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General information
Why is your seat adjustment so important?
The safety belts and the airbag system can only
provide maximum protection if the front seats are correctly adjusted.
There are various ways of adjusting the front
seats to provide safe and comfortable support
for the driver and the front passenger. Adjust
your seat properly so that:
- you can easily and quickly reach all the switches
and controls in the instrument panel
- your body is properly supported thus reducing
physical stress and fatigue
- the safety belts and a irbag system can offer
maximum protection ¢
page 128.
In the following sections, you will see exactly
how you can best adjust your seats.
There are special regulations and instructions for installing a child safety seat on the front pas
senger's seat. Always follow the information re
garding child safety provided in¢
page 150,
Child safety.
A WARNING -
Refer to¢ page 111, Driving safety for im
portant information, t ips, suggestions and
warnings that you should read and follow for
your own safety and the safety of your pas senge rs.
A WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the dr iver and all
other passengers can resu lt in serious person
al injury.
- Always keep your feet on the floor when the
vehicle is in motion -never put your feet on
top of the instrument pane l, out of the win
dow or on top of the seat cushion. This ap
plies especially to the passengers . If your
seating pos it ion is incorrect, you increase
the risk of injury in the case of sudden brak
ing or an accident. If the airbag inflates and
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the seating position is incorrect, this cou ld
result in personal injury or even death.
- It is important for both the driver and front
passenger to keep a distance of at least
10 inches (25 cm) between themselves and
the steering wheel and/or instrument panel.
If you're sitting any closer than this, the air
bag system cannot protect you properly. In
addition, the front seats and head restraints must be adjusted to your body height so
that they can give you max imum protect ion.
- Always try to keep as much distance as pos
sible between yourself and the steer ing
wheel or instrument pane l.
- Do not adjust the driver's o r front passeng
er 's seat while the veh icle is moving. Your
seat may move unexpectedly, causing sud
den loss of vehicle control and persona l in
jury.
If you adjust your seat whi le the vehicle
is moving, you are out of position.
Driver's seat
The correct seat position is important for safe
and relaxed driving.
We recommend that you adjust the dr iver's seat
in the following manner:
"' Adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so that
you can eas ily push the pedals to the floor
while keeping your knees slightly bent¢.&,
in
Why is your seat adjustment so important? on
page 53.
"' Adjust the seatback so that when you sit with
your back against the seatback, you can still
grasp the top of the steering wheel.
"' App lies to veh icles w ith adjustable head re
straints: Adjust the head restraint so the upper
edge is as even as possible with the top of your
head.
If that is not possible, try to adjust the
head restra int so that it is as close to th is posi
t ion as possible ¢
page 56.
A WARNING
Never place any objects in the driver's foot
well. An object could get into the pedal area
and interfere with pedal funct ion. In case of
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sudden braking or an accident, yo u wo uld not
be able to brake or accelerate.
Front passenger's seat
Always move the front passenger seat into the rearmost position.
To avo id contact w it h the airbag wh ile i t is de
p loying, do not sit any closer to the inst rument
panel than necessary and always wear the three
point safety belt provided adjusted correctly. We
recommend that you adjust the passenger's seat in the following manner:
.,. Bring the backrest up to an (a lmost) upright
position .
Do not ride with the seat reclined .
.,. Applies to vehicles with adjustable head re
straints: Adjust the head restra int so the upper
edge is as even as poss ible with the top of your
head. If that is not possib le, try to adjust the
head restraint so that it is as close to this posi
tion as possible ¢
page 56.
.,. Place your feet on the floor in fron t of the pas
senger 's seat.
Front seats
Power seat adjustment
F ig . 5 1 Front seats : power seat ad justm ent
Controls
@ -Adjusting the l umbar support*: press the
button in the corresponding position~.& .
@-Movi ng the sea t up/down : press the bu tton
up/down
~ & .
@ -Movi ng the seat fo rward/back: press the but
ton fo rward/back
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©-Adjusting the backrest angle: press the but
ton forward/back ¢.& .
©-Raising/ lowering* the head res traints: p ress
the button up/down~ &.
@ -Lengthening/shorte ning the upper thigh
support*: lift the hand le. A sp ring moves the
fron t seat c ushion fo rward ¢
,&..
& WARNING -
-Never ad just the driver's or front passeng
er's seat while the vehicle is moving. If you
do this while the veh icle is moving, yo u will
be out of posit ion. Always adjust the driver 's
or front passenger's seat when the vehicle is
not moving .
- Be careful when adjusting the seat height. Check to see that no one is in the way, or se
r ious injury cou ld result!
- Because the seats can be electrically adjust ed w ith the ignition off or with the ignition
key removed, never leave children unattend
ed in the vehicle. Unsuperv ise d use of the
electric seat adj ustments may cause serious
m Ju ry.
- To reduce the risk of injury in the case of
sudden b raking or accident, fro nt passen
ge rs must neve r ride in a moving veh icle
w ith the backres t reclined. Safety belts and
the air bag system on ly offer ma ximum pro
tect ion when the bac krest is upright and the
safety belts are properly positioned on t he
body. The more the backrest is recl ined, the
greater the risk of persona l injury from an
incorrect seating posit ion and improperly
positioned safety belts.
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Center armrest
The center armrest can be adjusted to several
levels.
F ig . 54 Armrest between t he driver's/front passenger's
seats.
Adjust ing the cente r armre st
.. To adj ust the angle, raise the armrest from the
starting posit ion ¢
fig. 54 detent by detent.
.. To bring the armrest back into the starting po
s ition, raise it out of the top detent and fold it
back down.
The armrest can slide forward and back .
Head restraints
Front head restraints
Applies to veh icles: with ad justable head restraints
Head restraints that are adjusted according to
body size, along with the seat belt, offer effec
tive protection .
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Fig. 55 Front seat: adjusting the power head restraint
Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge is as
even as possible with the top of your head. If that
is not possible, try to adjust the head restraint so
that it is as close to this posit ion as poss ible
¢ page 56.
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.. To adjust the height o f the power head re-
straint*, press the b utton up/down ¢
fig. 55.
Refer to ¢ page 114, Proper adjustment of head
restraints
for guidelines on how to adjust the
height of the front head restraints to s uit the oc
cupant's body size .
A WARNING
-Dr iving without head restraints or with head
restraints that are not properly adjusted in
creases the risk of ser ious or fatal neck in
jury dramat ically.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
c>page 114,
Proper adjustment of head restraints.
(D Tips
- To prevent the head restraints from running
into the headliner, they retract automat ica l
ly when moving the seat forward or upward .
- Correctly adjusted head restraints and safe
ty be lts are an extremely effect ive combina
t ion of safety features.
Rear head restraints
Fig . 56 Rea r seats: head restraints
Fig . 57 Rear head restraints: release