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OK the Celsior CF packaged version I think was primarily designed to be chauffeur driven so the controls are primarily for the driver to operate some of the rear passenger comfort settings. The picture is of my 1994 CF Celsior Starting from the left we have the Traction Control button which on the series IV will be the VSC system Second from the left is the button which when pressed moves the front passenger seat headrest down ( see picture 2) folds the seat back down to the base then slides the seat fully forward. This is to give the rear seat passenger maximum legroom. Pressing the button again puts the seat back to its mormal position. This can also be used to crush an unliked front seat passenger to death much like one of those car crushing machines that turn a car into a cube of metal:) Third from the left allows the front passenger seat to be moved forwards and backwards to assist entry/exit of both front and rear passengers. Fourth from the left is the rear seat heater button which can also be controlled by the rear seat passengers using their rear armrest controls. The driver and front seat passengers don't get heated seats and why should they, I pay my chauffeur a pitance and let him live in my shed without keeping his backside warm in the car. Right side button is to control the rear seat recline, massage function again is controlled from the rear armrest console, apparently there are 20 massage programs available but my owners manual is in Japanese so haven't worked this out yet. Front passenger seat showing cut outs to allow headrest to fold down.

There really is a lot of stuff one can opt to fit to ones car. Some of it enhances safety, some of it enhances appearance, some of it improves convenience, some of it improves various aspects of performance. Isnt it a pity that the leach - like insurance companies seem to regard it as good sport and fair game to charge increased premiums for every little improvement? Whilst they also threaten to void insurance if there are any modifications away from standard spec which you didn't tell them about? I often wonder how they would stand with the case that someone bought an already modified car thinking that all of the upgraded items were factory standard? Will they be introducing further statutory tests to ensure that no modifications have been carried out? Since insurers of vehicles were given the backing of the law they have become ever increasingly annoying. People are now even worrying about fitting tyre sizes which the car never came with but are listed as a factory option for that vehicle. I once had a mini which was very modified in both performance and appearance. I listed all modifications in a lengthy document for the insurers and paid a premium which exceeded the price I would have had to pay to drive a car worth twice as much as my mini with twice as much power. Pimp my ride? Pay the PIMPS!

Errrrrr errrrr hang on I'm thinking .........just talk amongst yourselves whilst I think this over Nope can't think of anything that hasn't been mentioned ie alloy corrosion and iPhone introgration .... But that'll be sorted next week when I fit my ivic-5i in (which as we speak is winging its way over Atlantic from the states) ;)

I always turn my adjuster until I can't move the drum/disc then slacken off until you can move it with very slight drag if that makes sense, if the brake shoes are worn more one side than the other the number of clicks would not be the same. Allan