70 Seats and s torage
the luggage compartment can slide
forward upon sudden brak ing .
- Always check whether the latch is fully
engaged by pu lling the seatback for-
ward.
- Never allow safety belts to become dam-
aged by being caught in doo r or seat
hardware.
- Torn or frayed safety belts can tear and
damaged belt hardware can break in a
crash. Inspect the belts periodically.
Belts showing damage to webbing, bind-
ings, buckles, or retractors must be re-
placed .
CD Note
- If you move the front seat back when the
rear seat backrest is fo lded forward, you
could damage t he head restraints on the
rear seat.
- Slide the belt guide on t he outside safety
belt all the way up before folding the
ba ckrest back fo rward. Make su re the
seat be lt is not pinched o r da maged
when the rear seat backrest if folded
back . Other objects shou ld be removed
from the rear seat bench to protect t he
seatback from damage .
Locking the seatback
Applies to vehicles: with fold ing rear seatbac k
Fig. 8 1 Lock ing seatback
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The correc tly lat ched seat back (basic pos ition)
~ &. in Enlarging cargo capacity of the vehi-
cle interior on page
69 can be locked and un-
locked with the mechan ical key next to the re-
lease hand le. This prevents any entry from the
vehicle inte rior into the luggage com part -
ment.
,. Turn the mechanica l key ~
fig. 81 to the
righ t to
lock the seatback.
,. Turn the mechanical key to the left to
un-
lock the seatback .
Parcel shelf
The parcel shelf behind the rear sea tback can
be used to carry light items of clothing.
.8_ WARNING
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No heavy or hard objects should be placed
on the parcel shelf. They are a hazard to
the veh icle occupants during sudden brak-
ing. The is a risk of injury .
CD Note
Please make sure that the heating wires
for the rear window defogger are not dam-
age by abrasive objects.
(D Tips
To ensure prob lem-free ventilation, the
vent ilation slots between the rear window
and the parcel s helf must not be covered.
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