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is folded down. Because of this, the armrest
should not be folded down during city driving.
The arm rest can slide forward and back.
There is a storage compartment under the
arm rest.
Rear center armrest
A pplies to vehicles : wit h rear ce nter ar mres t
The storage compartment and cup holder are
integrated in the armrest.
Fig. 49 Rear armrest
Folding the armrest down
~ Tilt the armrest all the way down.
Opening the storage compartment
~ Lift the cover on the upper rim.
For more information on the use of the cup
holders, see
c:> page 61.
Headrests
Front head restraints
A ppl ies to vehicles : wit h adju stab le head restra ints
F ig. 50 Front seat: Ad justing th e head restraint
Seats and storage 59
Applies to vehicles with super sport seats* (no
illustration): The head restraints are integrat
ed in the backrest and cannot be adjusted.
Adjust the head restraints so the upper edge
is as even as possib le with the top of your
head. If that is not possible, try to adjust as
close to this position as possible. Push the head restraint as close as possible to the back
of the head.
~ To move the head restraint up or forward,
slide it until it locks into place.
~ To move the head restraint down or back,
press the side button -arrow-
c:> fig. SO and
slide the head restraint until it locks into
place .
Refer to
c:> page 129, Proper adjustment of
head restraints
for guidelines on how to ad
just the height of the front head restraints to
su it the occupant's body size .
.&_ WARNING
- Driving without head restraints or head
restraints that are not adjusted correctly
dramatically increases the risk of serious
or fatal neck injuries.
- Read and following the WARNINGS in
r::!) page 129, Proper adjustment of head
restraints.
(D Tips
Head restraints that are adjusted correctly
and safety belts are an extremely effective
combination of safety equipment.
Rear head restraints
Fig. 51 Outer rear head restraints : release point
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-For adjustable head restraints : always
adjust the head restra int properly so that
it can give maximum protection .
Proper adjustment of head restraints
Applies to vehicles: with adjustable head restraints
Correctly adjusted head restraints are an im
portant part of your vehicle's occupant re
st raint system and can help to reduce the risk
of injuries in acciden t situations.
Fig. 115 Hea d restr aint: vie wed fro m the fron t
The head restraints must be correctly adjust
ed to ach ieve the best protection .
.,. Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge
is as even as poss ible w ith the top of your
head .
If that is not possib le, try to adjust
the head restra int so that it is as close to
this position as possible
r:!.>fig . 115. Move
the head restraint so that it is as close to the
back of the head as possible.
.,. If there is a passenger on the rear cent er
seat ing position, slide the center head re
stra int upward at least to the next notch .
Adj usting head restraints¢
page 59.
_& WARNING
All seats are equipped with head re
straints. Dr iving without head restra ints or
w ith head restra ints that are not proper ly
adjusted increases the risk of ser ious or fa
tal neck injury dramat ically . To help reduce
the risk of inju ry:
- Always drive with the head restraints in
place and properly adjusted .
- Every person in the veh icle must have a
properly ad justed head restra int .
Dri ving sa fety 129
- Always make sure each person in the ve
hicle properly ad justs their head re
straint. Adjust the head restraint so the
upper edge is as even as possible with
the top of your head .
If that is not possi
ble, t ry to ad just the head restraint so
that it is as close to this pos it ion as pos
sible. Move t he head rest raint so that i t
is as close to the back of the head as pos
sible.
- Never attempt to adjust head res traint
while driving . If you have driven off and
m ust adjust the driver headrest for any
reason, first stop the vehicle safely be
fore attempting to adjust the head re
straint .
- Ch ildren must a lways be properly re
strained in a child restraint that is appro
priate for their age and size¢
page 170.
Examples of improper seating positions
The occupan t restraint syst em can only re
duce the risk of injury if vehicle occupants are
properly seated .
Improper seating positions can cause serious
injury or death. Safety belts can only work
when they are properly positioned on the body . Improper sea ting positions reduce the
effectiveness of safety belts and will even in
crease the r isk of injury and death by mov ing
the safety be lt to crit ica l areas of the body.
Improper seating posi tions a lso increase the
risk of serio us inju ry and de ath when an a ir
bag deploys and strikes an occupant who is
not in the proper seating position . A driver is
responsible for the safety of all veh icle occu
pants and espec ially for children. Therefore :
.,. Never allow anyone to assume an incorrect
seating position when the vehicle is being
used
r:!.> _&. .
The following bulle tins list o nly some samp le
pos itions that will increase the risk of serio us
injury and death. Our hope is that these exam
ples will make yo u more aware of seating po-
sitions that are dangerous. ..,.
