BMW serie 3 sedan 2001 Manuale Utente

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Overview

For your personal safety when adjusting
the seat position, please follow the
instructions below carefully:

Never try to adjust your seat while
operating the vehicle. The seat

could respond with an unexpected
movement, and the ensuing loss of
vehicle control could lead to an acci-
dent.
Be sure that the safety belt remains
firmly against your body at all times. In
the event of a frontal impact, a loose lap
belt could slide over the hips, leading to
abdominal injury. In addition, the safety
belt's restraint effectiveness is reduced
if the belt is worn loosely.
Never ride with the backrest reclined to
an extreme angle (especially important
for the front passenger to remember).
If you do so, there is a risk that you will
slide under the safety belt in an acci-
dent, thus reducing the protection
provided by the safety belt.

Correct sitting posture

To reduce strain on the spinal column,
sit all the way back in the seat and rest
your back fully against the backrest.
The ideal sitting posture is achieved
with your head extending from your
spine in a straight line. For long-
distance driving, you may wish to
increase the backrest angle slightly to
reduce muscular tension. You should
be able to grasp the steering wheel at
its highest point with your arms slightly
bent.

After a seat adjustment, adjust the
height of the safety belt also. Refer to
page

1 Longitudinal adjustment

Pull the lever and slide the seat to the
desired position.
After releasing the lever, apply pres-
sure to the cushion to ensure that the
latch engages securely.

2 Cushion height

Pull the lever and apply weight to or
remove weight from the seat as
required.

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Seat adjustment

Mechanical seat