The brief instruction
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Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
minimum distance will mean that the airbag system will not be able to prop- erly protect you - hazard!•
You must not adjust the steering wh
eel when the vehicle is moving!
•
For safety reasons the lever must always be firmly pushed up to avoid the
steering wheel altering its position un
intentionally when driving - risk of
accident!Seat belt height adjuster– In order to adjust the height, press on the upper seat belt deflection
and push it into the desired direction up or down so that the shoulder part of the belt is positioned approximately across the middle of your shoulder.
– Then pull firmly on the belt to ensure
that the seat belt height adjuster
has correctly locked in place.
Further information
⇒page 111, “Seat belt height adjuster”.
WARNING
Adjust the height of the belt in such a way that the shoulder part of the belt is positioned approximately across the middle of your shoulder - on no account across your neck!Adjusting the front seats Adjusting a seat in a forward/back direction Adjusting height of seat* Adjust the angle of the seat backrest Adjusting lumbar support*Further information
⇒page 60, “Adjusting the front seats”.
WARNING
Only adjust the driver seat when the ve
hicle is stationary - risk of injury!
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 5 Front seat: Seat belt height adjuster
Fig. 6 Controls at seat
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Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
– Lower the seat if required by pushing or pumping lever down-
wards.
Adjust the angle of the seat backrest – Relieve any pressure on the seat backrest (do not lean on it) and turn
the handwheel
⇒
page 60, fig. 59
to adjust the desired angle of the
backrest.
Adjusting lumbar support* – Turn the wheel until you have set the most comfortable curvature
of the seat upholstery in the area of your spine.
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 sh
ould be adjusted in such a way that the
upper point of the steering wheel can be
easily reached with slightly bent arms.
WARNING
•
Only adjust the driver seat when the ve
hicle is stationary - risk of injury!
•
Take care when adjusting the seat! Adjusting the seat without care can
lead to bruises or injuries.•
The seat backrests must not be angled too far back when driving other-
wise this will affect proper operation of the seat belts and of the airbag system - risk of injury!
Adjusting front seats electrically*Adjusting seatsAdjusting seat – Adopt the correct seated position
⇒
page 60.
– Press the switch or in the direction of the desired setting
⇒
fig. 60
.
Adjusting lumbar support – Adjust the lumbar support mechanically by turning the rotary knob
.
Switch is operated in order to move the seat up/down and forward/back, while switch is operated in order to move the seat backrest forward or back.
WARNING
•
Only adjust the driver seat when the vehicle is stationary - risk of injury!
•
Caution when adjusting the seat! You ma
y suffer injuries or bruises as a
result of adjusting the seat without paying proper attention.
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Fig. 60 Side view: Controls for adjusting the seat
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