Volkswagen Jetta Wagon 2004 Owner's Manual page 251

CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
Luggage compartment cover
You should store only light articles of clo-
thing on the luggage compartment cover.
When you open the rear lid, the luggage
compartment cover also opens.
Note
Remember that placing articles of
clothing on the luggage compart-
ment cover can block the driver's vi-
sion in the rear view mirror. The ven-
tilation openings under the rear
window could also be blocked.
~WARNING
Whenever driving, never place any
hard or heaving objects on the lug-
gage compartment cover. They
could become a hazard to vehicle
occupants in the event of sudden
braking or in an accident!
In addition, make sure that the hea-
ting wires in the rear lid window do
not get damaged by objects scra-
ping against them.
Increasing the size of the lug-
gage compartment
Removing the luggage
compartment cover
If you have to transport larger items, you
can remove the luggage compartment
cover:
• Pull the luggage compartment cover to-
wards the back (arrow
1 ).
and lift it up out of
the left and right side mountings (arrow 2)
at the same time.
• Continue to pull the cover guiding it
manually. Do not let it fly back into the
housing!
• Now press button A wile simultaneously
lifting the luggage compartment cover up-
ward. Swing the cover a bit to the rear (ar-
row
3 )
and remove it from the left-hand
mounting.
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