Seats and storage
Important information
A WARNING
Refer to the chapter Driving Safely
~ page 124, Driving safety for important in
formation , tips, s uggestions and warnings
that you should read and follow for your own
safety and the safety of your passenge rs.
Front seats
Manual seat adjustment
Applies to vehicles with manual adjustable seats
Fig. 53 Fro nt seat: manual seat adj ustment
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@ -Moving the seat fo rwa rd/back: pu ll the leve r
and slide the seat .
@-Lengthen ing/shortening the upper thigh
support* : lift the handle.
@-Adjusting the angle of the seat surface*.
Pull/press the lever .
@-Adjusting the lumbar support* : press the
button in the desired direction .
®-Moving the seat up/down: pull/press the lev
er .
@ -Adjusting the backrest angle: turn the ad
just ing wheel.
A WARNING
- Only adjust the front seat with when the ve-
hicle is stationary . Otherwise, this increases
;;§ the risk of an accident .....
~ -Exercise caution when adjusting the seat N
8 height . Adjusting the seat carelessly or r--. > 00
Seats and storag e
without checking can pinch hands and fin
gers.
- The front seat backrests must not be re
clined too far back when driving, because
this impairs the effectiveness of the safety
belts and airbag system, which increases
the risk of injury .
- To reduce the risk of injury during sudden
braking or in a coll is ion, the driver and front
passenger should not have their backrests in
the reclined position whi le dr iving or riding.
The safety be lts and airbag system can pro
vide the greatest protection possib le when
the backrests a re in the up right posit ion and
the safety belts are worn correctly. The
more a backrest is reclined, the greater the
risk of injury due to an incorrect seating po
sition and safety belt position.
Power seat adjustment
Applies to veh icles wit h powe r adjustab le seats
Fig. 54 Froht se at : power seat ad ju stment
@ -Adjust ing the lumbar support: press the but
ton in the applicable position.
® -moving the seat up/down: press the button
up/down . To adjust the front seat cushion, press
the front button up/down. To adj ust the rear seat
cushion, press the rear button up/down.
® -moving the seat forward/back : press the
button forward/back.
© -adjust ing the backrest ang le: turn the ad
just ing wheel.
@ -lengthening/shortening the upper thigh sup-
port* : lift the grip handle . .,_
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