Warning
- Adjust the seat and fix it before driving away. Take care when adjusting the seat. Uncontrolled or careless adjustment can lead to trapping injuries.
- When loading long objects, they must always be strapped in securely to avoid injury and damage during sudden braking.
- Always switch off the engine and apply the parking brake when loading and unloading the car.
- For cars with automatic gearbox, set the gear selector in P to prevent it from being moved by mistake.
Important
There must be no objects on the rear seat when the backrest is to be folded down. The seat belts must not be connected either. Otherwise there is a risk of damaging the rear seat upholstery.
Important
Note
The front seats may need to be pushed forwards, and/or the backrests adjusted upwards, in order that the rear backrests can be fully folded forward.
The rear seats may also need to be moved backwards.
The seats must be in raised position when the second seat row is lowered, they should not be lowered when they are tilted forward for entry/exit to/from the third seat row.
Centre seat
To lower the backrest:
Lower the head restraint manually.
Pull the strap located on the centre seat's right-hand side.
Lower the backrest forward until it locks into position. The seat cushion folds down/forward when the backrest is lowered in order to create a flat surface.
To raise the backrest to the upright position:
Pull the strap.
Raise the backrest and release the strap. Slide the backrest until the catch engages.
If necessary, raise the head restraint.
Outer seats
To lower the backrest:
Note
When lowering the second seat row, always start from the seat's normal position. Do not use lowering lever for the seat when the seat is in entry/exit position for the third seat row.
Pull the handle on the side of the seat upwards and hold the handle in the raised position while lowering the backrest.
Make sure that the backrest with head restraint does not come into contact with the front seat when lowered. Lower the backrest forward until it locks into position.
The seat cushion folds down/forward when the backrest is lowered in order to create a flat surface. The head restraint lowers automatically when the rear seat is lowered.
Warning
Make sure the backrests are properly locked after they are lowered.
To raise the backrest to the upright position:
Pull the handle on the side of the seat upwards and hold the handle in the raised position while raising the backrest.
Make sure that the backrest with head restraint does not come into contact with the front seat when raised. Raise the backrest and release the handle.
Push the backrest until the lock engages.
The head restraint is raised manually.
Warning
Check that the backrests and head restraints in the rear seat are locked properly after being folded up.
The head restraints of the outer seats must always be raised when there are passengers on any of the rear seats.
Warning
The head restraints on the outer seats in the second seat row must always be raised when the third seat row* is occupied by passengers.