level of protection and could even cause
injuries.
RObjectsorloads in the trunk/cargo com-
partmentc annot be restraine dbythe seat
backrest.
There is an increased risk of injury.
Before everyt rip, make sure that the seat
backrestsa nd the rear benc hseat/rear seat
are engaged.
GWARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbo nmonoxide .Ifthe rear
door is open when the engin eisrunning, par-
ticularly if the vehicle is moving, exhaust
fumes could enter the passenger compart-
ment. There is arisk of poisoning.
Turn off the engin ebeforeo pening the rear
door. Never drive with the rear door open.
!Ensure that you remove all containers from
the cup holder in the rear beforef oldingthe
seat backrest and the seat cushio nofthe rear
benc hseat forwards.
Observe the loading guideline s(
Ypage 204).
The rear benc hseat is split symmetrically.
The left-han dand right-han drear benc hseats
can be folded forward to increase the capacity
of the rear compartment. You can:
Rfold the seat backrestsf orward
Rfold the rear benchseat back fully
Folding th eseat backrest forward
XRemove the center head restraint
(Ypage 77).
XPull release :in the direction of the arrow.
The correspondin gseat backrest is released.
XFold the backrest forward.
The seat backrest engages audibly.
;Seat backrest folded forward
Folding th eseat backrest back
!Make sure that the seat belt does not
becom etrapped when foldingt he rear seat
backrest back .Otherwise, it could be dam-
aged.
XPull release lever :.
The correspondin gseat backrest is released.
XFold backrest ;back in the direction of the
arrow.
The seat catch engages audibly.
XInstall the head restraint (Ypage 77)
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Z
Rear benchseat
Folding the rear benchs eatforward
XFoldt he rears eatbackrest forward
(Ypage 207).
XPull the release in the direction of arrow :.
The corresponding rearb ench seatis
released.
XFoldr earbench seat ;forward.
;Rear bench seatf olded forward
Folding the rear benchs eatint oa n
upright position
GWARNING
If the rearb ench seat/rears eatand seat
backrest are not engaged they could foldf or-
wards ,e.g. when braking suddenlyorint he
event of an accident.
RThe vehicl eoccupant woul dthereby be
pushedi nto the seatb eltb ythe rearb ench
seat/rears eatorbythe seatb ackrest. The
seatb eltc an no longer offert he intended
level of protectionand could evenc ause
injuries.
RObjects or load sinthe trunk/cargo com-
partment canno tberestrained by the seat
backrest.
There is an increased ris kofinjury.
Before every trip ,make sure that the seat
backrests and the rearb ench seat/rearseat
are engaged.
XFoldt he rearb ench seatb ack.
The seatc atch engages audibly.
XFoldthe backrest back (Ypage 207).
XInstall the headr estraints (Ypage 77).
Securing loads
Important safety notes
Distribute the load on the carg otie-downr ings
evenly.
Do not tamper with or repai rcarg otie-down
points, carg otie-downr ingsort ie downs. Have
maintenance work as well as modifications,
installations and conversions carrie doutat a
qualified specialist workshop(
Ypage 27).
Observe the following notes on securing loads:
RObserve the loading guideline s(Ypage 204).
RSecure the load using the carg otie-down
rings.
RDistribute the load on the carg otie-down
ring sevenly.
RDo not us eelast ic straps or nets to secure a
load ,ast hesea re only intended as an anti-slip
protectio nfor light loads.
RDo not route tie-downs across sharp edges or
corners.
RPads harp edges for protection.
ROnly us etie downs that have bee ncheckedi n
accordance with applicabl estandards, e.g.
lashing nets or lashing straps.
RFil lthe spaces between the load and the
carg ocompartment wall sand the wheel
housing in aform-locking way. Only use
dimensionall ystable transportation aids for
this ,suc hasc hocks,w oodenf ixings or pad-
ding.
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