Correct Seated Position - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

132 Passive Safety
● Ensure that no objects can obstruct the pedal.
● Adjust the mirror, the front seat and the head restraint to match your body
size.
● Point out to your occupants that the head restraints must be adjusted to
match their body size.
● Protect the children in suitable child seats with correctly fastened seat belts
⇒ p age 147, Transporting children safely.
● Adopt the correct seated position ⇒ p age 132, Correct seated position. Also
inform your occupants to adopt the correct seated position.
● Fasten the seat belt correctly. Also inform your occupants to properly fasten
the seat belts ⇒ p age 137, How are seat belts correctly fastened?.
What influences the driving safety?
The driving safety is primarily determined by the style of driving
and the personal behaviour of all the occupants.
The driver is fully responsible for himself and his occupants. If your driving safety
is effected, you place yourself and the oncoming traffic at risk.
Please refer to the following guidelines.
● Do not get distracted from concentrating on the traffic situation, e.g. by your
occupants or mobile phone calls.
● Never drive when your driving ability is impaired, e.g. through medication, alco-
hol, drugs.
● Keep to the traffic regulations and the permissible speed limit.
● Adjust the driving speed at all times to the road condition as well as to the
traffic and weather conditions.
● Take regular breaks on long journeys - at the latest every two hours.

Correct seated position

Correct seated position for the driver
Correct seated position for the driver is important for safe and re-
laxed driving.
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Fig. 116 The correct distance of the driver from the steering wheel/The correct head restraint
adjustment for the driver
For your own safety and to reduce the risk of injury in the event of an accident, we
recommend the following setting.
● Adjust the steering wheel so that the distance between the steering wheel
and your chest is at least 25 cm
● Position the driver seat in the forward/back direction so that you are able to
fully press the pedals with your legs at a slight angle.
● Adjust the seat backrest so that you are able to reach the highest point of the
steering wheel with your arms at a slight angle.
● Adjust the head restraint so that the top edge of the head restraint is at the
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same level as the upper part of your head
● Fasten the seat belt correctly ⇒ p age 137, How are seat belts correctly fas-
tened?.
Manual driver seat adjustment ⇒ p age 60, Adjusting the front seats.
Electrical driver seat adjustment ⇒ p age 61, Adjusting front seats electrically.
⇒ f ig. 116
- left.
⇒ f ig. 116
- right.
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