Luggage Compartment Cover/Folding/Sliding Cover - Volkswagen 1993 Golf Instruction Manual

CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
Luggage compartment cover / Folding/sliding cover*
Artic les of clothing can be placed on the lug­
gage compartment cover.
Attention
Do not place heavy hard articles
on the luggage compartment
cover or folding/sliding cover ­
they could endanger the vehicle
occupants or damage the fold­
ing/sliding cover if the brakes are
applied suddenly_
Furthermore, the heater element wires in
the heated rear window could be damaged
by articles rubbing against them.
The folding/s liding cover can be pushed to­
gether to the front or rear.
Whe n the tailgate of the sa loon is opened ,
the luggage compartment cove r is also
lifted .
If large items of luggage are to be carried,
the cover can be removed:
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• Unhook retaining cords fro m the tail­
gate.
• Pull cover to rear out of the retainers ­
see arrows in left-hand illustration.
When removed, the luggage compartment
cover can be stored behind the rear seat
backrest:
- Unlatch rear seat backrest and fold for­
wards slightly.
- Place the cover vertically betwee n the
back rest and the wheel housing, with
the upper side to the front and the retain­
ing straps at the bottom. Secu re back­
rest.
• When installing, slide the cover forward
into the side retainers and hook the retain­
ing cords onto tail gate.
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• Press the two front locking fl aps in the
side con sole s forward s (arrow 1 in right ­
hand ill ustration).
• Pull fo lding/sliding cover backward and
out of the consoles (arrow 2) I n so doing,
dislodge th e front/rear cross bar of the
cover with a qUick jerk.
• When in stal ling the fo ld ing/s liding cove r,
push the front cross bar of the cover for ­
ward and the rear cross ba r backward until
they engage securely.
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