You can adjust the seats when the ignition is
switched off.
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WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
during seat adjustment
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail.
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Make sure when adjusting a seat that
no one has any body parts in the sweep
of the seat.
Observe the safety notes on "Airbags" and "Chil‐
dren in the vehicle".
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WARNING Risk of injury if vehicle set‐
tings are adjusted while the vehicle is in
motion
You could lose control of the vehicle in par‐
ticular in the following situations:
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If you adjust the driver's seat, the head
restraints, the steering wheel or the mir‐
ror while the vehicle is in motion.
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If you fasten your seat belt while the vehi‐
cle is in motion.
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Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, head restraints, steering
wheel and mirror in particular and fas‐
ten your seat belt.
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WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
the seat height is adjusted carelessly
If you adjust the seat height carelessly, you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereby injured.
Children in particular could accidentally
press the electrical seat adjustment buttons
and become trapped.
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While moving the seats, make sure that
hands or other body parts do not get
under the lever assembly of the seat
adjustment system.
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WARNING Risk of injury due to incor‐
rectly adjusted head restraints
If head restraints have not been adjusted
correctly, there is an increased risk of injury
in the head and neck area, e.g. in the event
of an accident or sudden braking.
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Before driving off, make sure for every
vehicle occupant that the centre of the
head restraint supports the back of the
head at about eye level.
Adjust the head restraint fore-and-aft position so
that it is as close as possible to the back of your
head.
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WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
incorrect seat position
The seat belt will not offer the intended level
of protection if you have not moved the seat
backrest to an almost vertical position.
In particular, you may slip under the seatbelt
and injure yourself.
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