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■ Push down head restraint bypressing the catch 3 35.
■ Move passenger front seat in a position that avoids contact of the
head restraint with the instrument
panel.
■ Pull lever and fold down the backrest on the seat, then release
lever. The backrest can be
engaged in two positions before
horizontal position. Allow the
backrest to engage audibly.
Folding up backrest
■ Pull lever and fold up backrest in desired seat position, then releaselever. Allow the backrest to engage
audibly.
■ Adjust seat and head restraint.
Rear storage
On both sides of the load
compartment there are storage
shelves.
To open, release cover in side trim
panel and remove.
Floor storage
On version without third seat row,
there are storage boxes under the
floor cover. Lift up the cover to open.
Load compartment cover
Do not place any heavy or sharp-
edged objects on the load
compartment cover.
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Before operating the load
compartment cover, insert the latch
plate of the seat belt on each side into
the pocket that is mounted at the belt.
Closing
Pull the cover towards the rear using
the handle and engage it in the
retainers at the sides.
Opening
Remove load compartment cover
from side brackets. Hold the cover
and guide it until it is fully rolled up.
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Removing
Open the load compartment cover.
Pull the release lever up and hold. Lift cover on right side and remove from
retainers.
Stowing in the load
compartment If the load compartment cover is not
used, stow it in the storage in the
vehicle floor.
Open the cover of the storage in front of the tailgate.
Insert the cover with the top side
downwards and with the release lever
to the left into the adapter on the right side of the storage.
Fasten the load compartment cover in
the storage with the Velcro tape.
Installing
Insert the left side of the load
compartment cover in the recess, pull
the release lever up and hold, insert
the right side of the load compartment cover and engage.
Rear floor storage cover Floor cover
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On versions without third seat row,
there are storage boxes under the
floor cover. To open lift up the cover
and fold it upright behind rear seats.
Interior protection mat
Interior protection mat is a covering
and protection feature for the load
compartment to be used when all or
single seats/backrests are folded
down.
By folding and expanding the mat
there are a lot of individual
applications possible.
The interior protection mat is
available in two versions:
■ Standard protection mat covers the
area between tailgate and second
seat row, when third row is
complete or one seat folded down.
■ Flex cover interior protection mat is
double size of standard protection
mat, connected by a zipper. It
covers the load compartment fully, when all or single seats of third and
second row are folded down.Protection mat is longitudinal foldable in 4 parts (standard) rsp. 8 parts (Flexcover) with a zipper central and
transversely foldable in 4 parts.
Following only a few examples of
using the mats are described.
Before folding and expanding the
mat, all components must be
removed from the side rails and from
the lashing eyes. Lashing eyes must
be in stored position.
Covering the load compartment
between tailgate and second seat row
possible with both Standard
protection mat or Flex cover interior
protection mat being folded at the
zipper to half size (double layer).
Mat is located fourfold flapped behind
the raised up seats of the third row.
■ Fold down third row seats.
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■ Expand the parts of the folded matso, that first part is raised up atsecond row backrest.
■ When folding down second row backrests, the mat expands
automatically and covers the space
between both seat rows.
■ To let one seat in the third row raised up, fold mat in half
lengthways.■ Pull out the mat a little to protect load compartment sill when loadingheavy objects. Raise up the
overlaying part of the mat before
closing the tailgate.
Covering the load compartment up to the backrests of the front seats
only possible with Flex cover interior
protection mat being folded at the
zipper to half size (double layer).
Mat is expanded up to the second row
seats, as described before.■ Fold down second row backrests.
■ Expand the upper parts of the double layer mat, so that the load
compartment is fully covered. The
first part of the mat is now raised up at the backrests of front seats.
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■ Fold the overlaying rear part underthe mat before closing the tailgate.
Covering the load compartment
partially
only possible with Flex cover interior
protection mat being folded at the
zipper to half size (double layer).
e.g. left outer backrest is not folded
down
Mat is expanded up to the second row
seats, as described in first section.
■ Fold down the backrests that shall be covered.
■ Open the zipper behind the raised up backrest.
■ Pull out the mat until the first part is
flat on the load compartment floor.
■ Raise up lengthways the part, that is opened by the zipper, and fold it
to the centre.■ Expand the upper part of double layer mat over the folded backrests.
■ Fold the overlaying rear part under the mat before closing the tailgate.
Doing the same way when one outer and centre backrest are not folded
down.
e. g. only centre backrest is folded
down
Mat is expanded up to the second row
seats, as described in first section.
■ Fold down centre backrest to be covered.
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■ Open the zipper from both sidesbehind the left and right backrest.
■ Pull out the mat until the first part is
flat on the load compartment floor.
■ Raise up lengthways both parts, that are opened by the zipper, and
fold them to the centre.■ Expand now the small upper part of
double layer mat over the centre
backrest.
■ Fold the overlaying rear part under the mat before closing the tailgate.
The following illustrations show some
further examples.Example for long small objects, e.g.
skis.
Example for side cover protection.
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Example for covering folded backreston second row and one folded seat on
third row.
Load rails and hooks
Install the hooks in the desired
position in the rails: insert the hook in the upper groove on the rail and pressin the lower groove.
Lashing eyes
The lashing eyes are designed to
secure items against slippage, e.g.
using lashing straps or luggage net.
Cargo management
system
The FlexOrganizer is a flexible
system for dividing up the load
compartment.
The system consists of: ■ adapters,
■ mesh pockets,