Adjusting The Seats - SMART forfour Operating Instructions Manual

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Adjusting the seats

Adjusting the seats
Adjust the driver's seat to the correct po
sition relative to the pedals and the
steering wheel before starting a journey.
Accident risk!
Only adjust the driver's seat
while the vehicle is stationary. You
will otherwise be distracted from the
traffic situation and the movement of
the seat could cause you to lose control
of the vehicle and result in an acci
dent.
Danger of injury!
When adjusting the seat, make
sure that no one is trapped.
1 10 Getting acquainted
Danger of injury!
To reduce the risk of serious or
fatal injuries in an accident or as a
result of rapid deceleration, such as
with an airbag inflating within a mat
ter of milliseconds, please note the
following:
All occupants must choose a seated
position in which they are able to
fasten the seat belt correctly and
that is as far as possible from the
front airbags.
The driver's seated position must be
such that he is able to control the ve
hicle safely. The driver must main
tain sufficient distance from the
pedals to be able to depress them
fully. The driver's arms should be
angled slightly when holding the
steering wheel.
Position the passenger's seat as far
back as possible, especially if child
restraint systems* were attached to
it and children were wearing these
child restraint systems or are sit
ting directly on the seat.
Occupants should always be wearing
a seat belt correctly and recline
against a backrest that is more or
less upright. The head restraint
should support the back of the head
at approximately eye level.
Danger of injury!
Take the car to a qualified spe
cialist workshop, e.g. a smart center if
the seats have become damaged.
The seat is an integral part of the car's
safety system in the same way as
e.g. seat belts and airbags. Its safety
function can only be upheld if the seats
are free of damage.