Warning! When pressing the backrest lock button, hold it with your other hand. If you do not hold the backrest, it will tilt forward sharply and may injure the finger with which you press the lock button.
Fig. 1.123. Folding down the rear seat on four-wheel drive "station wagon" vehicles
1. Unfasten the waist strap of the seat belt installed in the center seat of the rear seat. Always unfasten the center seat belt waist strap before folding the left rear seat back. If you leave the waist strap fastened, the seat belt, seat belt lock and seat back may be damaged (fig. 1.123).
2. Support the back with your hand.
3. Press the backrest lock button.
Returning the rear seat backs to the upright position
1. Raise the backrests to a vertical position.
2. Pull from inside the vehicle by the upper edge of the rear seat backrests to ensure that the backrests are securely locked in place.
3. Fasten the diagonal lap seat belt installed in the center of the rear seat. Check that the straps of all rear seat passenger seat belts are positioned correctly.
Fig. 1.124. Fixing the backrest of the rear seat
Returning the rear seat backs to the upright position If the rear seat backs are not fully returned to the upright position and are not locked, this is dangerous. During emergency braking or sudden maneuvering of the car, the rear seat back may suddenly fall down and injure the passenger. If a red indicator is visible behind the locking button, this indicates that the rear seat back is not locked in the upright position (fig. 1.124).
After returning the backrest to the upright position, make sure that the red indicator is no longer visible.