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SAFETY
DEVICES
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IIN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
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 Bin 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 Aand B-fig. 79to 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. 78F0M0095mfig. 79F0M086Abfig. 80F0M087Ab
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SAFETY
DEVICES
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLS
fig. 83F0M0101m
fig. 82F0M020Abfig. 81F0M088Abfig. 84F0M0222m
Make sure the backrest is properly se-
cured at both sides (red bands not visible)
to prevent it moves forward in the event
of sharp braking causing injuries to pas-
sengers. To return the rear seat back to its
original position fig. 81
Raise the seat backrests and push them
back until hearing the locking click of both
retainers.
Position seat belt buckles upwards and set
the cushion in the normal position of use.
IMPORTANT When the backrest is prop-
erly secured, the “red band” on levers
shall no longer be visible. The “red band”
actually indicates that the backrest is not
properly secured. Make sure the head re-
straints are properly positioned.REMOVING THE REAR
PARCEL SHELF
To remove the rear parcel shelf to extend
the boot: release the upper ends A-fig. 83
by removing the eyelets from the pins, re-
lease and turn the rear parcel shelf from its
seat and then release both pins fig. 84from
side seats.
Once removed, the rear parcel shelf can
be positioned between front seat back
rests and the folded cushion of the rear
seat fig. 82.
