Fiat 500 Owner's Handbook Manual page 49

fig. 53
EXTENDING THE BOOT
Partial extension (50/50)
(where provided) fig. 53-54
The separate rear seats allow partial or
total boot extension.
Proceed as follows:
❒ Lift out rear seat head restraints (where
provided) with backrest released and
tilted toward the passenger compart-
ment or with the tailgate open.
❒ check that the seat belt is not twisted;
❒ operate levers A or B-fig. 53 to re-
lease respectively the left or right part
of the backrest and guide the backrest
onto the cushion.
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fig. 55
IMPORTANT To return the backrest to
its correct position, we recommend to
operate from the external doors.
Maximum extension fig. 55
Tilt the rear seat completely to obtain
maximum boot extension.
Proceed as follows:
❒ remove the rear seat head restraints
(where provided);
❒ check that the seat belt is not twisted;
❒ operate levers A and B-fig. 53 to re-
lease the backrests and guide them on-
to the cushion.
IMPORTANT To return the backrest to
F0S0043m
its correct position, we recommend to
operate from the external doors.
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