2010 Alfa Romeo Giulietta fold seats

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BOOT
The boot is unlocked electrically operated and this is deactivated
when the car is in motion.
OPENING
When unlocked, the boot can be opened from outside by pressing
the electric logo fig. 69 until a click is heard or by pressing
Rbut-
ton on the remote control.
The direction indicators and internal light will blink twice when
the boot is opened: the light will go out automatically when the
boot is closed. If the boot is left open, the light will go out auto-
matically after several minutes.
fig. 69A0K0068m
Emergency opening from the inside
Proceed as follows:
❍remove the rear head restraints and completely fold back the
seats (see the paragraph on “Expanding the boot”);
❍press lever A-fig. 70.
fig. 70A0K0069m
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fig. 72A0K0070m
EXPANDING THE BOOT
The boot can be partially (1/3 or 2/3) or totally extended by
splitting the rear seat. See the descriptions in “Removing the
parcel shelf” and “Folding back the seats” paragraphs for how to
expand the boot.
fig. 73A0K0182m
Removing the parcel shelf
Proceed as follows:
❍free the ends of the two links A-fig. 72 supporting the parcel
shelf B, releasing eyelets C from supporting pins D;
❍release the pins A-fig. 73 on the outer side of the shelf, and then
remove the shelf B by pulling it outwards.
❍after removal, the parcel shelf can be loaded sideways into the
boot or placed between the front seat backrests and the fold-
ed-back rear seats (with the luggage compartment complete-
ly expanded).
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Folding back the seats
Proceed as follows:
❍raise the head restraints to the maximum height, press both
buttons A and B -fig. 74 to the side of the two supports, then
remove the head restraints by sliding them upwards;
❍move the seat belts making sure that they are correctly ex-
tended and not twisted;
❍lift the lever A-fig. 75 to fold the left or right portion of the back-
rest and then accompany the backrest and the cushion (a red
strip B will appear when the lever A if lifted) .
fig. 74A0K0065mfig. 75A0K0110m
Repositioning the rear seat
Move the seat belts making sure that they are correctly extended
and not twisted.
Lift up the backrest and push it back until a click is heard for the
engagement mechanism. Make sure that the red strip on levers
A-fig. 75. is no longer visible; if it is, this indicates that the back-
rest has not engaged. Reposition the head restraints into their hous-
ings.
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