Audi A6 2018 - Increasing the Size of the Luggage Compartment

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Increasing the size of the luggage
compartment
Applies to: vehicles with folding backrests
The rear seat backrests can be folded forward ei-
ther separately or together.
Fig. 65 Backrest: release lever, secur ing knob and lock•
Release handle on the backrest
~ Pull the release lever @ ¢ fig. 65 in the direc-
tion of the arrow to fo ld the backrest forward.
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 © ¢
fig. 65 . This
prevents any access to the luggage compartment
from the vehicle interior.
A WARNING
- Be careful when folding the backrests for-
ward! Not paying attention and not check-
ing when fo ld ing the backrests can lead to
pinching injuries.
- The backrest must be latched securely to
ensure that the safety be lt is protecting the
cent er seating posit ion.
- The backrest must be securely latched so
objects cannot slide forward out of the lug-
gage compartment during sudden bra king.
(D Note
- If you move the front seat back when t he
rear seat backrest is folded forward, you
S e ats and s torag e
could damage the head restraints on the
rear seat .
- To red uce the risk of damage, move the rear
head restraints down before folding the
rear backrests forward¢
page 49.
- When fold ing the backrest forward, make
sure the outer safety be lts are in the belt
guide recess so that they do not get pinched
in the backrest lock and damaged. Other ob-
jects should be removed from the rear
bench seat to protect the backrest from
damage.
Tie-downs
Applies to: vehicles with tie-downs
Fig. 66 Luggage compartment: location of the tie-downs
~ To secure objects, for examp le using the lug-
gage compartment net, fold the t ie-down re-
tainer upward.
Luggage compartment net
Applies to: vehicles with luggage compartment net
The cargo net prevents small objects from slid-
ing.
Fig. 67 Luggage compartment: cargo net stretc hed out
~ Atta ch the hooks for the luggage compa rt ment
net in the tie-downs . ..,..
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