Adjusting the seats, Warning – Acura 2015 MDX - Owner's Guide (Without Software Update) Ver. ST02 User Manual
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VEHICLE CONTROLS
VEHICLE CONTROLS
Adjusting the Seats
Make seat adjustments before driving to ensure the best comfort and safety.
Adjusting the Front Seats
Adjust the driver’s seat as far back as possible 
while allowing you to maintain full control of 
the vehicle. You should be able to sit upright and 
well back in the seat, adequately press the pedals 
without leaning forward, and grip the steering 
wheel comfortably. The passenger’s seat should 
be adjusted so that it is as far back from the front 
airbag in the dashboard as possible.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Transport Canada 
recommend that drivers allow at least 10 inches (25 cm) between the center of 
the steering wheel and the chest.
Sitting too close to a front airbag can result in serious injury or death if the 
front airbags inflate.
Always sit as far back from the front airbags as possible while maintaining 
control of the vehicle.
Allow sufficient
space.
Move
back.
Horizontal position
adjustment
Height adjustment
Lumbar support
adjustment*
Seat-back angle
adjustment
WARNING
*if equipped
Reclining the seat-back too far can result in serious injury or death in a crash.
Adjust the seat-back to an upright position, and sit well back in the seat.
Sitting improperly or out of position can result in serious injury or death in a 
crash.
Always sit upright, well back in the seat, with your feet on the floor.
Adjusting the Head Restraints
Your vehicle is equipped with head restraints in all seating positions. Head 
restraints are most effective for protection against whiplash and other rear-
impact crash injuries.
The center of the back of the occupant’s head 
should rest against the center of the restraint. 
The tops of the occupant’s ears should be level 
with the center height of the restraint.
Front and second-row seats
To raise the head restraint: Pull it upward.
To lower the head restraint: Push it down while 
pressing the release button.
To remove the head restraint: Pull the restraint 
up as far as it will go. Then push the release 
button, and pull the restraint up and out.
To reinstall a head restraint: Insert the legs 
back in place, then adjust the head restraint to 
an appropriate height while pressing the release 
button. Pull up on the restraint to make sure it is 
locked in position.
Front and second-row
outer seat
Second-row center seat
WARNING
WARNING
Third-row seats
To fold down the head restraint: Pull the handle.
To fold up the head restraint: Pull up the head 
restraint and push it back until it latches into 
place.
Third-
row seat
Handle
