Seat Ateca 2018 Owner's Manual page 167

Folding down and lifting the rear
seat backrest
On the rear seat backrest: release
Fig. 161
button ; red mark .
1 2
In the trunk: levers for remote release
Fig. 162
of the left part and right part
1
seat backrest.
The rear seat backrest is split and each part
be lowered separately to extend the luggage
compartment.
Seats and head restraints
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
unlock button
Lower the head restraint properly.
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Push the unlock button
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wards and at the same time lift the backrest.
The rear seat backrest is not engaged
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when the red marking of the button
ble.
Lowering the rear seat backrest with the
remote release lever
Lower the head restraint properly.
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Open the rear lid.
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Pull the remote release lever of the left part
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Fig. 162
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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.
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The rear seat backrest is not engaged when
the red marking of the button
of the rear
2
visible.
Folding up the rear seat backrest
Lift the backrest and press it firmly into the
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lock until it engages
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Fig. 161 for-
1
is visi-
2
or right part of the backrest
2
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Fig. 161 is
2
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.
It should not be possible to see the red
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mark of the unlock button .
2
The backrest must be properly engaged.
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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
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while driving.
Do no trap or damage the seat belt when
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raising the rear seat backrest.
When lowering or lifting the rear seat
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backrest, keep your hands, fingers, feet
and other body parts out of its path.
For the rear seat belts to offer the neces-
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sary protection all the parts of the rear
backrest must be properly engaged. This is
particularly important in the case of the
centre rear seat. If someone is seated in a
seat whose backrest is not properly engag-
ed they will fly forward, along with the
backrest, during an accident or a sudden
driving or braking manoeuvre.
A red signal on button warns that the
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2
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
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is not properly engaged nobody else can
travel in the corresponding seats (not even
a child).
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