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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 driver 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 132.
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 pas-
senger's seat. Always follow the information re-
garding child safety provided in
¢
page 152,
Child
safety.
A
WARNING
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Refer
to¢
page 113, Driving
safety
for
im-
portant information, t ips, suggestions and
warnings that you should read and follow for
your own safety and the safety of your pas-
senge rs.
A
WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the dr iver and all
other passengers can resu lt in serious person-
al injury.
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Always keep your feet on the floor when the
vehicle is in motion
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never put your feet on
top of the instrument pane l, out of the win-
dow or on top of the seat cushion. This ap-
plies
especially
to the passengers
.
If your
seating pos it ion is incorrect, you increase
the risk of
injury
in
the
case of sudden brak-
ing or an
accident.
If the airbag inflates and
S
e
at
s
and
s
tor
a
ge
the seating position is incorrect, this cou ld
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 panel.
If you're sitting any closer than this, the air-
bag system cannot protect you properly. In
addition, the front seats and head restraints
must be adjusted to your body height so
that they can give you max imum protect ion.
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Always try to keep as much distance as pos-
sible between yourself and the steer ing
wheel or instrument pane
l.
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Do not adjust the driver's o
r
front passeng-
er 's seat while the veh icle is moving. Your
seat may move unexpectedly, causing sud-
den loss of vehicle control and persona
l
in-
jury. If you adjust your seat whi le the 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 that
you can eas ily push the pedals to the floor
while keeping your knees slightly bent¢
.&,
in
Why is your seat adjustment so important? on
page 59.
"'
Adjust
the
seatback so that when you sit with
your back
against
the seatback, you
can sti
ll
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 that is not possible, try to adjust the
head restra int so that it is as close to th is posi-
t
ion as possible
¢
page 62.
A
WARNING
Never place any objects
in the
dr iver's foot-
well. An object could get into
the
pedal area
and interfere with pedal funct ion.
In case
of
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59
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