S e a t a d ju s tm e n t
BMW M S p o rts S e a t
45n
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 yo ur 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
whe n yo ur h e a d is e xte nd e d 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 a ngle o f th e b a c kre s t
s lightly to re d uc e m us c ula r te ns ion. Yo u
s hould a lwa ys b e a b le to re a c h th e
highe s t p oint o n th e s te e ring w he e l
with 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
d rivin 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.
Be s ure th a t th e s a fe ty b e lt re m a ins
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 loos 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 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.
Ne ve r tra ve l w ith th e b a c kre s t re c line d
to a n e xtre m e a ngle (e s p e c ia lly im p or-
ta nt fo r fro nt p a s s e nge rs ). Ke e p th e
b a c kre s t re la tive ly u p rig ht to m inim ize
th e ris k o f s lid ing u nd e r th e s a fe ty b e lt
a nd s us ta ining in jury in th e e ve nt o f a
c ra s h.
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Tilt a ngle (d rive r s e a t o nly)
Ba c kw a rd /Fo rw a rd a d jus tm e nt
Cus hion h e ight
4 Ba c kre s t a ngle
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He a d re s tra int h e ight.
Ad jus t th e tilt a ngle o f th e h e a d re -
s tra int m a nua lly b y ro ta tin g it.
Do n ot m ove 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
e xa m p le ). If yo u d o s o, th e a uto m a tic
s a fe ty b e lt h e ight a d jus tm e nt c a n b e
d is e nga ge d .<
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