Head Restraints; Anti-Whiplash" Device - Alfa Romeo MITO User Manual

HEAD RESTRAINTS

FRONT
Head restraints are adjustable in height and they lock automatically
into the desired position:
❒ upwards adjustment: raise the head restraint until it clicks into place;
❒ downwards adjustment: press button A fig. 25 and lower the head
restraint.
Head restraints must be adjusted so that the head,
rather than the neck, rests on them. Only in this case
can they protect your head correctly.
fig. 25
To remove the head restraints:
❒ raise the head restraints to their maximum height;
❒ press buttons A and B fig. 25, then remove the head restraints by
pulling them upwards.

"Anti-Whiplash" device

The head restraints are equipped with an "Anti-Whiplash" device,
which reduces the distance between head and head restraint in the
event of a rear impact, thus mitigating the "whiplash" effect.
The head restraint may move when the backrest is pressed by the
occupant's torso or hand: this behaviour is caused by the system and
should not be considered a malfunction.
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