Mercedes-Benz V-Class 2021 Owner's Manual page 85

82 Seats and stowage
Pull the release handles for rear seat anchor‐
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age 2 up and tilt the rear bench seat.
Grasp the rear bench seat by grab handles
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and fold the seat forwards.
Installing and removing the comfort 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.
Keep the seat anchorages in the vehicle floor free
of dirt and objects at all times to ensure that the
rear bench seat engages securely.
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.
Removing the rear bench seat
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In vehicles with a seat rail system, carry out
the release, removal and subsequent reinstal‐
lation of the rear bench seats at the marked
basic position only (
Make sure that all sliders for fore-and-aft
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adjustment are engaged on both sides.
It should not be possible to move the rear
bench seat.
page 80).
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Fold the rear bench seat forwards
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( page 81).
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1 Pull release handle
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Grasp the rear bench seat by grab handles
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and lift it out of seat anchorages 4.
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If the second rear seat row is to be removed
or tilted, the seat or bench seat in the first
rear seat row must first be tilted forward to
avoid damage to the seats.
Installing the rear bench seat
Grasp the rear bench seat by grab handles
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and insert it into front seat anchorages
from the front and above at an angle.
Tilt the rear bench seat back and allow it to
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engage.
Release handles
vehicle floor.
Fold the rear bench seat back into the seat
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position.
The rear seat legs of the rear bench seat are cor‐
rectly engaged when the seat legs engage audibly
and the indicator tabs on the seat legs are no lon‐
ger visible and have fully retracted into the seat
legs.
Slide the rear bench seat into the basic set‐
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ting ( page 80).
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Using the EASY-ENTRY easy entry and exit
feature (rear seat)
& 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.
In order to ensure that the seats can securely
engage, keep the seat guide rails and anchorages
in the vehicle floor free from dirt and foreign
objects.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
when adjusting the seats
When you adjust a seat, you may trap your‐
self or a vehicle occupant.
When adjusting a seat, make sure that
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no one has any body parts in the sweep
of the seat.
3 upwards.
2 fold down towards the
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