2009 Saab 9-3 Owner's Manual - Page 23
2009 Saab 9-3 Manual
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93_US_MY09.book Page 23 Tuesday, April 15, 2008 10:30 AM Safety 23 Head restraints SportSedan and SportCombi Head restraint, Convertible, see page 74. WARNING • Adjust the head restraint so that the head is optimally supported and the center of the head restraint is at ear height, thus reducing the likelihood of neck injury in a crash. • Raise the head restraints in the seats that are occupied. The front seats are equipped with Saab Active Head Restraints (SAHRs). These are designed to reduce the risk of neck injury if the car is hit from behind. The SAHR is a mechanical system, actuated by body weight. The mechanism is built into the top of the backrest, where it is connected to the head restraint. In the event of a rear-end crash, the body is forced back against the backrest. This, in turn, causes the mechanism to press the head restraint forward and upward, thus limiting the backward movement of the head. Therefore, the SAHR does not normally need to be replaced or repaired after a rear-end crash. The front and rear head restraints can be raised and lowered to a number of positions. • Raising: grasp the head restraint on both sides and pull it straight up. • Lowering the front head restraints: press in the left catch and press the head restraint down. • Lowering the rear head restraints: press the head restraint forward and downward. The rear head restraints can be fully lowered to improve rearward vision when the rear seats are unoccupied.
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