Seats and head restraints
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When the rear seat backrest is lowered no-
body else can travel in the corresponding
seats (not even a child).
It should not be possible to see the red
Folding down and lifting the rear
seat backrest
2
mark of the unlock button
●
.
The backrest must be properly engaged.
Lowering the rear seat backrest with the
unlock button
WARNING
Serious injuries can be caused if the rear
seat backrest is lowered or lifted without
due care and attention.
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Lower the head restraint properly.
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1
Push the unlock button››› Fig. 161
for-
wards and at the same time lift the backrest.
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Never lower or lift the rear seat backrest
while driving.
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The rear seat backrest is not engaged
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Do no trap or damage the seat belt when
raising the rear seat backrest.
2
when the red marking of the button
ble.
is visi-
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When lowering or lifting the rear seat
backrest, keep your hands, fingers, feet
and other body parts out of its path.
Fig. 161 On the rear seat backrest: release
Lowering the rear seat backrest with the
remote release lever
1
2
button ; red mark
.
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For the rear seat belts to offer the neces-
●
Lower the head restraint properly.
sary protection all the parts of the rear
backrest must be properly engaged. This is
particularly important in the case of the
centre rear seat. If someone is seated in a
seat whose backrest is not properly engag-
ed they will fly forward, along with the
backrest, during an accident or a sudden
driving or braking manoeuvre.
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Open the rear lid.
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Pull the remote release lever of the left part
1
2
››› Fig. 162
or right part
of the backrest
in the direction of the arrow. The released
part of the rear seat backrest is folded auto-
matically down and forwards.
●
If this occurs, close the rear lid.
●
2
A red signal on button
warns that the
backrest is not engaged. Always check
that the red marking is not visible when the
backrest is in the upright position.
The rear seat backrest is not engaged when
Fig. 162 In the trunk: levers for remote release
2
the red marking of the button››› Fig. 161
is
1
2
of the left part
seat backrest.
and right part
of the rear
visible.
●
When the rear seat backrest is lowered or
Folding up the rear seat backrest
●
is not properly engaged nobody else can
travel in the corresponding seats (not even
a child).
The rear seat backrest is split and each part
be lowered separately to extend the luggage
compartment.
Lift the backrest and press it firmly into the
»
lock until it engages›››
.
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