— If necessary, unhook the mesh bag ÿ p.
274, ÿ p. 275.
Stow luggage compartment cover
and partition net (Variant)
— Put the boot floor upright or fold it forwards ÿ p.
267.
— If necessary, pull the side elements out of the
side compartments upwards and store them
safely.
— Place the removed boot cover ÿ fig. 171 1 in
the rear recesses of the side panels.
— Place the removed partition net 2 in the front
recesses of the side consoles.
— Return the boot floor to its original position ÿ p.
267.
On vehicles with a spare or emergency
wheel, the disassembled partition net must
be rotated 180 degrees horizontally before storing.
Fig. 171 Under the boot floor: stow the boot cover
and partition net.
Depending on the equipment, once removed, the
boot cover and partition net can be stowed under
the boot floor:
boot floor
Trunk floor – Functions (Variant)
Fig. 172 In the boot: position the boot floor vertically.
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boot floor
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Fig. 173 In the boot: lower the boot floor.
Put the boot floor upright or fold it down
— Pull the floor in the direction of the
arrow ÿ fig. 173 3 until reaching the threshold of car
ga.
Objects can be transported between the upright
boot floor and the rear seat backrest.
WARNING
— Open the tailgate.
In the event of a sudden stop or an accident, objects could
be thrown through the passenger compartment and cause
serious injury or death.
— Raise the boot floor by the handle
ÿ fig. 172 (small arrow) and place it in a vertical
position as shown ÿ fig. 172 — To fold the floor,
Always secure objects, even when the boot floor
is upright
correctly.
.
push it forward until it is flat folded.
· Between the rear seat and the boot floor placed
in an upright position, do not carry objects that
exceed 2/3 of the height of the floor.
Lowering the boot floor Depending on the
equipment, the boot floor can be lowered so that
· Between the rear seat and the boot floor in an
upright position, do not transport objects that
large objects can be transported in the boot.
exceed a weight of approx. 7.5kg.
Depending on the equipment, there are
compartments under the boot floor for storing
small items.
— Open the tailgate.
— Raise the boot floor by the handle ÿ fig.
173 (small arrow) and tilt it.
Volkswagen recommends securing objects to
— Pull the floor in the direction of the
the lashing eyes with lashing or retaining
arrow ÿ fig. 173 1 above the load threshold up to
straps.
approx. the dashed line. When doing so, the front
of the boot floor should slope downward.
— Move the floor in the direction of the arrow
ÿ fig. 173 2 to the top. The floor is now in the
lowest position.
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Transport of objects
On the side of the divisible boot floor closest to the
loading sill there is a strap for fixing small objects.
Divisible boot floor (Variant)
WARNING
In the event of a sudden stop or an accident, objects could
be thrown through the passenger compartment and cause
serious injury or death.
· Always secure objects, even when the divisible
boot floor is positioned vertically correctly.
On vehicles with a divisible boot floor, the
floor handle has a locking function.
Fig. 174 In the boot: divisible boot floor.
Sliding boot floor
(variant)
Fig. 175 In the trunk: divided trunk floor.
With the divisible boot floor, the boot can be divided
Fig. 176 In the boot: sliding boot floor.
into two areas.
Put the divisible boot floor upright
— Open the tailgate.
— Grasp the trunk floor by the cavity
ÿ fig. 174 1 and place it vertically in the direction of
the arrows.
— Make sure that the handle on the boot floor ÿ fig.
174 2 is correctly seated.
— If necessary, close the tailgate.
Lower the divisible boot floor
— Open the tailgate.
Fig. 177 In the boot: remove the sliding boot floor.
— Lower the boot floor in the opposite direction of
the arrows ÿ fig. 174.
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— If necessary, close the tailgate.
boot floor
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The sliding boot floor makes it easier to move
heavy objects inside the boot.
separation network
Separation net behind the
rear seat (Variant)
Shift trunk floor
— Open the tailgate.
— Hold down the handle key
ÿ fig. 176 1 and move the floor along the guides
forwards or backwards.
— If necessary, close the tailgate.
Removing the sliding boot floor
— Open the tailgate.
— Hold down the handle button ÿ fig.
177 1 and remove the floor from the guides by
pulling up on the handle in the direction of the
arrows.
— If necessary, close the tailgate.
Fitting the sliding boot floor
Fig. 178 In the boot: hook the partition net.
— Open the tailgate.
— Place the sliding floor on the guides with the
handle facing the loading sill and hold down the
handle button ÿ fig. 177 1 until the floor is
positioned correctly on the guides.
— Check whether the sliding floor can be moved
correctly on the guides by holding down the handle
key.
— If necessary, close the tailgate.
WARNING
In the event of a sudden stop or an accident, objects could
be thrown through the passenger compartment and cause
serious injury or death.
Fig. 179 In the boot: remove the partition net.
· Fix the objects that you carry on the floor moves
ble from the trunk
· Never allow anyone to ride on the sliding boot
floor, not even a child.
The partition net can help prevent loose items being
carried in the boot from being thrown into the
passenger compartment, e.g. e.g., in the event of a
brake.
Hook the separation net
— Pull up the tab ÿ fig. 178 2 to remove the partition
.
net from the housing 4
— Hook the net on the right side 3 (enlarged
image).
— Hook the net into the slot on the left side ÿ
fig. 178 1 compressing the cross bar.
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Transport of objects
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