident, you would not
be ab le t o b rake o r accelerate.
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