Seats, Mirrors, Steering Wheel and Sun Protection 35
Seat and Headrest Adjustment
Safety belts only offer protection when the
backrest is upright and the belts are properly
positioned on the body.
Improperly positioned safety belts or safety belts
worn by passengers in an excessively reclined
position can cause serious personal injury or
death in an accident.
f Do not operate the car with the driver or
passenger backrests excessively reclined.
f Please see the chapter “SEAT POSITION” on
page 37.
The seat may move further than desired if you
adjust it when driving. You could lose control of the
vehicle.
f Do not adjust seats while the vehicle is in mo-
backrest locks must be engaged at all
times while the vehicle is in motion.
If persons or animals are in the movement range
of the seat during seat adjustment, parts of the
body could get trapped or crushed.
f Adjust the seat so that no-one is put a risk.
f Do not activate the comfort memory button if
there is any risk of the seat crushing the
occupant.
f Cancel automatic adjustment by pressing any
of the seat adjustment buttons.
f Do not leave children in the vehicle unattended,
since they may depress the comfort setting
button and crush themselves or another
occupant.
Your vehicle is equipped with a total of five head-
rests in the backrests of the front and rear seats.
The height of the headrests for the front seats
and the outer headrests for the back seat is
adjustable. Only the middle headrest of the rear
seat is removable.
All occupants, including the driver, should not
operate a vehicle or sit in a vehicle’s seat until the
headrests and backrests are placed in their
proper positions so that the risk of neck injuries is
minimized in the event of a crash.
f Adjust the backrest's inclination such that the
headrest is in an upright position. Adjust the
headrest so that the upper edge of the
headrest is brought to eye level or higher.
f Driver and passengers should be seated
upright and in the center of their seats.
Adjusting headrests
Driving with removed headrests will cause serious
personal injury or death in an accident.
f Do not drive the vehicle without the headrest in
place and properly adjusted.
Improper Safety Belt
Use
Seat Adjustment While
Driving
Seat Adjustment
Failure to Adjust Head
and Backrests
Removing Headrests
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