2008 SAAB 9-5 Owners Manual

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SAAB 9-5 2008  Owners Manual 129 Interior equipment and trunkTrunkFolding the rear seat, 9-5 SedanThe rear seat is split and the two sections can be folded indepen-
dently. Folding down of the rear seat is easier if the front sea

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SAAB 9-5 2008  Owners Manual 130 Interior equipment and trunk
WARNING
Place heavy items closest to the backrest and stow smaller 
and lighter items on top. 
Never overload the cargo net3. If the elastic breaks this may 
cause p

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SAAB 9-5 2008  Owners Manual 131 Interior equipment and trunkTrunk pass-through hatch A trunk pass-through hatch is incorporated in the rear seat backrest 
to enable long, narrow items to be carried inside the car. 
Items should

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SAAB 9-5 2008  Owners Manual 132 Interior equipment and trunk
Folding the rear seat, 9-5 SportCombiBoth the narrow and wide sections of the rear seat can be folded 
separately. Folding is facilitated if the front seats are not lo

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SAAB 9-5 2008  Owners Manual 133 Interior equipment and trunk
Parcel shelf, 9-5 SportCombiFold the parcel shelf as follows:
1 Press the rear edge of the shelf downwards and forwards.
2 Continue pressing the folded section forward

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SAAB 9-5 2008  Owners Manual 134 Interior equipment and trunk
Folding the narrow section of the backrestThe folding is facilitated if the front seat is not too far back.
1 Make sure that the head restraint is in the down position

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SAAB 9-5 2008  Owners Manual 135 Interior equipment and trunk
Load anchoring
Driving with the trunk lid/tailgate open, 
see page 183.
WARNING
Put heavy loads as low down and as 
far forward as possible in the luggage 
compartmen

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SAAB 9-5 2008  Owners Manual 136 Interior equipment and trunkOn the floor of the luggage compartment 
there may be two longitudinal aluminium 
rails (CargoTracks™) where accessory 
cargo tie down eye can be mounted.
Fitting a l