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Notes on loading the vehicle
z Heavy objects in the luggage/load
com partment should be placed as far
forward as p ossible against the rear seat
backrests or, if the rear seat backrests
are folded down, against the front seat
backrests. If objects are to be stacked,
the heavier objects should be placed at
the bottom. Unsecured objects in the
lugga ge/load compartm ent would be
thrown forward with great force, for
instance in the ev ent of heavy braking.
z Secure heavy objects with lashing
straps 3 a ttac hed to lashing eyes 3 –
see page 72. If heavy loads slip when the
vehicle is braked heavily or driven
around a bend, the handling of the
vehicle may chang e.
z If objects are being transp orted in the
luggage/load compartment, the rear
s eat backre sts must be lo cked in position
– see pages 67, 69.
z Do not a llow the load to protrude above
the upp er edge of the rear seat
backrests, or above the upper ed ge of
the front seat backrests if the rear seat
backrests a re folded down.
z The warning triangle 3 and first-aid kit
(cushion) 3 must always be freely
accessible.
z Do not place any objects in front of the
rear window or on the instrument pa nel.
They are re flecte d in the glass, obs truct
the driver’s view and will be thrown
th rough the ve hicle , fo r in s ta nce in th e
event of heavy b ra king.
z No objects must be plac ed in the area in
which the airb ags inflate, as they could
cause injury when the airbags are
triggered.
z The load must not hinder hand brake
opera tion or gear shifting or im pair the
driver in any w ay.
z Do not d riv e with luggage com partment
open when transporting bulky objects,
for ex ample, sinc e toxic exhaus t fumes
could penetrate the interior.
z Weights, payload and roof loa d – see
page 240.
z Driv ing with a roof load (see pages 138,
141, 165) increases the sensitivity of the
vehicle to crosswinds and has a
detrimenta l effec t on vehicle handling
owing to the vehicle’s higher centre of
gravity.
z Combo: If objects are transported in the
loa d compartment, the split load
compartment grille 3 must a lw ays be
loc ked in one of the re tainers and the
lever must be engaged at its bottom
position – see pa ge 72.
z Combo: Close the luggag e compartment
cover so there is no reflection in the rear
window.
z Combo: When stowing objects in the
stowage comp artm ent above the front
seats, secure against falling out.
Disregard of these notes c an lead to
injuries which may be fatal. Vehicle
pas se ng ers shou ld be in form ed
accordingly.
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