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VW Passat B8 Owner's Manual ➜ Trunk floor

β€” If necessary, unhook the mesh bag ΓΏ p.  
274, ΓΏ p. 275.  
Stow luggage compartment cover  
and partition net (Variant)  
β€” Put the boot floor upright or fold it forwards ΓΏ p.  
267.  
β€” If necessary, pull the side elements out of the  
side compartments upwards and store them  
safely.  
β€” Place the removed boot cover ΓΏ fig. 171 1 in  
the rear recesses of the side panels.  
β€” Place the removed partition net 2 in the front  
recesses of the side consoles.  
β€” Return the boot floor to its original position ΓΏ 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.  
3 G 0 0 1 2 7 6 0 A H  
boot floor  
267  
Fig. 173 In the boot: lower the boot floor.  
Put the boot floor upright or fold it down  
β€” Pull the floor in the direction of the  
arrow ΓΏ 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  
β€” 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.  
β€” Raise the boot floor by the handle  
ΓΏ fig. 172 (small arrow) and place it in a vertical  
position as shown ΓΏ fig. 172 β€” To fold the floor,  
Always secure objects, even when the boot floor  
is upright  
correctly.  
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push it forward until it is flat folded.  
Β· 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  
Β· 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.  
β€” Open the tailgate.  
β€” Raise the boot floor by the handle ΓΏ fig.  
173 (small arrow) and tilt it.  
Volkswagen recommends securing objects to  
β€” Pull the floor in the direction of the  
the lashing eyes with lashing or retaining  
arrow ΓΏ 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.  
β€” Move the floor in the direction of the arrow  
ΓΏ fig. 173 2 to the top. The floor is now in the  
lowest position.  
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Transport of objects