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I've bought a 03 C200K Avantgarde due to having left knee problems with manuals. Typically, my right leg has now starting aching. I've been reading up on comfortable driving positions here and elsewhere, but no-one's mentioned their knee position. I've read that your knees should be lower than your hips, or at least level. True to form, I've got my seat low and the front of it up, so my knees are not lower than my hips, so I'll be adjusting that later...
Any other knee-related advice? I'm a bit of a freak at 5' 8" with rather short legs...
Ta,
Mike K.
Hi,
Your entire thigh should be supported, at least upto 3-3cm before the knee. The leg should be bent at an angle no steeper IMHO than 110-120 (thigh, knee calf angle) degrees. The pedals should within easy reach and you should not have to move or shuffle in the seats to reach them (or deploy them to their maximum extent). However you must be sat far enough back that your feet aren't backed up against the pedals causing hyper extension which would cause extented angle pains and knee pains.
I've heard the "knee" no higher than the hip and don't adhere to it as I like a low seating position as I am 6ft tall. You have the advantage of not being so tall so can raise the seat up to fufill this and you'd still have adequate head room whereas I don't.