Swivelling front seats – Dodge 2007 Sprinter User Manual
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Controls in detail
Seats
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Seat suspension adjustment*
The seat suspension must be adjusted to
your body weight.
̈ Relieve the load on the seat.
̈ Select your body weight 88 to 165 lbs
(40 to 120 kg) using thumbwheel 6
for optimal seat suspension.
The seat suspension becomes harder
as the load on the seat increases.
Vertical lock*
If the seat bounces up and down frequent-
ly, you can engage the seat in its lowest po-
sition.
̈ Turn lever 7 downward.
The next time the seat bounces, it will
engage in its lowest position.
̈ Turn lever 7 upward to release the
seat from the vertical lock.
The seat can now move up and down
again.
Swivelling front seats*
The driver’s and co-driver’s seat can be ro-
tated by 180° to be opposite of the direc-
tion of travel.
The seats engage in the direction of travel
or opposite the direction of travel as well
as at 50° pointing towards the exit.
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When rotating the seats, make sure the-
re is sufficient space. If necessary, move
the seat fore or aft to avoid colliding with
adjacent add-on parts.
Fold the handbrake lever down as far as it
will go. You could otherwise damage the
handbrake or the handbrake lever.
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Move the co-driver’s seat forward as far
as it will go before rotating it (
̈ Make sure the handbrake is applied
and the handbrake lever is folded down
as far as it will go (
̈ Set the steering wheel so that there is
sufficient clearance for turning and ad-
justing the driver’s seat (
Warning
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Only adjust the seats when the vehicle is
stationary and the handbrake is applied. You
could otherwise lose control of the vehicle
as a result of the seat moving and cause an
accident.
Warning
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The driver’s and co-driver’s seat must be ad-
justed and properly engaged in the direction
of travel for driving. Otherwise you will not
be able to operate the vehicle safely.
The restraint systems in your vehicle will
only function as intended when the driver’s
and co-driver’s seat are engaged in the di-
rection of travel.
Warning
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Make sure nobody can become trapped
when unlocking and turning the seats. Never
hold your hands under the seat or near mo-
veable parts when turning the seats.