Mercedes-Benz V-Class 2021 Owner's Manual page 84

Requirements
The vehicle is equipped with a seat rail sys‐
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tem in the vehicle floor.
Maintain a minimum clearance of 5 cm
between the knees of the vehicle occupants and
the seat in front of them.
Starting from the basic setting 2, the rear
bench seat for passengers can be moved for‐
wards or backwards by 5 cm. In doing so, make
sure that passengers have sufficient legroom to
reduce the risk of injury during braking.
You can slide the rear bench seat only when it is
unoccupied. If possible, slide the rear bench seat
with the assistance of a second person.
Pull up release handle
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aft adjustment.
Move the rear bench seat to the desired posi‐
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tion by grab handles 3.
Let go of release handle 4.
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Release handle 4
nal position.
1
4 for seat fore-and-
will fold down to its origi‐
Make sure that all sliders for fore-and-aft
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adjustment engage audibly on both sides.
It will no longer be possible to move the rear
bench seat.
Folding the rear bench seat forwards and
backwards
& 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 from dirt and
foreign objects.
If the indicator tab of the seat anchorage is not
retracted into the seat anchorage, the seat is not
correctly engaged. Engage the seat again.
& 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.
Remove the head restraints (
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Fold the seat backrest forwards (
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Seats and stowage
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