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SAFETY DEVICES
CORRECT USE OF THE CAR
W
ARNING
LIGHTS AND MESSAGES
IIN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICA
TIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS
TAILGATE EMERGENCY
OPENING fig. 78
To open the tailgate from the passenger’s
compartment if the car battery is flat or
the electric tailgate lock is faulty, proceed
as follows:
❒
tilt the rear seats (see paragraph “Ex-
tending the boot” in this section);
❒
press lever
B
in the boot.
Total extension fig. 80
Tilt the rear seat completely to obtain
maximum boot extension.
Proceed as follows:
❒
lower completely the rear seat head re-
straints;
❒
check that the seat belt is not twisted;
❒
tilt cushions;
❒
lift handles
A
and
B-fig. 79
to release
the backrests and guide them onto the
cushion.
IMPORTANT If after tilting the rear seat,
you have to remove the rear parcel shelf,
position it as shown in
fig. 82
.
fig. 78
F0M0095m
fig. 79
F0M086Ab
fig. 80
F0M087Ab
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