Seat Ateca 2018, Owner'S Manual

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Seats and head restraints
Folding down and lifting the rear
seat backrest
Fig. 161 On the rear seat backrest: release
button
1
; red mark
2
.
Fig. 162 In the trunk: levers for remote release
of the left part
1
and right part
2
of the rear
seat backrest.
The rear seat backrest is split and each part
be lowered separately to extend the luggage
compartment.
When the rear seat backrest is lowered no-
body else can travel in the corresponding
seats (not even a child).
Lowering the rear seat backrest with the
unlock button
●
Lower the head restraint properly.
●
Push the unlock button
›››
Fig. 161
1
for-
wards and at the same time lift the backrest.
●
The rear seat backrest is not engaged
when the red marking of the button
2
is visi-
ble.
Lowering the rear seat backrest with the
remote release lever
●
Lower the head restraint properly.
●
Open the rear lid.
●
Pull the remote release lever of the left part
›››
Fig. 162
1
or right part
2
of the backrest
in the direction of the arrow. The released
part of the rear seat backrest is folded auto-
matically down and forwards.
●
If this occurs, close the rear lid.
The rear seat backrest is not engaged when
the red marking of the button
›››
Fig. 161
2
is
visible.
Folding up the rear seat backrest
●
Lift the backrest and press it firmly into the
lock until it engages
›››
.
● It should not be possible to see the red
mark of the unlock button
2
.
●
The backrest must be properly engaged.
WARNING
Serious injuries can be caused if the rear
seat backrest is lowered or lifted without
due care and attention.
●
Never lower or lift the rear seat backrest
while driving.
●
Do no trap or damage the seat belt when
raising the rear seat backrest.
●
When lowering or lifting the rear seat
backrest, keep your hands, fingers, feet
and other body parts out of its path.
● For the rear seat belts to offer the neces-
sary protection all the parts of the rear
backrest must be properly engaged. This is
particularly important in the case of the
centre rear seat. If someone is seated in a
seat whose backrest is not properly engag-
ed they will fly forward, along with the
backrest, during an accident or a sudden
driving or braking manoeuvre.
●
A red signal on button
2
warns that the
backrest is not engaged. Always check
that the red marking is not visible when the
backrest is in the upright position.
●
When the rear seat backrest is lowered or
is not properly engaged nobody else can
travel in the corresponding seats (not even
a child).
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