Never place hands under seat or near any
moving parts while a seat is being adjusted.
For safety reasons, the rear seat bench must
only be adjusted when the vehicle is
stationary.
Never drive a vehicle with the tailgate open.
Deadly carbon monoxide (CO) gases may
enter vehicle interior resulting in
unconsciousness and death.
! Ensure that you remove all containers
from the cup holder in the rear before
folding the seat backrest and the seat
cushion of the rear bench seat forwards.
The left-hand and right-hand rear seats can
be folded down to increase the cargo
compartment capacity. The following
changes are possible:
R fold the seat backrests forward
R fold the rear bench seat back fully.
Folding the seat backrest forwards:Seat backrest release lever;Rear bench seat release lever
i Open the rear doors. This allows you
better access to release lever :.
XRemove the center head restraint
( Y page 80).XPull release lever :.
The corresponding seat backrest is
released.XFold the seat backrest forward until it
engages.Folding back the seat backrestXPull release lever : and fold the seat
backrest up.
! Make sure that the seat belt does not
become trapped when folding the rear seat
backrest back. Otherwise, it could be
damaged.
XFold the seat backrest back until it engages
audibly in the seat catch.XInstall the head restraint.
Folding the rear bench seat forwards
XFold the seat backrest forward
( Y page 195).XPull release lever ;.
The corresponding rear bench seat is
released.XFold the rear bench seat forward until it
engages.
Folding rear bench seat into an upright
position
XFold back the rear bench seat backrest
until it engages audibly in the seat catch.XFold back the seat backrest ( Y page 195).XInstall the head restraints.GWarning
Make sure that the rear bench seat and front
seat backrest are correctly engaged in
position.
If the seat backrests or rear bench seat are
not fully engaged and the following occurs:
R sharp braking
R a sudden change of direction
R an accident
the seat backrests or rear bench seat may fold
forwards and instead of being restrained by
the seats as intended you could be injured by
them. Occupants could then also be injured
in the event of an accident, e.g. by objects
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X Step 5: Determine the combined weight of
luggage and cargo being loaded in/on the
vehicle. For reasons of safety, that weight
must not exceed the available cargo and
luggage cargo capacity calculated in step
4.XStep 6 (if applicable): If your vehicle will
be towing a trailer, load from your trailer
will be transferred to your vehicle. Consult
this manual to determine how this reduces
the available cargo and luggage load
capacity of your vehicle ( Y page 260).258Loading the vehicleWheels and tires
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