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Enlarging the luggage compartment
The backrests can be folded forward either sepa-
rately or together
.
Fig.
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Luggage compartment:
release lever
Folding the backrest forward
• Pull
the release lever in the d irect ion of the ar-
row to fold the backrest fo rward.
Folding the backrest back into the upright
position
•
Fold the backrest back up again until it latches
securely
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WARNING
-
The backrest must be securely latched in po-
sition so that no items contained in the lug-
gage compartment
can
slide forward
upon
sudden braking.
-Always
check whether the latch is fu lly en-
gaged by pulling the
seatback
forward.
-
Never allow safety be lts to become dam-
aged by being caught in door or
seat
hard-
ware.
-
Torn
or frayed
safety
belts can tear and
damaged belt hardware can break in a
crash.
Inspect
the
belts per iodically. Belts showing
damage to webbing, bindings, buckles, or
retractors must be rep laced
.
(D
Note
Slide the belt guide on
the
outs ide safety belt
all
the
way up before
folding the
backrest
back forward. Make sure the seat belt is not
pinched or damaged when the rear seat bac k-
rest if fo lded bac k. Other objects shou ld be
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removed from the rear seat bench to protect
the seatback from damage.
Tie-downs
The luggage compartment is
equipped
with four
tie-down rings
to
secure luggage and other
items.
Fig.
8
0 Luggage compartme nt:
tie-downs
•
Secure objects using elastic cords attached to
the t ie-downs
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fig.
80
.
•
Read and heed all WARNINGS
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page 118,
Storing cargo correctly.
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