1999 BMW 740i 750iL E38 Owners Manual

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6nS e a t a d ju s tm e n t
Ele c tric   p o w e r s e a ts
Fo r m a xim um  s a fe ty w he n a d jus tin g th e
s e a t p os itio n, p le a s e  o b s e rve  th e  fo l-
lowing:
Co rre  c t s ittin g  p o s tu re
To  re d uc e  s tra in o n th e  s p ina l c olum n,
s it a ll th e  w a y b a c k in  th e  s e a t a nd  re s t
yo ur b a c k fu lly a ga ins t th e  b a c kre s t.
Id e a l s ittin g p os tu re  is  a c hie ve d  w ith
yo ur h e a d  e xte nd ing fro m  yo ur s p ine  in
a  s tra ight lin e .
Fo r lo ng-d  is ta nc e  d rivin g, yo u m a y w is h
to  in c re a s e  th e  b a c kre s t tilt- a ngle
s lightly to   re d uc e  m us c ula r te ns ion.
P le a s e  re m e m b e r th a t yo u s hould  a l-
wa ys  re m a in a b le  to  g ra s p  th e  e ntire
p e rip he ry o f th e  s te e ring w he e l w ith out
s tra ighte  ning yo  ur a  rm s .
Ne ve r try to   a d jus t yo ur s e a t w hile
op e ra tin g th e  ve hic le . Th e  s e a t
c ould  re s p ond  w ith  u ne xp e c te d  m ove -
m e nt, a nd  th e  e ns uing lo  s s  o f ve hic le
c ontro  l c ould  le a d  to  a n a c c id e nt.
We a r th e  s a fe ty b e lt firm ly a ga ins t yo ur
b od y a t a ll tim e s . In  th e  e ve nt o f a  fro n-
ta l im p a c t, a  lo os e  la p  b e lt c ould  s lid e
ove r yo ur h  ip s , le a d ing to  a b d om ina l in-
jury. In   a d d itio n, th e  s a fe ty b e lt's  re -
s tra int e ffe c tive ne s s  is  re d uc e d  if th e
b e lt is  w orn  lo os e ly.
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Tilt a ngle
Fo rw a rd  -  b a c kw a rd  a d jus tm e nt
Cus  hion h  e ight
Lu m b a r s u p p o rt
Ne ve r rid e  w ith  th e  b a c kre s t re c line d  to  4   Ba c kre s t a ngle
a n e xtre m e  h orizonta  l a ngle   (e s p e c ia lly
Re fe r to  th e  B MW c om fort s  e a t in  th e
following c   olum  n.
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He a d  re s tra int h e ight
im p orta nt fo r fro nt p  a s s e nge rs  to  re -
m e m b e r). Ke e p  th e  b a c kre s t re la tive ly
up rig ht to  m inim ize  th e  ris k o f "s lid ing
und e r" th e  s a fe ty b e lt a nd  s us ta ining in -
jury in  a n a  c c id e nt.
Do  n ot s lid e  th e  s e a ts  to  th e  re a r w he n
th e  ve hic le  is  a t a n e xtre m e  a ngle  (o n
ga ra ge  ra m p s  o r s te e p  s lop e s , fo r in -
s ta nc e ), to  p re ve nt th e  s hould e r s tra p 's
a uto m a tic  h e ight a d jus tm e nt m e c ha -
nis m  fro m  d is e nga ging.<
Ad jus t th e  h e a d  re s tra int m a nua lly b y
tiltin g it in  th e  d e s ire d  d ire c tio n.
He a d  re s tra ints  re d uc e  th e  ris k o f
s p ina l injury in  th e  e ve nt o f a n a  c -
c id e nt.
Ad jus t th e  h e a d  re s tra int s o th a t its  c e n-
te r is  a p p ro xim a te ly a t th e  h e ight o f th e
e a r.
Fo r m a xim um  s a fe ty, re  a d  c a re fully a nd
c om p ly w ith  th e  a d jus tm e nt in s tru c tio ns
p re s e nte d  h e re .<
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