80 Seats and s torage
Luggage compartment
Expanding luggage compartment
To expand the luggage compartment, the
seatbacks can be folded forward separately
or together .
Fig. 86 Release lever for outer seatback
Fig. 87 Release lever for cente r seatback
Folding the seatback forward
,. Pull the lever up c:> fig. 86. The seatback piv-
ots forward.
,. Allow the sea t back to latch in the lower·
most position.
Raising the seatback
,. Pull the lever up c:> fig. 86 and raise the seat-
back u ntil it is securely latched
c:> &-
Folding center seatback down
,. Press the release button c:> fig. 87. The red
mark on the release lever is visible.
,. Tilt the seatback forward .
Raising center seatba ck
,. Raise the seatback until it is securely latch ·
ed
c:> & . It is securely latched when the red
mark on the release button is no longer visi·
ble .
The center seatback can be folded forwa rd
separately . Using this loading option, long ob·
j ects (e.g. skis) can be carried in the interior.
A WARNING
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- The backrest must always be secure ly
latched so that the safety belt of the cen·
ter seating position can wo rk properly to
help protect the occupant.
- The backrest must be securely latched in
position so that no items contained in
the luggage compa rtment can s lide fo r·
ward upon sudden braking.
- Always check whether the latch is fully
engaged by pulling the seatback for-
ward.
- On veh icles with third row seating*, the
center seatback must be in the upr ight
position and secu rely lat ched when per-
son s are being carried in t he thir d row
seats - danger injury!
- Never allow safety belts to become dam·
age d by be ing ca ugh t in door or seat
hardwa re .
- Torn or frayed safety be lts ca n tear and
damaged be lt hardware can break in a
crash. Inspect the belts periodica lly.
Belts showing damage to webbing, bind-
ings, buck les, or retractors m ust be re·
placed.
A WARNING
-
Always read and heed WARNINGS c:> .&. in
Loading the luggage compartment on
page
170 .
(D Note
- When folding the backrest back into
place , make sure the safety belt does not
get caught, because it can be damaged.
A damaged belt can fail to provide safe
restraint .
- The heat ing wires in the rear window can
be damaged by abrasive objects on the
parcel shelf .
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