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Front seats

Introduction

The following information describes the various options for adjusting the front seats. Always make sure the seats are adjusted

to the correct position ⇒

Introduction.

WARNING

Driving in an incorrect seating position due to seats being adjusted incorrectly may cause serious injuries.

Adjust the front seats according to the correct seating position each time before driving and make sure all

passengers have their safety belts fastened correctly.

Move the front passenger seat all the way back.

WARNING

Adjusting the seats incorrectly can cause accidents and serious injuries.

Only adjust the seats when the vehicle is stationary. Otherwise, the position of the seats could change

unexpectedly while driving and you could lose control of the vehicle. You could also put yourself in an incorrect

seating position.

Only adjust the height, angle, and forward/back position of the front seats when there is no one within the seat’s

range of movement.

Do not restrict the movement of the seats by placing objects within their range of movement.

The adjusting and locking areas of the seats must not be dirty.

WARNING

Using seat covers or protective covers incorrectly can result in unintentionally operating the seat adjusters, and the front

seats could move unexpectedly while driving. This could cause you to lose control of the vehicle. This can cause

accidents and injuries. The electrical components in the front seats could also be damaged.

Never install or secure seat covers and protective covers on the electrical controls.

Only use seat covers or protective covers that are speciﬁcally approved for use in your vehicle.

WARNING

Lighters in the vehicle can become damaged or ignite unintentionally. This can cause severe burns and vehicle damage.

Before adjusting any seat, always make sure that there are no cigarette lighters near the moving parts of the seat.

NOTICE

Objects with sharp edges can damage the seats.

Never touch the seats with sharp-edged objects. Sharp-edged objects, such as zippers, rivets on clothing, or belts,

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can cause surface damage. Open hook and loop fasteners can also cause damage.

Manually adjusting front seats

Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice ⇒

and Introduction.

The information that follows describes all possible controls. Depending on the seat version, the number of controls may vary.

The controls on the front passenger seat are a mirror image of those for the driver seat.

Fig. 65 On the driver seat: Controls.

Pull the lever to slide the front seat forward or backward. The front seat must lock into place after the lever is released.

To adjust the backrest, turn the handwheel with nothing resting on the backrest.

Or: release the backrest and operate the lever to adjust the backrest (depending on the vehicle equipment).

If necessary, move the lever upward or downward multiple times to adjust the height of the seat.

¹⁾This only applies to the inner side of the seat in vehicles with four doors.

Adjusting power front seats

Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice ⇒

and Introduction.

The electric controls differ depending on the country and vehicle equipment and may vary according to the seat design.

The controls on the front passenger seat are a mirror image of those for the driver seat.

A seat may have both manual and power controls.

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Fig. 66 Switch on the driver seat: Adjusting the front seat forward/back, the height and angle of the seat surface, and the

front seat backrest.

Press the switch in the direction of the arrow:

Slide the seat forward or backward.

Adjust the angle of the seat surface.

Adjust the height of the seat.

Adjust the angle of the backrest.

Fig. 67 Switch on the driver seat: Adjusting the lumbar support.

Press the switch in the direction you would like the lumbar support to move.

Move the curvature of the lumbar support forward.

Move the curvature of the lumbar support backward.

WARNING

Careless or unintended use of the power front seats can cause serious injuries.

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The power front seats can also be adjusted when the ignition is switched off. Never leave children or people

requiring assistance in the vehicle.

In case of an emergency, interrupt the power adjustment by pressing another switch.

NOTICE

Incorrect usage may damage the electric components in the front seats.

Do not kneel on the front seats and do not otherwise concentrate pressure on speciﬁc points of the seat cushion

and backrest.

If the charge level of the 12-volt vehicle battery is too low, it may not be possible to adjust the seat electronically.

Seat adjustment is canceled while the engine is starting.

Rear seats

Introduction

The following information describes the various options for adjusting the rear seats. Always make sure the seats are adjusted

to the correct position ⇒ Correct seating position.

WARNING

Incorrectly positioned rear seats increase the risk of serious injuries if an accident occurs.

Before every journey, ensure that the rear seats are positioned so that all passengers are sitting upright and have

their safety belts fastened correctly.

Only adjust the rear seats when there is no one within the range of movement of the seats.

WARNING

If you adjust the rear seats while driving, you will adopt the wrong sitting position. In addition, the rear seats may move

unexpectedly during the journey. This will increase the risk of serious injuries if an accident occurs.

Only adjust the rear seats when the vehicle is stationary.

WARNING

Lighters in the vehicle can become damaged or ignite unintentionally. This can cause severe burns and vehicle damage.

Before adjusting any seat, always make sure that there are no cigarette lighters near the moving parts of the seat.

WARNING

Incorrect use of the rear center armrest may cause serious injuries.

The rear center armrest must always be folded up during journeys.

If the center armrest is folded down, the center rear bench seat must never be used by either adults or children.

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