FITTINGS

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SEATS

Specifications

- The seats are of vital importance in terms of comfort and safety: they are, in effect, the element that has to absorb the kinetic energy acquired by the body through the effect of stresses when cornering and during acceleration/deceleration. The structure of the seats has been designed to assist and complete the protection offered by the occupant protection system. The front seats have a robust frame under the cushion which has the task of maintaining correct support for the occupant in the case of a frontal impact and of minimizing the distortion of the seat.- The cushion support frame and the special shape of the cushion base prevents the passengers from sliding under the seat belt lap strap in the case of strong deceleration known as the so-called anti-submarining effect.

Composition

- The exploded view of the driver's seat is illustrated in the diagram

Front seats

- In the front part of the seating area there is an excellent structure for anti-submarining, to prevent the body sliding forward under the seat belt in the case of severe frontal impacts.- This also contributes to limiting injury to the abdomen and femur by reducing the body's forward acceleration.- To assist back support the driver's seat only has a modern support system (6) for the lumbar region specially designed and extended to wrap around the back and support it. A special knob (8) on the backrest is used for adjustments.- The driver's seat cushion can be height adjusted using two control levers; using knob (15) it is possible to adjust the height of the front part of the seat whilst knob (13) allows the height adjustment of the rear section.- The angle of the backrest is adjusted using a rotary knob (9).

Heated front seats

- The heated seat (where fitted) is equipped with a heater pad located between the seat upholstery and the cover; this heater pad heats the cushion and the backrest at the same time. - The heating of the seat is activated by means of a special control located on the actual seat casing.