Mercedes-Benz E-Class Owner's Manual page 338

Stowage areas
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Through-loading facility in the rear
compartment
The through-loading facility is opened from
the boot.
X
Fold down the rear seat armrest.
X
Press release catch :.
The flap opens downwards.
Observe the loading guidelines (
Through-loading facility in the rear
bench seat (Saloon)
Important safety notes
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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 cannot protect as intended and
could result in additional injury.
Objects or loads in the boot cannot be
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restrained by the seat backrest.
This poses an increased risk of injury.
Before every trip, make sure that the seat
backrests and the rear bench seat/rear seat
are engaged before every trip.
Observe the loading guidelines (
The left-hand and right-hand rear seat backr-
ests can be folded down separately to
increase the boot capacity.
Folding the seat backrest forwards
! Before you fold down the rear seat back-
rest, remove the side head restraints for
the integrated child seat; see the "Side
head restraints for integrated child seat"
section. The side head restraints could oth-
erwise be damaged.
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i Vehicles with memory function: when you
fold one or both parts of the rear seat back-
rest forwards, the respective front seat
moves forward slightly, when necessary, in
order to avoid contact.
X
Vehicles without memory function: if nec-
essary, move the driver's or front-
passenger seat forwards.
X
Open the boot.
X
Pull right-hand or left-hand rear seat back-
rest release handle :.
The corresponding rear seat backrest is
released.
The seat backrest head restraints in the
rear compartment lower.
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