Folding the rear seat backrest back

•► Move the driver's or front-passenger seat

•► Move the driver's or front-passenger seat forward if necessary.

! Make sure that the seat belt does not become trapped when folding the rear seat backrest back. Otherwise, it could be damaged.

•► Fold seat backrest 1 back until it engages.

WARNING
Make sure that the rear seat backrest is correctly engaged. Otherwise, vehicle occupants could be injured by objects being thrown around if you

 - brake sharply
 - change direction suddenly
 - are involved in an accident

If the rear seat backrest is not engaged, this will be shown in the multifunction display in the instrument cluster.

•► Adjust the head restraints if necessary.
•► Move the driver's or front-passenger seat back if necessary.

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