Several uses of the headrest in your car, you didn't know before!

By, 2018-04-23

Have you ever tried to pull out the car headrest?

Many people do not know that the headrest in the car is detachable. All cars have a headrest that can relax the driver's and passenger's neck. But is its job limited to resting the head and neck?

Those who know that the headrest can be dismantled in an easy and fast way do not know the real reasons behind making it easy to disassemble:

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1. Cleaning:

That's the only reason most people know. Most of people do think that it is detachable to make cleaning easy! Certainly this is one of the reasons but it is not the main reason.

2. Use it in case of emergency:

If you try to remove one of your car's headrests, you will notice that there are two solid metal pieces. In case of accidents or if the passengers are stuck in the car because of the breakdown of the car's doors, the headrest can be dismantled and the two metal pieces are used to break the car window easily and quickly without much efforts.

3. The length of the headrest:

The two metal parts have a gradient in which the driver can determine the appropriate length of the headrest for the length of the driver itself.

4. Support car driver neck:

One of the best features of a headrest is to support the driver's neck when traffic accidents occur. The headrest supports the head when it is driven forward and backward in the event of a strong collision. If the headrest does not exist, the head will not be supported and the person may be exposed to a broken neck.

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Do you know how to adjust the headrest correctly?

As mentioned earlier, the removable headrest provides the ability to choose the length of the headrest to suit drivers, as the placement of the headrest incorrectly leads to a tightening of the neck vertebrae and might cause fracture.

The correct way in adjusting the headrest is that the top edge of the headrest is adjusted to the top of the passenger head to protect the head against back-up in case of accidents. so that the top edge of the headrest is adjusted to the top of the passenger head to protect the head against back-up in case of accidents.

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