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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:
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you can easily and quickly reach all the switches
and controls in the instrument panel
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your body is properly supported thus reducing
physical stress and fatigue
- the safety belts and a irbag system can offer
maximum protection
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page 129.
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
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page 151,
Child safety.
A
WARNING
Refer to
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page 112, Driving safety
for im-
portant information, tips, suggestions and
wa rnings that you should read and follow for
your own safety and the safety of
your
pas-
senge rs.
A
WARNING
In correct seating position of the driver and all
other passenge rs can result in serious person-
al injury
.
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Always keep you
r
fee
t
on
t
he floor when the
vehicle
is
in motion
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never put your feet on
top
of
the instr ument pane l, o ut
of
the win
-
dow or on top of the seat cushion. This ap-
plies espec ially to 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 inflates and
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the seating position is incorrect, this could
result in personal injury or even death.
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It is important for both the driver and front
passenger to keep a distance of at least
10 inches (25 cm) between themselves and
the steering wheel and/or instrument pan-
el. If you're sitt ing any closer than this, the
airbag system cannot protect you properly
.
In addition
,
the front seats and head re-
straints must be adjusted to your body
he igh
t
so that they can g ive you maximum
protection.
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Always try to keep as much distance as pos-
sible between yourself and the
st
eer ing
wheel or instrument pane
l.
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Do not adjust the driver's or fron
t
passeng-
er 's sea
t
while the vehicle is moving. Your
seat may move unexpectedly, causing sud-
den loss of vehicle contro
l
and personal in-
jury. If you
adj
ust yo ur seat while the veh icle
is moving, you are 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 fo re and aft direction so
t
ha
t
you
can
eas ily push the ped
a
ls to the floor
while keeping your knees slight ly bent
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A
in
Why is your seat adjustment so important? on
page 54.
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Adjust the seatback so that when you sit with
your back against the seatback, you can still
grasp the top of the steering wheel.
..
Applies to veh icles with adjustable head re
-
straints
:
Adjust the head restraint so the upper
edge is as even as possible with the top of your
head.
If
t hat
is
not poss ible
,
try to
adju
st
t
he
he ad rest raint so
t hat
it is as close
t
o
t
his pos
i-
tion as possible
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page 57.
A
WARNING
Neve
r
place any objects in the dr iver's foot-
well. An object could get into the pedal area
and interfere with pedal function. In case of
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