Seats: Description and Operation: Overview

Seats

OVERVIEW

Front Seats
Various options are available for the front seats with regard to temperature control and electrical adjustment. Seats are non-heated, heated or heated and cooled (climate), with the following adjustment options:
- 10-way adjustment on the driver seat and 8-way adjustment on the passenger seat.
- 16-way adjustment on the driver seat and 12-way adjustment on the passenger seat.
- 18-way adjustment on the driver and passenger seats.
8-way adjustments consist of seat slide, seat height, squab recline and 2-way lumbar adjustment. 10-way adjustment adds cushion tilt. 12-way adjustment adds head restraint. 16-way adjustment adds cushion extension and replaces 2-way lumbar adjustment with 4-way. 18-way adjustment adds squab bolster adjustment. The controls for seat adjustment are installed in the outboard side shield of the related seat cushion.
The driver seat on all options has a 3-channel memory for easy recall of stored position settings for the seat, steering column and door mirrors. Passenger seats with 18-way adjustment also have a 3-channel memory. The controls for memory operation are in the related front door casing. Lumbar and squab bolster settings are not included in the memory function.
Some climate seats with 18-way adjustment also incorporate a massage function. The massage function is produced using additional lumbar cells. Operation of the massage function is controlled from the Climate / Front Climate / Front Seats menu of the Touch Screen Display (TSD).
Operation of the temperature settings for heated and climate seats is controlled from the Climate / Front Climate / Front Seats menu of the TSD.
Both front seats incorporate an Anti-Whiplash System (AWS) consisting of active, energy absorbent backrest mechanisms. Together with correctly positioned head rests, the AWS helps reduce the likelihood of neck and spinal injury in the event of a rear impact. In a low speed rear impact, AWS automatically moves and reclines the backrest by a small amount, to change the posture of the seat occupant and reduce the relative front to rear motion between body and head.
A map pocket is installed on the rear of each front seat squab. Depending on trim level, some vehicles also have a folding tray attached to the rear of the squabs.

Rear Seats
The following options are available for the two outer rear seats:
- Non-heated seats.
- Heated seats.
- Climate seats
- Recline function
- Front passenger seat away function
- Massage seats.
Operation of the temperature settings for heated and climate seats is controlled from the rear climate control panel and/or the Climate / Rear Climate / Rear Seats menu of the TSD.
ISOFIX fastening points are attached to the vehicle floor to provide secure fastening for compatible child seats in the rear seats.
From 12MY rear seat recline, massage and front passenger seat away functions are introduced. The functions are controlled by a switch pack on each end of the rear seat cushion and an additional seat control module for each seat. A chauffeur switch is fitted to the front passenger seat to allow the front passenger seat away function to be operated by the driver.