Fold the backrest of the front passenger
●
seat forwards in the direction of the arrow
until it is horizontal.
Once folded down, the backrest has to be
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locked safely.
When carrying objects on the folded down
backrest of the passenger seat, the front air-
bag of this seat must be disabled
Lifting the backrest of the front passenger
seat
When lifting the passenger backrest, make
●
sure there are no objects or body parts within
the hinge movement area.
Lift the backrest of the front passenger seat
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by first unlocking it again
Fig.
Lift the backrest of the seat in an upright
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position.
Once it is raised again, the backrest must
●
be correctly engaged.
WARNING
Serious injuries can be caused if the pas-
senger seat backrest is lowered or lifted
without due care and attention.
Only fold and lift the backrest of the front
●
passenger seat when the vehicle is station-
ary.
When folding down the passenger seat,
●
always make sure there are no people or
animals in the backrest area.
Seats and headrests
While the passenger backrest is down,
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2
the front airbag must always be disabled
and the PASSENGER AIR BAG
lamp must be on.
When moving the passenger backrest up
●
and down, keep your hands, fingers, feet
and other body parts out of the operating
area of the hinges and the locking mecha-
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nism of the seat.
Mats or other objects can be caught in
●
the hinges of the backrest of the front pas-
senger seat. This would cause the backrest
not to be locked in an upright position when
lifting it.
Once the backrest is up, it must be cor-
●
rectly engaged in an upright position. Oth-
erwise, it could move unexpectedly and
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cause severe injuries.
WARNING
When folding down the passenger back-
rest, its anchor points and hinges are left
uncovered and may cause severe injuries in
the event of a sudden brake or accident.
When the passenger seat backrest is
●
lowered nobody else can travel in the cor-
responding seats (not even a child).
When the passenger seat backrest is
●
lowered, the only permitted seat is the rear
seat behind the driver seat. This also ap-
plies to children travelling on a child seat.
Folding down and raising the rear
seat backrest
warning
Folding down and lifting the rear seat
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backrest
In the luggage compartment: levers
Fig. 120
for release, from the luggage compartment, of
the left part
seat backrest.
and right part
of the rear
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