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Expanding t
Expanding t
he load com
he load com par
partment b
tment b y f
y folding t
olding t he
he
seat bac
seat bac kr
kres
est on t t on t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er side f
er side for-
or-
w
w ar
ar ds
ds &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing seat adjustment
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
Make sure when adjusting a seat that no
one has any body parts in the sweep of
th e seat. Obser
vethe saf ety no tes on "Airbags" and "Chil-
dren in theve hicle". &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury if the seat backr-
ests are folded forw ards
Re ar passen gers may come into contact with
parts of the mechanical seat components. #
Ifth e front passenger seat backrest is
fo lded forw ards and there is a passenger
in the car, the passenger must sit in the
re ar seat behind the driver. To
enlar gethe load compartment, you can fold
th e seat backrest on the front passenger side for-
wa rds.
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The following seats are unoccupied:
- there ar seat behind the seat backrest that
is folded forw ards on the front passenger
side
- there ar cent reseat #
T
To f
o f old f
old f orw
orwar
ards:
ds: pull release handle 1and
fo ld the seat backrest fully forw ards onto the
sitting sur face until it engages. #
T
To f
o f old bac
old bac k:
k:pull release handle 1and piv ot
th e seat backrest backwards until it engages. Thr
Thr
ough-loading f
ough-loading f eatur
eature in t
e in the r
he rear benc
ear benc h seat
h seat
(EASY
(EASY -PAC
-P AC K Quic
K Quic kf
kfold)
old) F
F
olding t
olding t he r
he rear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
kres
est f t forw
orw ar
ards
ds &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of becoming trapped when
adjusting the seats
When you adjust a seat, you may trap yourself
or a vehicle occupant. #
When adjusting a seat, make sure that
no one has any body parts in the sweep
of the seat. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident if there ar
ben chseat, rear seat and seat backrest
are not engaged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat and seat bac k-
re st ma yfo ld forw ards, even while theve hicle
is in motion. Seats and st
owing
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R
As a result, theve hicle occupant will be
pressed into the seat belt with increased
fo rc e. The seat belt will not be able topro-
te ct as intended and could cause addi-
tional injur y.
R Objects or loads in the boot or load com-
partment cannot be restrained bythe seat
backrest. #
Make sure that there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat and the seat backrest are
engaged before every trip. If
th e seat backrests are not engaged and loc ked
in place, the lock veri/cation indicator will be red.
Alw ays ensu rethat all vehicle occupants ha ve
th eir seat belts fastened co rrectly and are sitting
proper ly.Pa rticular attention must be paid tochil-
dren.
If yo u no longer requ ire thefo lded-down seat
backrest as a loading area, fold the backrest back
into place. R R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The area into which the seat backrest is folded
is clear.
R Tofold the centre seat backrest forw ards: the
cent reseat backrest has been unloc ked.
R The armrest on the second row of seats is fol-
ded back and the cup holders are em pty.
F
F olding t
olding t he
heleT
leT and r
and r ight seat bac
ight seat bac kr
kres
ests f ts f orw
orw ar
ards
ds
Yo u can fold the centre and outer seat backrests
fo rw ards. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit hout a memor
hout a memor y function:
y function:movethe
driver's or front passenger seat forw ards, if
necessar y. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a memor
h a memor y function:
y function: if at least
one section of there ar seat backrest is folded
fo rw ards, the cor responding front seat will
mo veforw ards slightl y,if necessar y,to avo id a
collision. 124
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#
If necessar y,fully insert the seat backrest
head restraints (/ page 113). #
Pull release le ver1.
F
F olding t
olding t he centr
he centr e seat bac
e seat bac kr
kres
est f t forw
orw ar
ards
ds #
Pull release catch 3for seat backrest 2for-
wa rds. #
Foldthe cor responding seat backrest for-
wa rds. F
F
olding bac
olding bac k t
k the r
he r ear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
krest
est &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
adjusting the seats
When you adjust a seat, you may trap yourself
or a vehicle occupant. #
When adjusting a seat, make sure that
no one has any body parts in the sweep
of the seat. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage caused bytrapping the
seat belt when folding back the seat bac k-
re st The seat belt could become trapped and
thus
be damaged when the seat backrest is folded
bac k. #
Make sure that the seat belt is not trap-
ped when folding back the seat backrest. #
Movethe driver's or front passenger seat for-
wa rds, if necessar y. #
Foldthe cor responding seat backrest 1back
until it engages.
LeT LeT and r
and r ight seat bac
ight seat bac kr
kres
es ts:
ts: ifth e seat bac k-
re st is not engaged and lo cked in place, the
re d lock veri/cation indicator 2will be visi-
ble.
Centr Centr e seat bac
e seat bac kr
krest:
est: ifth e seat backrest is
not engaged and loc ked in place, there d lock
ve ri/cation indicator 3will be visible. Seats and
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A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he angle of t
he angle of t he r
he rear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
kres
ests ts
(car
(car go position)
go position)
To enlar gethe load compartment, you can adjust
th e seat backrests toan angle up to12 deg rees
steeper (cargo position). #
Foldthe seat backrest forw ards
(/ page 123). #
Movebrac ket1 inthe direction of the ar row. #
Push seat ba ckrest 2 back tobrac ket1
until the backrest engages. Load com
Load com
par
partment cov
tment cov er
er N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he load com
he load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
poor lysecured objects
The load compartment co ver alone cannot
secure or restrain he avy objects, items of lug-
ga ge or heavy loads.
Yo u could be hit byan unsecured load, partic-
ular lyin theev ent of abrupt changes in direc-
tion, sudden braking or an accident. #
Always st owobjects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around. #
Secure objects, lug gage or loads against
slipping or tipping over,e.g. byusing
lashing material, even if you are using
th e load compartment co ver. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Damage tothe load compartment
co ver when loading theve hicle The load compartment co
ver may be damaged
when theve hicle is being loaded. #
Do not place any objects abo vethe
lo we r edge of the side windo wsor on the
load compartment co ver. Ext
Ext
ending/re
ending/re tr
tracting t
acting t he load com
he load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er #
T
To e
o e xt
xtend:
end: pull load compartment co ver1
back bygrab handle 2until it engages. 126
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R
R
e
etr
tr acting
acting #
Push there ar edge of load compartment co ver
1 down wards.
Load compartment co ver1 will automatically
mo veforw ards.
% For easier loading, the load compartment
co ver can be folded upwards.
F
F itting or r
itting or r emo
emoving t
ving t he load com
he load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements
ements
R The load compartment co ver is rolled up. R
R
emo
emo ving t
ving t he load com
he load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er #
Press in the end cap of the load compartment
co ver1 ontheright- and leT-hand side in
th e direction of the ar row using the handle on
th e lo wer edge 3. #
Push the load compartment co ver1 into the
anchorage 2onthe opposite side. #
Take the load compartment co ver1 out by
pulling it upwards.
F
F itting t
itting t he load com
he load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er #
Place the load compartment co ver1 inthe
anchorage 2ontheright- or leT-hand side. #
Press in the end cap of the load compartment
co ver1 onthe opposite side and insert the Seats and st
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load compartment co
ver1 into theot her
anchorage 2. A
A
tt
tt ac
ac hing/r
hing/r emo
emoving t
ving t he par
he par titioning net
titioning net &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
poor lysecured objects
The partitioning net alone cann otsecure or
re strain he avy objects, items of lug gage or
heavy loads.
Yo u could be hit byan unsecured load, partic-
ular lyin theev ent of abrupt changes in direc-
tion, sudden braking or an accident. #
Always st owobjects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around. #
Secure objects, lug gage or loads against
slipping or tipping over,e.g. byusing
lashing material, even if you are using
th e partitioning net. Fo
r saf etyre asons, alw ays use a partitioning net
when transporting a load. Damaged partitioning nets can no longe
r ful/l
th eir functions and must be replaced. Visit a quali-
/ed specialist workshop.
A A tt
tt ac
ac hing
hing Pa
rtitioning net without load compartment enlar ge-
ment Pa
rtitioning net with load compartment enlar gement #
Hook partition net 1into holders 2onthe
leT and right on thero of lining. #
Without load compartment enlar gement:
attach hooks 3totie-down eyes 4 onthe
leT and right in such a wayth at hooks 3
point backwards. 128
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#
With load compartment enlar gement: attach
hooks 3totie-down eyes 4 onthe leT and
ri ght in such a wayth at hooks 3point tothe
door. #
Pull on the loose ends of the lashing straps at
th e same time until the partitioning net 1is
tight and theto p edge of partitioning net 1is
horizontal. R
R
emo
emo ving
ving #
Turn the buckle of the lashing strap in the
direction of ar row 6. #
Slide the loose end of the lashing strap into
th e buckle in the direction of ar row 5 until
th e lashing straps are loose. #
Remo vehooks 3from tie-down eyes 4 on
th e leT and right. #
Remo vepartitioning net 1from brac kets 2
on thero of lining on the leT and right. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he tie-do
he tie-do wney
wn eyes
es Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 120). 1
Tie-down eyes (vehicles with thro ugh-loading
fe ature in there ar ben chseat) Seats and st
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Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of bag hooks
w of bag hooks &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury when using bag
hooks with heavy objects
The bag hooks cannot restrain he avy objects
or items of lug gage.
Objects or items of luggage may be 0ung
around and hit vehicle occupants. #
Only hang light objects on the bag
hooks. #
Never hang hard, sharp-edged or fragile
objects on the bag hooks. Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 120).
Subject the bag hooks toa maximum load of 3 kg
and do not attach any goods tothem. 1
Bag hook Ov Ov
er
ervie
vie w of clot
w of clot hes hook
hes hook s on t
s on the t
he tailg
ailgate
ate Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 120). 1
Clothes hook
The clo thes hooks are not suitable for hanging
heavy objects as this can cause theta ilgate to
lo we r automaticall y.Use the clo thes hooks only
fo r light objects such as jac kets. 130
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