Mercedes-Benz V-Class 2021 Owner's Manual page 83

80 Seats and stowage
Removing the EASY-ENTRY section
Vehicles with comfort rear bench seat:
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fold the seat backrest forward.
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.
Pull release handle
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anchorages upwards.
Fold the EASY-ENTRY section further for‐
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wards.
Lift the EASY-ENTRY section up and out of the
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anchorage.
Installing the EASY-ENTRY section
Place and engage the front seat anchorage of
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the EASY-ENTRY section on the seat ancho‐
rages.
Fold the EASY-ENTRY section back.
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The rear seat leg of the EASY-ENTRY section
will engage audibly. The indicator tab on the
seat anchorage 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.
Vehicles with comfort rear bench seat:
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fold the seat backrest back to the seat posi‐
tion.
Adjusting the seat backrest (comfort rear
bench seat)
Only the seat backrests of a comfort rear bench
seat can be adjusted.
Pull release handle
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upwards and hold it in position.
Move the seat backrest to the desired posi‐
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tion.
Release the seat backrest release handle
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and move the seat backrest slightly.
The seat backrest will engage in position.
2 upwards.
3 for the front seat
1 for the seat backrest
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Moving the rear bench seat
& 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.
& WARNING Risk of injury due to moving
the rear bench seat while the vehicle is in
motion
If you move the rear bench seat while driving,
the seat may move in an unexpected or jerk‐
ing manner, forinstance when braking.
You could become trapped as well as thrown
against parts of the vehicle or other vehicle
occupants.
Only move the rear bench seat when
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the vehicle is stationary.
Make sure that the rear bench seat is
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engaged after it is moved.
& WARNING Risk of injury due to no pro‐
tective effect from the window airbag
If you move the seat position outside the
marked area, the window airbag can no lon‐
ger provide optimum protection.
The protective effect of the window airbag is
gradually reduced and may in some positions
no longer be provided at all.
Engage the rear seats or the rear bench
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seat on the guide rail within the marked
area.
& WARNING Risk of injury from the front
seat being positioned too close to vehicle
occupants
If you move the rear seats or the rear bench
seat outside the markings on the guide rail,
this could result in the passenger striking
their head on the front seat.
Maintain a minimum clearance of 5 cm
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between the knees of the respective
vehicle occupants and the seat in front
of them.