Fiat 500 Abarth Owner's Handbook Manual - page 49

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SAFETY DEVICES

CORRECT USE OF THE 

CAR

W

ARNING

LIGHTS AND MESSAGES

IN AN

EMERGENCY

CAR

MAINTENANCE

TECHNICAL

SPECIFICA

TIONS

INDEX

YOUR CAR

EXTENDING THE BOOT

Partial extension (50/50)

(where provided) fig. 53-54

The separate rear seats allow partial or

total boot extension.

Proceed as follows:

❒ Lift out rear seat head restraints (where

provided) with backrest released and

tilted toward the passenger compart-

ment or with the tailgate open.

❒ check that the seat belt is not twisted;

❒ operate levers A or B-fig. 53 to re-

lease respectively the left or right part

of the backrest and guide the backrest

onto the cushion.

IMPORTANT To return the backrest to

its correct position, we recommend to

operate from the external doors.

Maximum extension fig. 55

Tilt the rear seat completely to obtain

maximum boot extension.

fig. 53

F0S0017m

fig. 54

F0S0043m

fig. 55

F0S0044m

Proceed as follows:

❒ remove the rear seat head restraints

(where provided);

❒ check that the seat belt is not twisted;

❒ operate levers A and B-fig. 53 to re-

lease the backrests and guide them on-

to the cushion.

IMPORTANT To return the backrest to

its correct position, we recommend to

operate from the external doors.

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