Seat Ateca 2016 Owner's Manual page 148

Folding down and lifting the rear seat
backrest
Fig. 143 On the rear seat backrest: release
catch ; red mark .
1 2
In the luggage compartment: levers
Fig. 144
for remote release of the left part
part of the rear seat backrest.
2
The rear seat backrest is split and each part
be lowered separately to extend the luggage
compartment.
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When the rear seat backrest is lowered no-
body else can travel in the corresponding
seats (not even a child).
Lowering the rear seat backrest with the un-
lock button
Lower the head restraint properly.
●
● Push the unlock button
wards and at the same time lift the backrest.
● The rear seat backrest is not engaged when
the red marking of the button
Lowering the rear seat backrest with the re-
mote release lever
● Lower the head restraint properly.
Open the rear lid.
●
● Pull the remote release lever of the left part
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Fig. 144 or right part
1
in the direction of the arrow. The released
part of the rear seat backrest is folded auto-
matically down and forwards.
● If this occurs, close the rear lid.
The rear seat backrest is not engaged when
the red marking of the button
is visible.
and right
1
Folding up the rear seat backrest
● Lift the backrest and press it firmly into the
lock until it engages
Operation
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Fig. 143 for-
1
is visible.
2
of the backrest
2
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Fig. 143
2
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.
● It should not be possible to see the red
mark of the unlock button .
2
● The backrest must be properly engaged.
WARNING
Serious injuries can be caused if the rear seat
backrest is lowered or lifted without due care
and attention.
Never lower or lift the rear seat backrest
●
while driving.
● Do no trap or damage the seat belt when
raising the rear seat backrest.
● When lowering or lifting the rear seat back-
rest, keep your hands, fingers, feet and other
body parts out of its path.
● For the rear seat belts to offer the necessa-
ry protection all the parts of the rear backrest
must be properly engaged. This is particular-
ly important in the case of the centre rear
seat. If someone is seated in a seat whose
backrest is not properly engaged they will fly
forward, along with the backrest, during an
accident or a sudden driving or braking ma-
noeuvre.
● A red signal on the button
2
the backrest is not engaged. Always check
that the red marking is not visible when the
backrest is in the upright position.
When the rear seat backrest is lowered or is
●
not properly engaged nobody else can travel
in the corresponding seats (not even a child).
warns that