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sudden braking or an accident, you would not
be able to brake or accelerate.
Front passenger's seat
Always move the front passenger seat into the
r e armos t position .
To avoid contact with t he a irbag while it is de
p loying, do not sit any closer to the inst rument
panel than necessary and a lways wear the three
point saf ety b elt prov id ed adjust ed correctly. W e
r ecommend that you ad just the passenger's seat
in the following manner:
• Bring the backrest up to an (almost) upright
position .
Do not ride with the s eat r eclin ed .
• Applies to vehicles with adjustable head re
strain ts: 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 th is posi
t ion as poss ible
q poge 57.
• Place your feet on the floor in front of the pas
senger's seat.
Front seats
Power seat adjustment
App lies to vehicles : with power adjustable seats
Fig. 51 Fro nt s eats: pow er se at ad just ment
Controls
@ -Adjusting the l umbar support *: press the
b utton in the corresponding position
q .&, .
@-Moving the se at up/down: p ress the but ton
up/dow n
q .&,.
@ -Mov ing the seat fo rwa rd/back: press the but
ton fo rwa rd/back
q .&, .
Seats and storag e
©-Adjust ing the backrest ang le: press the bu t
ton forward/back
~ ,& .
©-Raising/loweri ng* the head restra ints: press
t h e b utton up/down
q .&, .
@-Lengthening/shortening the upper th igh
support*: lift the handle. A spr ing moves the
front sea t cu shion fo rward
q ,.&. .
_& WARNING
-Never adjust the drive r's or front passen g
er's seat while the ve hicle is moving .
If you
do this while the veh icle is moving , you will
be out of position. Always adjust the d river's
or front passenger's seat when the vehicle is not moving.
- Be carefu l when adjust ing the seat height.
C heck to see t hat no one is in the way, or se
rious inju ry could result!
- Because the seats can be e lectrically adjust
ed w it h the ignition off or with the ignit ion
key removed, never leave children unatte nd
ed in the vehicle . Unsupe rvised use of the
electric seat ad justmen ts may cause ser ious
lnJ Ury.
- To reduce the risk of injury in the case of
sudden b raking or acc ident, front passen
ge rs must neve r ride i n a moving veh icle
wit h the backrest reclined. Safety belts and
the airbag system on ly o ffer maximum pro
tect ion when the bac krest is upr ight and the
safety belts a re prope rly positioned on the
body. The more the backrest is reclined, the
greater the risk of pe rsonal injury from an
incorrect seating position and improper ly
positioned safety belts .
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Center armrest
The center armrest can be adjusted to several
levels .
Fig. 54 Armrest betwee n the dr ive r's/ front passenger's
seats.
Adjusting the cent er armr est
.,. To adjust the angle, raise the armrest from the
starting position ¢
fig. 54 detent by detent.
"'T o bri ng the armrest back into the start ing po
s it ion, ra ise 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 vehicles: with ad justable head restra in ts
Head restraints that are adjusted according to
body size, along with the seat belt, offer effec
tive protection .
Fig. 55 Fr ont sea t: adjusting the manual head restrain ts
Seats and storag e
Fig. 56 Front seat: adjus ting the power head rest rain t
Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge is as
even as possib le w ith the top of yo ur head . If tha t
is not possib le, try to adjust the head res traint so
that it is as close to this position as possible
¢page 57.
.,. To adjust the he igh t of the manua l head re
s trai nt*, grip the head res tra int on t he sides
w ith both hands and slide it up/down until it
locks into place ¢
fig. 55.
"' To adjust the he ight of the power head re -
straint*, press the button up/down
¢ fig. 56.
Refer to ¢ page 115, Proper adjustment of head
restraints
for g uidelines on how to adjust the
height of the front head restraints to s uit the oc
c u pant's body s ize.
A WARNING
-- Driving without head restra ints or with head
restraints that are not properly adj usted in
creases the r isk of se rious or fatal neck in
jury d ramat ica lly .
- Read a nd heed all WARNINGS
¢ page 115,
Proper adjustment of head restraints.
@ Tips
- To prevent the head restraints from r unning
into the head liner, they retract a utomat ica l
ly when mov ing the seat forward or upward .
- Correct ly adjusted head restraints and safe
ty be lts are an extremely effective combina
tion of safety features .
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