On all cars you can not help but notice the presence of the headrest button, which according to common imagination serves to move the headrest up or down just for convenience.
According to many people the headrest mainly serves to sit comfortably, resting your head well back, while driving or while resting.
Actually the headrests they were developed many years ago for other reasons and mainly for security reasons.
Headrest and adjustment buttons essential for passenger cars
They have become essential equipment for cars and more and work with a incredible mechanism that aims exclusively at safe driving as well as comfortable. The actual function of the button and the headrest itself is another, that it does not come close to what we have always imagined.
The headrest button serves to make the equipment go forward when you come buffered from behind. This prevents whiplash in the event of an impact. If there were no adjustable headrest with its button positioned on the sides, there could be serious injuries.
As strange or absurd as it may seem, most of the damage is reported following rear-end collisions caused by traffic in the city, at low speed. For this reason, many years ago, BMW introduced two-stage brake lights, which indicate to those who are driving that it is necessary to proceed with firm braking to avoid a rear-end collision.
Mechanical, manual or electronic headrest
Some manufacturers have preferred mount the mechanical headrest on your cars, others, on the other hand, continue to mount the manual button to manage the adjustment as usual and minimize the risk of damage to the cervical vertebrae and beyond. Then there are the innovative companies who prefer to focus directly on the electronics with electronic headrests that move forward by 60 mm and then upwards by 40 mm in just a few seconds, in the event of an impact or collision.
Using the manual button instead you can adjust the headrest of your car choosing between three different positions reaching 30 mm if there should be a rear-end collision. The position must obviously be chosen considering one’s height. In the event of an accident, the plate and the headrest cushion move forward and reduce the distance between the headrest and the head. Then there are the BMW car seats which have side supports that stretch out and give more comfort and more safety.
The hidden feature that can save your life
There is a function, however, which can prove to be particularly useful in certain situations. Let’s say you have been involved in a accident bad enough, and your concierge doesn’t want to hear about it open on the way impact. The only solution to get out is to go through the glass.
But obviously break it down with your bare hands it would be almost impossible, unless you have supernatural strength. And here is ours headrest may turn out to be ours savior. It will be enough to remove it from its guides, and with the part of two pieces of steel hit the glass for break it. And go out from the car before the situation can take a lot more turn dangerous.
