
Storage, Luggage Compartment and Roof Transport System
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Adjusting rear seats to vertical position
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Make sure that the seat belts are not trapped.
Fold up the backrest until it locks with an
audible click.
The red control stud
B
must be lowered
completely.
Warning!
Risk of injury. The rear seat back rest must
be kept locked when driving. When you
brake or in the event of an accident, objects
can slide into the passenger compartment
and endanger the occupants.
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Always lock rear-seat backrests securely.
Luggage Compartment
The maximum permissible load on the loadspace
floor in the luggage compartment is 200 kg. The
weight must be distributed evenly over the entire
luggage compartment floor.
For information on stowing loads and luggage:
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Please see the chapter “STOWING LOADS” on
page 228.
Opening/closing the luggage
compartment floor
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Fold the luggage compartment floor up or
down using the handle (
arrow
).
Tie-down rings
The load can be secured in the luggage
compartment to prevent it from slipping by
fastening tie-down straps to the tie-down rings.
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Make sure that all rings are equally loaded
when securing a load.
Note on operation
The tie-down rings are not designed to restrain
a heavy load in an accident.