fold seats Alfa Romeo Giulietta 2013 Owner handbook (in English)

Emergency opening from the inside
Proceed as follows:
❒remove the rear head restraints and completely fold back the seats
(see the paragraph “Expanding the luggage compartment”);
❒push lever A fig. 71.CLOSINGLower the tailgate, pressing near the lock until you hear it click into
place.
There are handles B fig. 72 inside the tailgate to allow it to be closed
more easily.
IMPORTANT Before closing the luggage compartment make sure that
you have the keys since the luggage compartment is automatically
locked.
LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT
INITIALISATIONIMPORTANT If the battery is disconnected or the protection fuse blows,
the luggage compartment opening/closing mechanism must be
initialised as follows:
❒close all the doors and the luggage compartment;
❒Press the
button on the remote control;
❒Press thebutton on the remote control.
EXTENDING THE LUGGAGE
COMPARTMENTThe luggage compartment can be partially (1/3 or 2/3) or totally
extended by splitting the rear seat. See the descriptions in “Removing
the parcel shelf” and “Folding back the seats” paragraphs for how
to expand the luggage compartment.
fig. 71
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fig. 72
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Removing the parcel shelf
Proceed as follows:
❒free the ends of the two parcel shelf B mounting links A fig. 73 by
removing the eyelets C from the mounting pins;❒free the pins A fig. 74 outside the shelf then remove the parcel shelf
B sliding it outwards.
❒after removal, the parcel shelf can be loaded sideways into the
luggage compartment or placed between the front seat backrests
and the folded-back rear seat cushions (with the luggage
compartment completely expanded).
Folding the seatsProceed as follows:
❒raise the headrests to the maximum height, press both buttons A and
B fig. 75 to the side of the two supports, then remove the head
restraints by sliding them upwards;
❒move the seat belts to the side, making sure that they are correctly
extended and not twisted;
❒raise lever A fig. 76 to fold the left or right side of the backrest and
then guide the backrest onto the cushion (when lever A is raised,
you will see a red band B).
fig. 73
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fig. 74
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