User's Manual

Seats and storage 81
Controls Safety Driving tips General maintenance Self-help Technical data
Returning backrest to an upright position
– Push the backrest up again until it engages securely
⇒ . The red marking on the safety knob ⇒ page 80,
fig. 89 should no longer be visible when the backrest is
properly secured.
When the backrest is properly engaged in its upright position, it can
be locked and unlocked with the key. This prevents unauthorised
access to the luggage compartment from inside the vehicle.
The luggage compartment can only be extended from the boot
when the backrest has not been locked with the key.
WARNING
The rear backrest must always be securely latched so that objects
stored in the luggage compartment will not fly forward during
sudden braking.
Caution
When returning the backrest to an upright position, make sure that
the seat belts for the rear seats are in their guides so that they
cannot be caught up and damaged in the catches for the backrest.
It is also important to remove any other objects from the rear seats
to avoid damaging the backrest when folding it forwards.
Applies to vehicles: with folding backrests
Extending the luggage compartment from
inside the vehicle
The backrests can be folded forwards to increase the
storage space.
Folding down backrest
– When you pull the release handle ⇒ fig. 90 in the
direction of the arrow, the safety knob will pop up and
the red marking on the knob will become visible.
– Fold down the backrest.
Returning backrest to an upright position
– Push the backrest up until it engages securely ⇒ . The
red marking on the safety knob should no longer be
visible when the backrest is properly secured.
When the backrest is properly engaged in its upright position, the
release handle can be locked and unlocked with the key. This
prevents unauthorised access to the luggage compartment from
inside the vehicle.
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Fig. 90 Release handle
on backrest
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