Fiat 500 Owner's Handbook Manual page 48

fig. 52
TAILGATE CLOSING fig. 52
To close, lower the tailgate pressing near
the lock until you hear it click.
Inside the tailgate there is a ribbon B
which provides an easy handhold to close
the tailgate.
WARNING
Never exceed the maximum
allowed load in the boot (see
"Technical Specifications"). Make
sure that the objects are well
arranged in the boot so that they will
not be projected forwards following
sudden braking.
Do not travel with the tailgate open:
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exhaust gas may enter the passenger
compartment.
WARNING
If you travel in areas with
few filling stations and you
want to transport fuel in a spare tank,
respect applicable laws, using only an
homologated, suitably secured tank.
However, the risks in case of collision
increase.
Take care not to knock objects on the
roof rack when opening the tailgate.
fig. 52a
TAILGATE EMERGENCY
OPENING fig. 52a
To open the tailgate from the passenger's
compartment if the car battery is flat or
the electric tailgate lock is faulty, proceed
as follows (see "Extending the boot" in
this chapter):
❒ remove the rear head restraints;
❒ tilt the backrests;
❒ to achieve tailgate automatic unlock,
from inside the boot, operate lever A.
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