have this chair bought used, so do not know how old he is. The system is sensational. For the first time in years I'm sitting free from back pain more or less the whole day at your desk. The hydraulic in my seems defective or worn out: every morning is the chair at the top (by itself) and while sitting he sinks slowly; after prolonged sitting (about 10-20 min.) I must ask him again later. The 'accounted for' I positively as an additional motion ... A lever has no function - because I do not know what can be done with it, it bothers me not. Presumably it is the adjustment of the backrest, because that's all about nothing, which is unusual. Lean can be adjusted otherwise always somehow. The speakers criticized by wobbling the rest, I can confirm, but bothers me less than the bad sideways spinning reels ... other way around as the previous speaker ... People are just different. Overall a great chair - even with defects.