Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2020 Owner's Manual page 121

118 Seats and stowing
The footrest can be adjusted only when one of
the following conditions has been fulfilled:
Depending on the equipment, the front
R
passenger seat is in one of the following
positions:
Vehicles without leg rest: the front
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passenger seat has moved into a random
position.
Vehicles with leg rest: the front
-
passenger seat has been moved fully
forward.
The front passenger seat is in the position for
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chauffeur mode.
Adjust the rear seat ( page 118).
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Adjust the reclining rear seat (
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To select the front passenger seat: press
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button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected.
Adjust the front passenger seat using the
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buttons on the door operating unit in the rear
passenger compartment.
% You can use the rear-compartment child
safety lock to disable this function
( page 81).
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Adjusting the rear seats electrically
& WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
incorrect seat position
The seat belt will not offer the intended level
of protection if you have not moved the seat
backrest to an almost vertical position.
In particular, you may slip under the seatbelt
and injure yourself.
Adjust the seat properly before begin‐
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ning your journey.
page 119).
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Always ensure that the seat backrest is
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in an almost vertical position and that
the shoulder section of your seat belt is
routed across the centre of your shoul‐
der.
The switches for adjusting the seats do not
move. You will therefore receive no direct feed‐
back on the switch while pressing the switch.
Feedback is provided only by the movement of
the seat.
You can electrically adjust only the outer seats in
the rear compartment.
1 Fore-and-aft position of the head restraint
(vehicles with active multicontour seat)
2 Head restraint height