Seat Ateca 2018 Owner's Manual page 174

Put the left and right covers in their original
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position.
Tailboard for transporting long
items*
On the rear seat backrest: opening
Fig. 174
the tailboard.
In the boot: opening the tailboard.
Fig. 175
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Operation
On the rear seat, behind the central armrest,
there is a tailboard for transporting long items
in the interior, such as skis.
To avoid soiling the interior, dirty objects
should be wrapped (e.g. in a blanket) before
they are inserted through the tailboard.
When the armrest is down, nobody may trav-
el in the centre rear seat.
Opening the tailboard
Lower the centre armrest.
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Pull the release lever in the direction of the
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arrow and push the tailboard cover
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Fig. 174 down and forwards.
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Open the rear lid.
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Insert the long objects through the gap
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from the luggage compartment.
Secure the objects with the seat belt.
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Close the rear lid.
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Closing the tailboard
Lift the tailboard cover until it engages. The
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red mark on the luggage compartment side
should never be visible.
Close the rear lid.
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Lift the centre armrest if necessary.
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Note
The tailboard can also be opened from the
luggage compartment. To do so, press the
release lever down, in the direction of the
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arrow, and the cover upwards
Fastening rings*
In the boot: fastening rings.
Fig. 176
In the front and rear part of the luggage com-
partment there are fastening rings to secure
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the luggage Fig. 176.
In order to use the fastening rings, they must
be lifted beforehand.
WARNING
If unsuitable or damaged belts or retaining
straps are used, they could break in the
event of braking or an accident. Objects
could then be launched across the passen-
ger compartment and cause serious or fa-
tal injuries.
Fig. 175.