Seats And Useful Equipment; Adjusting The Seats - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

Seats and useful equipment

Adjusting the seats

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Manual seat adjustment
Electric seat adjustment
Head restraints
Memory function of electrically adjustable seat
Memory function of the remote control key
The driver's seat should be adjusted in such a way that the pedals can be fully
pressed to the floor with slightly bent legs.
The seat backrest on the driver's seat should be adjusted in such a way that the
upper point of the steering wheel can be easily reached with slightly bent arms.
Correct adjustment of the seats is particularly important:
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for safely and quickly reaching the controls;
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for a relaxed, fatigue-free body position;
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for achieving maximum protection offered by the seat belts and the airbag
system.
WARNING
Caution when adjusting the seat! You may suffer injuries or bruises as a re-
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sult of adjusting the seat without paying proper attention.
As the electric front seats can also be adjusted when the ignition is switch-
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ed off (even when the ignition key is withdrawn), never leave children unat-
tended in the car.
The seat backrests must not be angled too far back when driving otherwise
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this will affect proper operation of the seat belts and of the airbag system –
risk of injury!
Never carry more people than the number of seats in the vehicle.
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WARNING (Continued)
Each occupant must correctly fasten the seat belt belonging to the seat.
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Children must be fastened
suitable restraint system.
At all times, the front seats and head restraints must be adjusted to match
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the person's body size and the seat belt must be attached properly to provide
the most effective levels of protection to passengers.
Do not transport any objects on the front passenger seat except objects
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(e.g. child safety seat) provided for this purpose – risk of accident!
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WARNING
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As the driver, observe the following instructions.
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Only adjust the driver's seat when the vehicle is stationary – risk of accident!
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Maintain a distance of at least 25 cm from the steering wheel, and a dis-
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tance of at least 10 cm between the legs and the dash panel at the height of
the knee airbag. Not maintaining this minimum distance will mean that the
airbag system will not be able to properly protect you – hazard!
Ensure that there are no objects in the driver's footwell as they may get
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caught behind the pedals when driving or applying the braking. You would
then no longer be able to operate the clutch, brake or accelerate.
WARNING
As the front passenger, observe the following instructions.
Maintain a distance of at least 25 cm to the dash panel. Not maintaining this
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minimum distance will mean that the airbag system will not be able to proper-
ly protect you – hazard!
Always keep your feet in the footwell when the car is being driven – never
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place your feet on the instrument panel, out of the window or on the surfaces
of the seats. You will be exposed to increased risk of injury if it becomes nec-
essary to apply the brake or in the event of an accident. If an airbag is de-
ployed, you may suffer fatal injuries when adopting an incorrect seated posi-
tion!
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