XAdjust the headrestraints if necessary
(Ypage 99).
XMov ethe driver's or front-passenger seat
back if necessary.
Yo us houl dalway sengag ethe rea rseatb ackr-
ests if yo udonot nee dthe through-loading fea-
ture .Thisw illp revent unauthorized access to
the trun kfrom the vehicl einterior.
Lockin gthe centerr ear seat backrest
In order to prevent the trun kfrom being
accesse dbyunauthorized persons, the center
sea tbackres tcan be locked using acatch .The
cente rseatb ackres tcan onlybef oldedforward
together with the left sea tbackrest.
XTo lock: foldt he left and cente rseatb ackr-
ests forward. Make sure thatt he centerand
left sea tbackrests ar eengaged and joined
together.
XSlide catch :upwards.
The release mechanism of the cente rseat
backres tisl oc ked.
XTo unlock: foldthe left and cente rsea tb ackr-
ests forward.
XSlide catch :downwards.
Securin gcargo
Carg otie-dow nrings
Observ ethe following notes on securing loads:
RObserv ethe loading guideline s(Ypage 268).
RSecure the load using the cargo tie-down
rings.
RDistribute the load on the cargo tie-down
ringsevenly.
RDo not us eelast ic straps or nets to secur ea
load ,ast heseareonlyi ntende dasana nti-slip
protection for light loads.
RDo not route tie-downs across sharp edges or corners.
RPa ds harp edgesf or protection.
Vehicles with the through-loading feature in the
rearbench seat:
XFol dupt he cargo tie-down ring snext to the
rea rseatb ackres tand pu tthem throug hthe
slots in the carpet.
Bag hook
GWARNING
The ba ghooks canno trestrai nheavy objects
or items of luggage. Objects or items of lug-
gage could be flung around and thereb yhit
vehicl eoccupants when braking or abruptly
changing directions. There is ariskofi njury.
Onlyh anglight objects on the ba ghooks.
Never hang hard, sharp-edged or fragile
objects on the ba ghooks.
!The ba ghookc an bear amaximu mloado f
6.6lbs (3kg )and shoul dnot be used to secure
al oad.
272Stowage areas
Stowag eand featur es
