Mercedes-Benz V-Class 2021 Owner's Manual page 87

84 Seats and stowage
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Release handle for seat fore-and-aft adjust‐
ment
2
Fore-and-aft setting marking
3 Basic setting marking
Starting from the basic setting 3, the rear seats
for passengers can be moved forwards or back‐
wards by 5 cm. In doing so, make sure that pas‐
sengers have sufficient legroom to reduce the
risk of injury during braking.
Pull release handle
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arrow.
With the release handle pulled, slide the rear
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seat to the desired position.
Release the release handle 1.
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Slide the rear seat forwards and backwards
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until the carriage is correctly engaged on both
sides.
It should not be possible to move the seat.
Folding the rear seat forwards and back‐
wards
& 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.
& 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 of dirt and foreign
objects.
1 in the direction of the
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
the seat is not engaged
The seat does not engage when folded for‐
wards. The seat can fold backwards unex‐
pectedly, e.g. when accelerating, braking or in
the event of an abrupt change of direction or
an accident.
People in the seat's sweep can become trap‐
ped.
If a seat is folded forwards, always fold
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it back before driving off.
Make sure that the seat is engaged.
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* NOTE Damage to the folding table or the
armrest when the rear seats are folded
forwards or backwards
If the folding table is not positioned all the
way back when the rear seats are folded for‐
wards or backwards, the folding table and/or
the armrest of the rear seat may be damaged.
Slide the folding table all the way back
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before folding the rear seats forwards or
backwards.
* NOTE Damage to the cup holder from the
rear seat
Folding the rear seat in the third row of seats
forwards can damage the cup holder.
Remove the cup holder before folding
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the seat.
Folding the seat backrest forwards (table
position)
Fold up the armrests (
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Pull the release handle for seat backrest
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up and fold the seat backrest forwards.
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