Mercedes-Benz V-Class 2021 Owner's Manual page 75

72 Seats and stowage
Pull lever 1 upwards and slide the seat for‐
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wards or back until the desired position has
been reached.
Release lever 1 and push the seat back or
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forwards until you hear the seat engage.
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For front swivel seats, the lever in position
1 is used to release the swivel seat. The
lever to adjust the fore-and-aft position is in
the form of a bar in front of the seat
( page 75).
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Adjusting the seat height
Pull or push lever 3
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desired seat height has been reached.
Adjusting the seat backrest
Turn handwheel 4
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The seat backrest will move to a vertical posi‐
tion.
Turn handwheel 4
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The seat backrest will tilt back.
Adjusting the seat angle
Turn handwheel 2
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The front of the seat cushion will tilt down.
Turn handwheel 2
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The front of the seat cushion will tilt up.
Adjusting the front seat electrically
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
the seats are adjusted by children
Children could become trapped if they adjust
the seats, particularly when unattended.
When leaving the vehicle, always take
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the key with you and lock the vehicle.
Never leave children unattended in the
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vehicle.
The seats can be adjusted when there is no key in
the ignition lock.
repeatedly until the
forwards.
backwards.
forwards.
backwards.
& WARNING Risk of injury if vehicle set‐
tings are adjusted while the vehicle is in
motion
You could lose control of the vehicle in partic‐
ular in the following situations:
If you adjust the driver's seat, the head
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restraints, the steering wheel or the mir‐
ror while the vehicle is in motion.
If you fasten your seat belt while the vehi‐
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cle is in motion.
Before starting the engine: adjust the
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driver's seat, head restraints, steering
wheel and mirror in particular and fas‐
ten your seat belt.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur‐
ing seat adjustment
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail.
Make sure when adjusting a seat that
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no one has any body parts in the sweep
of the seat.
Observe the safety notes on "Airbags" and "Chil‐
dren in the vehicle".
& WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
the front seat being positioned too close
to the cockpit
The front airbags can also injure the occu‐
pants in the front of the vehicle.
Always adjust the front seats so they
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are as far away as possible from the
front airbags.
In addition, observe the notes on cor‐
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rect seat adjustment.
& 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.
Always ensure that the seat backrest is
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in an almost vertical position and that