Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual page 46

Rear-Facing Bench S eat
The re a r-fa cin g be n ch sea t can be
un fo ld e d to enlarge th e sea ting area.
W arning!
Prior to occupying th e rear-facing
bench se at, the rear s e a t b ackrests
m ust be in an upright position and
locked in place. Hook th e safety
belts into th e b rackets provided.
By pressing down on th e handle, lift
th e b ackrest into place. Raise the
s e a t cushion in a sim ilar manner.
N o te :
If th e rea r-fa cin g be n ch sea t is to be
o cc u p ie d , th e fo rw a rd -fa c in g s p lit
re a r be n ch sea t m u st be eq u ip p e d
w ith head re s tra in ts .
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T o s to w th e re a r-fa cin g b e n c h seat,
p ro c e e d in reve rse o rd e r, p u lling the
seat c u s h io n up by its strap.
R ear-F acing S ea t Cushion - R em o v­
al and Installatio n
By re m o vin g th e re a r-fa cin g seat
c u s h io n , if so e q u ip p e d , an a d d itio n a l
c a rg o c o m p a rtm e n t is available w h ich
can be lo c k e d w ith the m a s te r key.
R em oval:
P ress th e tw o sea t la tch e s to w a rd s
th e c e n te r o f th e car and pull th e seat
c u s h io n up a little and th e n back.
In sta lla tio n :
Place th e sea t c u s h io n on th e flo o r o f
th e c a rg o area and pu sh it fo rw a rd
and d o w n un til it lo c k s in place.
R e tra c ta b le p artitio n net
and Luggage Cover
The tw in -re e l lu gg age c o v e r is
m o u n te d on th e b a c k re s t o f th e rear
sea t and can also be used w ith the
b a c k re s t fo ld e d dow n.
Lu gg ag e c o v e r:
Pull o u t lo w e r blind, dra w it o v e r the
lu gg age and en gage in to e ye le ts on
the tailga te . W hen th e tailga te is
o p e n e d th e b lind is lifte d up w ith it so
th a t it need n o t be w o u n d up fo r lo a d ­
ing o r un lo a d in g th e vehicle.
P a sse n g e r p ro te c tio n :
Pull o u t u p p e r s p rin g blind (safety
net) and en ga ge in to eye le ts on the
roo f. T his is a p a rtic u la rly im p o rta n t
s a fe ty fa c to r w h e n th e veh icle is
lo ad ed h ig h e r tha n the to p o f th e rear
seat b a c k re s t.
Rem oval o f d o u b le ro lle r b lin d :
Fold b a c k re s ts fo rw a rd , push co ve r
m ech an ism to th e le ft and rem ove.