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F If your vehicle has the facility, place the seat backrest in the table position.
F

R
elease the front feet using these handles.
F

D
isengage the seat from its anchorages.
F

R
emove the seat.
F
I f your vehicle has the facility, place the
backrest in the table position.
F
t
i
p the seat for ward.
Tipping, access to row 3 Removing a seat
It is not necessary to fold the backrest
(table position) to tip the bench seat for
access to row 3.
F
u
s
ing the handle, release the rear feet then
tip the seat for ward.
F
t
o r
eturn the seat, tip the bench towards
the rear until the feet lock into place. If removing and storing a bench seat
out of the vehicle, ensure that it is
placed in a clean area, so as to avoid
introducing any foreign bodies into the
mechanisms.
th

e bench seats are not designed for
any use other than in the vehicle. t
h
ey
have mechanisms and functions that
could be damaged if used incorrectly or
are dropped.
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F If your vehicle has the facility, pull the control and raise the backrest (from the
rear, lower the lever).
Check that the seat has correctly
engaged in its anchorages on the floor
when returned to the seating position.
Ensure that no object, or the feet of a
passenger seated at the rear, could
obstruct the anchorage points or prevent
the correct latching of the assembly.
F Check that there is nothing obstructing the anchorages or which would prevent the
correct engagement of the feet.
Refitting a seat
F Lock the front feet using the handles.
F ti p the seat toward the rear until the rear
feet lock into place.
Be aware of the feet of any passengers
while tipping the seat.
F

E
ngage the front feet in the anchorages in
the floor (as shown above).
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Fixed rear seat and bench seat
the seat has a backrest that may be fixed or
folding (table position).
th
e bench seat has a one-piece backrest that
may be fixed or foldable (table position). F
t
o r
aise a head restraint, pull it up until it
engages in its notches.
F t
o r
emove the head restraint, press the
lug A and pull the head restraint upward.
F to p ut it back in place, engage the head
restraint rods in the apertures keeping
them in line with the seat backrest.
F
t
o l
ower it, press on the lug A and on the
head restraint at the same time.
Angled head restraints
F Put the head restraints into the low position.
Folding the backrest to the
table position
For more information on the Seat belts ,
refer to the corresponding section. F

F
rom the front, raise the handle to release
the backrest.
F F rom the rear, lower the lever to release
the backrest.
th

e different levels of equipment and adjustments described hereafter vary according to the version and the configuration of your vehicle.
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F If your vehicle has the facility, place the backrest in the table position.
F
t
i
p the seat for ward.
F
u
s

ing the handle, release the rear feet then
tip the seat for ward.
F
t
o r

eturn the seat to the normal position,
unfold the seat backwards until the rear
feet engage in their anchorages.
F
I
f your vehicle has the facility, place the
backrest in the table position.
Fully folding a seat, access to row 3
(example of an individual seat)
Removing a seat
(example of an individual seat)
It is not necessary to fold the backrest
(table position) to tip the bench seat for
access to row 3.
F

F

old the backrest onto the cushion.
F
t
o r

eturn the backrest to the normal
position, raise the lever and pull the
backrest up (from the rear, lower the lever). F

R
elease the front feet using the handles.
F

D
isengage the seat from its anchorages.
F

R
emove the seat by the sliding door in
row
2 or from the rear in row 3.
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F Lock the front feet using the handles.
F un fold the seat toward the rear until the
rear feet lock into place.
Be aware of the feet of passengers when
refitting a seat.
Ensure that no object, or the feet of a
passenger seated at the rear, could
obstruct the anchorage points or prevent
the correct latching of the assembly.
F If fitted to your vehicle, pull the control to raise the backrest (from
the rear, lower the lever).
th

e seats (or bench seats) are not
designed for any use other than in the
vehicle.
t
h

ey have mechanisms and
functions that could be damaged if used
incorrectly or are if the seat is dropped. If removing and storing a seat (or bench
seat) out of the vehicle, ensure that it is
placed in a clean area, so as to avoid
introducing any foreign bodies into the
mechanisms.
Refitting a seat
(example of an individual seat)
F

C
heck that there is no object obstructing
the anchorages and preventing the feet
locking into place.
F

E
ngage the front feet in the anchorages on
the floor (as shown above). Check that the seat has locked into place on the
floor when returning it to the seating position.
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Precautions for the
seats and bench
seats
Following the various handling operations:
- d o not remove a head restraint without
storing it and fixing it to a support,
-

c
heck that the seat belts are always
accessible to the passenger and easy to
fasten,
-

a p
assenger must not take their seat
without adjusting the seat's head restraint
correctly and adjusting and fastening the
seat belt.
Loading luggage or objects
behind the row 3 seat and
bench seat
If you want to load luggage onto the backrests
in row 3 while in the table position, the
backrests in row 2 must also be in the table
position.
Labels
When driving, carrying a passenger is
prohibited:
-

i
n row 3 if the backrest in front (row 2) is in
the table position.
-

i
n row 3 if the seat /bench in front (row 2) is
in the fully folded position.
-

i
n rows 2 and 3, in the outer right seat, if
the bench is in the fully folded position,
-

o
n the centre seat if the outer right seat is
in the fully folded position.
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Fixed crew cab
this comprises a bench seat, seat belts, storage spaces (depending on equipment) and side
windows.
It is separated from the loading area by a high-strength partition offering comfort and safety.
Rear bench seatStorage boxes
If fitted to your vehicle, a storage box is
provided at the front, under the bench seat.
th

is ergonomic bench seats three people.
th

e two outer seats are equipped with IS
oF

IX
mountings.
Storage boxes below the
seats
For more information on the ISOFIX
mountings , refer to the corresponding
section. If fitted to your vehicle, they are located below
the centre and outer left seat.
For access to them from the cab, tip the seat
cushion in question forward.
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No not attach anything to the cab fixing
structure.
Do not exceed the number of
passengers indicated on the registration
certificate.
In the rear, the loading area is intended
for carrying goods only.
You are advised to place heavy goods
or objects as far for ward as possible in
the loading area (towards the cab) and
secure them by means of straps using
the stowing rings on the floor.
th

e rear seat belt frames are not
intended for securing transported
articles.
th

e storage boxes can be removed* and are
extracted* from the rear, allowing long objects
to be housed under the bench seat.
* Depending on the country of sale.
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