231
Con
trols
Seats Adjust
ingthe seat electrically
1 Head restra int hei ght
2 Seat height
3 Seat cushion ang le
4 Seat cushion leng th
5 Seat fore -and-aft adjust me nt
6 Back rest ang le
i IfPR E-S AFE ®
ha s been ac tiva ted, thefront-
passeng erseat is moved into a more favourable
seat posit ion.
! Make sur ethatth er ea reno objects inthe
footwell or behind thes eats when adj usting the
seats. You could otherwise dam ageth e seats
and the obj ects.
i Youcansa ve these ttin gs forth ese atswi th
th ememory function ( =page 242). Sea
ts Fr
on t se ats G
Risk of accide nt On
ly adjust th edrive r’s seat wh enthe ve hi-
cle isstationar y.Yo uwill otherwise be dis-
tr ac tedfrom the roa dand traf ficc ondition s
an dyo uco uld lose control ofthe vehicle as
ar esultof the seat movi ng. You could there-
fo re ca usean ac cide nt G
Risk of inju ry Make sur
ethat nobody can become trap ped
as you adjust theseat. Observe the noteson
the ai rbag syste m (
=page 31). Secu rechi l-
dren as re comm ended ( =page 37). G
Risk of inju ry The
seatsc an be adj usted when the key is
re mov edandth e door isopen. For this rea-
son, chi ldre nshould neverbe le ftun supe r-
vi sed inthe ve hicle. They co uld be trap ped
by aseat adjustment movement. G
Risk ofinju ry Yo
ur seat must be adjuste din such a way
that allows youto wear your seat beltpr op-
er ly (
=page 244).
Ob serve the foll owingp oint s:
! Position the backrest as clos eto the ver-
ti ca las possible.
! Your arms mu stbe slig ht ly bent when
hol ding the ste eringwheel.
! Mainta in a dist an ce from thepeda lsthat
allo wsyouto depr essth ese fully.
! Thehead restraint should support the
ba ck of you rhead at aboutey e level.
! Ifyo udo not follow thes einstru ction s,
this may leadto injur ies. G
Risk ofinju ry A
se at beltonly offer sits inte nded degree of
pr otect ion if th e ba ckrest isposi tion ed as
close to the ve rtical as possi ble an dthe oc-
cup ant is sittin gup righ t.Avoid se atposi-
ti ons that do not allo w the seat belt to be
ro uted correctl y(
= page 231). Position the
backre stas close totheve rtic alas possible. P54.25-5004-31216_
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