2010 BMW X3 Owner's Manual - Page 79
2010 BMW X3 Manual
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You can carry light objects such as articles of clothing on the cargo area cover. Never place heavy, hard objects on the cover. If you do so, they could endanger passengers during braking or evasive maneuvers. Do not allow the cover to snap back into place; this can damage it.< Reach into the opening and pull forward, refer to arrow. Before folding down the rear backrests, remove the cover caps for the LATCH child-restraint system. Otherwise, impressions can be left in the seat cushion.< When you fold the backrest upright again, be sure that the catch engages securely. This causes the red warning field in the recess to disappear. Otherwise, cargo can be thrown into the passenger compartment during braking or evasive maneuvers, thus endangering the passengers.< To ensure that the safety belts continue to provide optimum protection, please follow the instructions on page 27.< Removal 1. Press the side buttons, refer to arrow 1. 2. Pull the case toward the rear, refer to arrow 2. Installation Push the case forward into the two side holders until it locks into place. Driving tips Reference Mobility Ski bag* To create a flat cargo surface, you can remove the ski bag and replace it with a tray before folding the rear backrest forward. The tray is inserted in the same way as inserting the ski bag, refer to Inserting ski bag on page 76. Stowing* when rear backrest is folded down Cargo area cover Holders for the case are mounted on the backs of the rear seat backs, refer to arrows 1. Guide the case in from the right side until it locks into place, refer to arrow 2. As you do this, the cargo area cover must always point in the direction of travel and the loop of the partition net must point upward. Pull the cargo area cover out by the handle and hook it into the rear holders. 77 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 2 602 348 - © 02/09 BMW AG Controls At a glance