Folding the rear seat backrest back

•► 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
 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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