Mini 2007 Cooper User Manual
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1.
Pull the lever, arrow 1, and fold the rear seat
backrest forward.
2.
Fold up the lever of the backrest lock until it
audibly engages, arrow 2.
3.
Fold back the backrest until it engages.
If the cargo area has been expanded, do
not install child-restraint systems in the
rear of the vehicle as their protective features
may be ineffective.
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Determining cargo limit
1.
Locate the following statement on your
vehicle's placard
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:
The combined weight of occupants
and cargo should never exceed
XXX kg or YYY lbs. Otherwise, overloading
can result in damage to the vehicle and
unstable driving conditions.
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2.
Determine the combined weight of the
driver and passengers that will be riding in
your vehicle.
3.
Subtract the combined weight of the driver
and passengers from XXX kilograms or YYY
pounds.
4.
The resulting figure equals the available
amount of cargo and luggage load capacity.
For example, if the XXX amount equals
1,400 lbs. and there will be four 150-lb. pas-
sengers in your vehicle, the amount of avail-
able cargo and luggage load capacity is
650 lbs:
1,400 lbs. minus 750 lbs. = 650 lbs.
5.
Determine the combined weight of luggage
and cargo being loaded on the vehicle. That
weight may not safely exceed the available
cargo and luggage load capacity calculated
in step 4.
6.
If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, part of
the load from your trailer will be transferred
to your vehicle. Consult the manual for
transporting a trailer to determine how this
may reduce the available cargo and luggage
load capacity of your vehicle.
Load
The permissible load is the sum of the occu-
pants' weights and the weight of the cargo. The
greater the weight of the occupants, the less
cargo/luggage can be transported.
Stowing cargo
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Position heavy objects as low and as far for-
ward as possible, ideally directly behind the
respective seat backrests.
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Cover sharp edges and corners.
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