Through-loading facility in the rear
compartment
If objects or loads are not secured when being
transported in the through-loading facility, they
could slip or be thrown around and thereby hit
vehicle occupants.
Observe the loading guidelines (
Y
page 351)
and the safety notes regarding stowage spaces
(
Y
page 351).
The through-loading facility is opened from the
luggage compartment.
X
Fold down the rear seat armrest.
X
Pull the centre head restraint on the rear
bench seat into the uppermost position
(
Y
page 109).
X
Slide release catch
:
to the left and swing
flap
;
to the left until it is lying on the rear
side of the rear bench seat.
X
Push cover
=
forward until it is lying on the
rear seat armrest.
Enlarging the luggage compartment
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If the rear bench seat/rear seat and seat
backrest are not engaged they could fold for-
wards, e.g. when braking suddenly or in the
event of an accident.
R
The vehicle occupant would thereby be
pushed into the seat belt by the rear bench
seat/rear seat or by the seat backrest. The
seat belt cannot protect as intended and
could result in additional injury.
R
Objects or loads in the boot/luggage com-
partment cannot be restrained by the seat
backrest.
This poses an increased risk of injury.
Before every trip, make sure that the seat
backrests and the rear bench seat/rear seat
are engaged before every trip.
Make sure that the seat backrest and the seat
cushion are correctly engaged in position. To do
so, pull firmly on the seat backrest.
!
Fold the seat cushion upwards before fold-
ing the rear bench seat forward. Otherwise,
the backrests may be damaged.
When the backrest is folded forwards, the
front seats cannot be moved to their rearmost
position. Otherwise, the front seats and the
rear bench seat could be damaged.
!
The backrest is heavy. Therefore, exercise
care when folding it down. Make sure that the
head restraints are pushed all the way in so
that the backrests and seat cushions are not
damaged.
Observe the loading guidelines (
Y
page 351).
The left-hand and right-hand rear seat backrests
can be folded forwards separately to increase
the luggage compartment capacity.
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