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0nS 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, p le a s e c om p ly
with th e fo llowing in s tru c tio ns w he n a d -
jus tin g a s e a t:
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.
The id e a l s ittin g p os tu re is a c hie ve d
with 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 lwa 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 nta l im -
p a c t, a lo os e la p b e lt c ould s lid e o ve r
yo ur h ip s , le a d ing to a b d om ina l injury.
In a d d itio n, th e s a fe ty b e lt's re s tra int e f-
fe c tive ne s s is re d uc e d if th e b e lt is
worn lo os e ly.
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Tilt a ngle (o nly d rive r's s id e )
Fo rw a rd /Ba c k 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 o n th e
ne xt p a ge .
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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 tilt a ngle of th e he a d re s tra int
b y ro ta tin g it.
Com p ly w ith th e a d jus tm e nt
ins tru c tio ns in th e p re c e d ing
c olum n. Fa ilure to d o s o c ould re s ult in
d im inis he d p e rs ona l s a fe ty.<
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 012 - © 07/99 BMW AG
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owners Manual Download |
| Tags | BMW 528i, BMW 540i, BMW E39 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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