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- The use of a roof rack can negative ly af-
fect the way a vehicle handles. Cargo
that is large, heavy, bulky, long or flat
will have a greater negative inf luence on
the vehicle's aerodynamics, center of
gravity and overall handling . Always
dr ive slowly, avo id sudden braking and
maneuvers when transporting
cargo on
the roof of your vehicle.
- Never exceed the max imum permissible
load carry ing capacity of the roof of your
vehicle, the perm issib le axle weights and
the permissible total weight of your vehi-
cle
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For the sake of the environment
As a result of the increased wind resist-
ance created by a roof rack, your vehicle is
using fue l unnecessarily . So remove the
roof rack after using it .
Luggage
compartment
General information
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WARNING
Read and follow the important safety pre-
cautions on c:>
page 130, Stowing lug-
gage.
Enlarging the luggage compartment
Applies to vehicles: with fold ing rear seatback
The backrests can be folded forward sepa-
rately or together using the two release lev-
ers.
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Fig. 64
Luggage compartment: release lever
Seats
and storage
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Fig. 65
Backrest: release lever, securing knob and latc h
Release lever in luggage compartment
... Pull the release lever
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fig. 64
in the direc-
tion of the arrow to fo ld the backrest for -
ward .
Release handle on the backrest
... Pull the release lever @ c:>
fig. 65
in the di-
rection of the arrow to fold the backrest for-
ward .
Folding the backrest back into the upright
position
... Fold the backrest back up again until it
latches and the red marking @ is no longer
visible
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You can lock the backrest when it is latched in
place using the mechanical key
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fig. 65 .
This prevents any access to the lug -
gage compartment
from the vehicle interior.
You can only enlarge the luggage compart-
ment if the backrest is not locked.
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WARNING
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- The backrest must always be securely
latched so that the safety belt of the cen-
ter seating position can work properly to
he lp protect the occupant.
- The backrest must be securely latched in
position so that no items contained in
the luggage compa rtm ent can slide for-
ward up on sudden braking.
- Always check whether the latch is fully
e ngag ed by pull ing the seatback for-
ward .
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