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8nS 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 . You
s hould b e a b le to g ra s p th e s te e ring
whe e l a t its h ighe s t p oint w ith yo ur
a rm s s lightly b e nt.
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.
Ne ve r rid e w ith th e b a c kre s t re c line d to
a n e xtre m e h orizonta l a ngle (e s p e c ia lly
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.
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Tilt a ngle (d rive r's s e a t o nly)
Fo rw a rd - b a c kw a rd a d jus tm e nt
Lu m b a r s u p p o rt *
3 Cus hion h e ight
Re fe r to th e B MW c om fort s e a t on th e
ne xt p a ge .
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5
Ba c kre s t a ngle
He a d re s tra int h e ight
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 nte 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 with th e a d jus tm e nt in s tru c tio ns
p re s e nte d h e re .<
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.<
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 004 597 - © 08/99 BMW Group
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| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 2001 |
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