- Compartments* on the back of the front
seat backrests
- Garment hooks on the sides of the pillars in
the rear of the vehicle and in the rear grab
handles
- Compartment in the rear center armrest
- Two mounting hooks* unde r the base of the
rear window inside the luggage compart-
ment. You can attach light objects to these
hooks. The mounting hooks are spring-load -
ed and will return to thei r no rmal position
when not in use.
A WARNING
-
- Always remove objects from the instru-
ment panel. Any items not stored could
sl ide around inside the vehicle while driv-
ing or when accelerating or when apply-
ing the brakes or when driving a round a
corner.
- When you are driving make sure that
anything you may have placed in the cen-
ter console or other storage locations
cannot fa ll out into the footwells. In case
of sudden braking you would not be able
to brake or accelerate.
- Always keep the lid of the compartment
for (sun)glasses* closed while driving to
reduce the risk of injury during a sudden
braking maneuver or in the event of an
accident .
-Any articles of clothing that you have
hung up must not interfere with the driv-
er's view . The coat hooks are designed
only for lightweight clothing . Never hang
any clothing with ha rd, pointed or heavy
objects in the pockets on the coat hooks.
During sudden braking or in an accident -
especially if the airbag is deployed -
these objects cou ld injure any passen -
gers inside the vehicle .
- To reduce the risk of persona l injury in an
accident or sudden stop, always keep the
glove compartment closed while driving .
- Read and fo llow all WARNINGS
¢ page 169, Important safety instruc-
tions on the side airbag system.
S ea t s a n d s t o rage 6 1
- Hang clothes in such a way that they do
not impair the driver's vision .
- The coat hooks must only be used for
lightweight clothing. Do not leave any
heavy or sharp edged objects in the pock-
ets which may interfere with the side cur-
tain airbag deployment and can cause
pe rsonal injury in a crash .
- Do not use coat hangers for hanging
cloth ing on the coat hooks as th is can in-
terfere with prope r deployment of the
side curta in a irbags in an accident.
- Do not hang heavy objects on the coat
hooks, as they could cause personal in-
jury in a sudden stop.
- For strength-re lated reasons, the mount-
ing hooks can only be used to secure ob-
jects weigh ing up to 10 lb. (5 kg). Heavi-
er objects will not be adequately sec ured
- there is a risk of injury .
(D Note
Objects located on the rear shelf that rub
against the rea r window could damage the
hea t ing wires for t he rear window defog-
ger.
Roof rack
Description and mounting locations
Addi tional cargo can be carried with a roof
luggage rack.
Fig. 62 Roof rack atta chment points
.., Always read and follow the instructions pro-
vided by t he roof rack manufa ctu rer when
installing the roof rack system. .,.
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