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Seats
and s t o ra ge
Luggage
compartment
Expanding the passenger compartment
The rear seat backrests can be folded forward
separately or together .
Fig. 73
Release lever for t he outer backrest
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Fig. 74
Release button for the center backrest
Folding the backrest forward
.,. Pull the lever up ¢
fig. 73 .
The backrest will
swing forward.
.,. Let the backrest latch into the lowest pos i-
tion.
Raising th e backrest
.,. Pull the lever up ¢
fig. 73
and fold the back-
rest back up again until it latches secure
¢ .&_.
Folding the cent er backrest forw ard
,. Press the release button¢
fig. 74.
The red
marking on the release button will be visi-
ble.
.,. Fold the backrest forward .
Folding the center backrest up
.,. Fold the backrest back up again until it se-
curely latches and the red marking is no lon-
ger visible¢ .&_.
The center backrest can be folded down sepa -
rately. This makes is possible to transport
long objects (for example, skis) ins ide the ve-
hicle.
A
WARNING
- The backrest must always be secure ly
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 rtment can slide fo r-
ward upon sudden braking.
- Always check whether the latch is fully
engaged by pulling the seatback for-
ward.
- Never a llow safety belts to become dam-
aged by be ing caugh t in door or seat
hardware.
- Torn or frayed safety be lts can tear and
dam aged be lt hardware can break in a
crash. Inspect t he belts per iodically .
Belts showing damage to webbi ng, bind -
ings, buck les, or retractors must be re-
placed.
A
WARNING
-
Always read and heed WARNINGS¢ .&
in
Loading the luggage compartment on
page
145.
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Note
- If you move the front seat back when the
rear seat backrest is folded forward, you
cou ld damage the head restraints on the
rear seat.
- Slide the be lt guide on the outside safety
belt all the way up before fold ing the
backrest back forward. Make sure the
seat belt is not pinched or damaged
when the rea r seat backrest if folded
back.
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