Mercedes-Benz V-Class 2021 Owner's Manual page 79

76 Seats and stowage
Bench seat anchorage
& WARNING Risk of accident‑ and injury if
the seat is not engaged
If a seat is not engaged, it may be thrown
about while the vehicle is moving.
Always make sure that all seats are
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engaged as described.
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury as
a result of rear bench seat not being
engaged
If the rear bench seat is not engaged, it may
be flung around during travel.
Always make sure that the rear bench
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seat is engaged as described.
Keep the seat anchorages in the vehicle floor free
of dirt and objects at all times to ensure that the
seat engages securely.
If the indicator tab of the anchorage is not retrac‐
ted into the seat leg, the seat is not correctly
engaged. Engage the seat again.
Example: seat rail system with quick-locking
mechanism
Guide rails 1 of the seat rail system can be used
for the following purposes:
For mounting up to two rear seat rows
R
For mounting both rear seat rows facing one
R
another
For mounting rear seats and rear bench seats
R
For moving rear seats and rear bench seats
R
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When you remove a rear bench seat or a
seat, the seat slider may slide into a guide
rail. The seat sliders will then no longer be
parallel in the guide rails. In this case, you
will no longer be able to fit the respective
seating. The seat sliders must be moved only
using a special tool or at a qualified specialist
workshop in order to prevent the risk of dam‐
age. The tool is available as a Mercedes-Benz
accessory or as part of a seat/bunk combi‐
nation.
Seating variants
& WARNING Risk of injury due to incorrect
installation of the rear bench seats
If the rear bench seats are incorrectly instal‐
led, the integrated safety precautions in the
rear bench seats cannot work as intended.
Install the rear bench seats only as
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described.
Only use rear bench seats approved for
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your vehicle.
Depending on the type of seat anchorage in the
vehicle floor, you can install the following seating
variants:
Rear bench seats with two or three seats
R
Single rear seats
R
Seat/bunk combination with three seats
R
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you can fit
the rear bench seats and the rear seats on the
first and/or second rear seat row.
The seating variants shown are permitted only if
the conditions specified below for safe rear seat‐
ing are met. Other seating variants are not per‐
mitted and may endanger the occupants.
When using only the individual seats, the rear
seats can be installed facing in the direction of
travel in all combinations and configurations.