Mercedes-Benz B-Class Operator's Manual page 228

Stowage areas
226
Folding the rear seat backrest back
!
Make sure that the seat belt does not
become trapped when folding the rear seat
backrest back. Otherwise, it could be dam-
aged.
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
X
forward if necessary.
Swing backrest : back.
X
Adjust the backrest to the desired angle by
X
pulling the loop (
Y
Adjust the head restraints if necessary
X
( page 86).
Y
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
X
back if necessary.
Notes on using the cargo compartment
Making the best use of your cargo compart-
ment:
Set seat backrest : to the load position (90°
X
position) ( page 226).
Y
The load capacity is increased.
Vehicles with a height-adjustable cargo com-
X
partment floor: move the cargo compartment
floor to the upper position (
The load surface becomes flat.
page 226).
page 229).
Y
Move the rear bench seat as far forwards as
X
possible ( page 226).
Y
The load area is increased.
Fold the rear seat backrest forwards.
X
The load area is lengthened.
Fold the folding backrest on the front-
X
passenger seat ( page 223) and the corre-
Y
sponding backrest in the rear forwards.
The load area is lengthened.
Adjusting the angle of the rear seat backr-
ests
You can set the angle of the seat backrests to
one of 13 detent positions.
Pull right or left release loop ; forwards in
X
the direction of the arrow.
Corresponding seat backrest : is released.
Pull backrest : forward in the direction of
X
the arrow, or push it back and let it engage.
To ensure that the backrest has engaged, lean
X
firmly against backrest :.
The angle and fore/aft position of the left and
right rear seats can be separately adjusted for
each seat in order to make better use of the
cargo compartment.
Depending on the angle of the backrest, there-
fore, the right and left rear seats can be pushed
back varying distances until the backrest is rest-
ing against the cargo compartment cover.
If the backrest comes into contact with sur-
rounding parts of the cargo compartment pan-
eling, reduce the angle of the backrest.
Adjusting the seat fore-and-aft position
!
When moving the rear seats back, make
sure there are no objects in the footwell or
behind the seats. The rear seats and/or the
objects could otherwise be damaged.