Seat belts
86
Correct driver's seat position
1
Steering wheel
2
Seat belt
3
Seat
G
Risk of accident
Only adjust the driver's seat when the vehi-
cle is stationary. You will otherwise be dis-
tracted from the road and traffic conditions
and you could lose control of the vehicle as
a result of the seat moving. This could
cause an accident.
G
Risk of accident
Only adjust the steering wheel when the
vehicle is stationary and do not pull away
until the steering wheel adjustment mech-
anism is locked in position. You might oth-
erwise drive without the steering wheel
adjustment mechanism being locked in
position. As a result you could be distracted
from road and traffic conditions by an unex-
pected movement of the steering wheel
and thereby cause an accident.
The steerability of the vehicle is however
not affected.
X
Check whether seat
3
and the head
restraint are adjusted properly
(
Y
page 74).
Make sure that:
R
you are as far away from the driver's front
airbag as possible
R
you are sitting in a normal upright posi-
tion
R
you can fasten the seat belt properly
R
you have moved the backrest to an
almost vertical position
R
you have set the seat angle so that your
thighs are gently supported
R
you can depress the pedals properly
R
you have adjusted the head restraint so
that the back of your head is supported
at eye level by the central area of the
head restraint
X
Check whether steering wheel
1
is adjus-
ted properly (
Y
page 78).
Make sure that:
R
you can hold the steering wheel with your
arms slightly bent
R
you can move your legs freely
R
you can see all the displays in the instru-
ment cluster clearly
X
Check whether you have fastened seat belt
2
properly (
Y
page 83).
It should:
R
fit snugly across your body
R
be routed across the middle of your
shoulder
R
routed in your pelvic area across the hip
joints
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