Cargo Compartment Enlargement - Mercedes-Benz 2016 GL Operator's Manual

Stowage areas
344
Pull the center head restraint on the rear
X
bench seat into the uppermost position
( page 110).
Y
Slide release catch : to the left and swing
X
flap ; to the left until it is lying on the rear
side of the rear bench seat.
Push cover = forward until it is lying on the
X
rear seat armrest.

Cargo compartment enlargement

Important safety notes
G WARNING
If the rear bench seat/rear seat and seat
backrest are not engaged they could fold for-
wards, e.g. when braking suddenly or in the
event of an accident.
The vehicle occupant would thereby be
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pushed into the seat belt by the rear bench
seat/rear seat or by the seat backrest. The
seat belt can no longer offer the intended
level of protection and could even cause
injuries.
Objects or loads in the trunk/cargo com-
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partment cannot be restrained by the seat
backrest.
There is an increased risk of injury.
Before every trip, make sure that the seat
backrests and the rear bench seat/rear seat
are engaged.
Make sure that the seat backrest and the seat
cushion are correctly engaged in position.
! Release and fold the seat cushion
upwards before folding the rear bench seat
forward. Otherwise, the backrests may be
damaged.
When the backrest is folded forwards, the
front seats cannot be moved to their rear-
most position. Otherwise, the front seats
and the rear bench seat could be damaged.
! The backrest is heavy. Therefore, take
care when folding it down. Make sure that
the head restraints are pushed all the way
in so that the backrests and seat cushions
are not damaged.
Observe the loading guidelines (
The left-hand and right-hand backrests in the
second row of seats can be folded forwards
separately to increase the cargo compart-
ment capacity.
On vehicles with a 3rd row of seats, you must
fold down the 3rd row of seats beforehand
( page 113) to obtain maximum cargo com-
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partment enlargement.
Folding the rear bench seat forwards
If the driver's or front-passenger seat is set
for a larger person, it may not be possible to
fold the rear bench seat forward. In this case,
move the front seats as far forward as possi-
ble.
Move the head restraints to the lowest
X
position ( page 112).
Y
Pull release loop : of seat cushion ;.
X
Fold seat cushion ; up.
X
page 340).
Y