vehicle seat , in particular for a passenger car , having a backrest and a head restraint which is arranged at the upper end of the said backrest and has a head restraint rear part mounted essentially rigidly in the backrest , and a head restraint front part which can be pivoted about an essentially horizontal rotational axis , in particular at the upper end of the head restraint rear part , having at least one driving device for pivoting the head restraint front part forwards about the rotational axis by a large angular amount in response to a first control signal indicating a vehicle impact , and by settable angular amounts in response to a second control signal indicating a desired inclination of the head restraint , for adjusting the inclination .