Mercedes-Benz V-Class 2021 Owner's Manual page 82

Please observe the following conditions for safe
rear seating:
Use only rear seats and rear bench seats
R
approved for your vehicle.
A rear seat or rear bench seat may be fitted
R
facing the rear only if each seat has a seat
opposite it – face-to-face position.
Fit luxury rear seats in the first rear seat row
R
and in the direction of travel only.
Vehicles with a seat rail system in the vehicle
R
floor:
The seat/bunk combination (S/L) may
-
not be installed in combination with
bench seats.
Passengers may use the seats only if the
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rear seat and/or rear bench seat has
engaged correctly (
Using the EASY-ENTRY easy entry and exit
feature (rear bench seat)
& 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.
In order to ensure that the rear bench seat can
securely engage, keep the seat guide rails and
anchorages in the vehicle floor free of dirt and
foreign objects.
If the indicator tab of the seat anchorage is not
retracted into the seat leg, the seat is not cor‐
rectly engaged. Engage the seat again.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when adjusting the rear bench seat
When adjusting a rear bench seat, you or
another vehicle occupant could become trap‐
ped by the guide rail of the rear bench seat,
forexample.
Make sure that no one has any part of
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their body within the sweep of the rear
bench seat when adjusting it.
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& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to the rear bench seat not being engaged
The rear bench seat will not engage when fol‐
ded forward. The rear bench seat may inad‐
vertently fold back while the vehicle is accel‐
erating, braking or changing direction sud‐
denly or in the event of an accident, forexam‐
ple.
People within the sweep of the rear bench
seat may become trapped.
Always fold back a rear bench seat that
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has been folded forward before you
start driving.
Ensure that the rear bench seat is
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engaged.
Folding the EASY-ENTRY section forwards and
back
If you fold the EASY-ENTRY section of the rear
bench seat forwards, it is easier to get into or out
of the second rear seat row.
Rear bench seat with EASY-ENTRY feature (exam‐
ple: comfort rear bench seat)
1
Grab handle
2
EASY-ENTRY release handle
3
Release handle for front seat anchorages
Pull EASY-ENTRY release handle
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Fold the EASY-ENTRY section forwards with
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the aid of grab handle 1.
To fold the EASY-ENTRY section back: fold
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the EASY-ENTRY section back until it engages
in the seat anchorages. The indicator tab will
no longer be visible.
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The EASY-ENTRY section is correctly engaged
when the seat anchorage engages audibly
and the indicator tab is no longer visible and
is fully retracted into the seat anchorage.
Seats and stowage
2 upwards.
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