So, I was killing some time, reading through my owner's manual, and I came across this (see photo of page 353):

"The head restraint on the front passenger's side is automatically lowered all the way down while the vehicle is in motion if no one is sitting on the seat. This helps to acquire a better all-round view"

I've owned this car for just over a year now, and I have never witnessed the head rest lowering itself when the passenger seat is unoccupied.

Has anyone actually seen this feature in action? Am I missing something here?

-CC

 

I've never noticed this - the only thing it seems to do is raise when the seats are moved back.

 

It's a feature that is not turned on in the US. You can have the dealer activate it. I had it activated on my MY08. The headrest lowers automatically if someone was sitting in the seat and then exits, or if there was someone in the seat the last time the car was turned off. I don't understand why this isn't turned on by default because I think its a useful feature.

 

I completely agree with the above. And I can confirm that the feature is active on Euro cars.

 

I agree. It appears that this would be a handy feature. Next time I'm in the dealer for service, I will be sure to request that they activate it.