Mercedes-Benz V-Class 2021 Owner's Manual page 88

Folding the rear seat forwards
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Pictogram 4 on the seat reminds you not to
travel sitting behind a seat that has been fol‐
ded forwards.
Slide the folding table to its rearmost position
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( page 99).
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Remove the head restraint (
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Fold the seat backrest forwards into the table
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position.
Pull release handle
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Grasp the seat by grab handle
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the seat forwards.
To fold back the rear seat: using grab han‐
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dle 2, pull the seat backwards forcefully.
The rear seat anchorages will engage.
The rear seat legs of the rear bench seat are cor‐
rectly engaged when the seat legs engage audibly
and indicator tabs 5
ger visible and have fully retracted into the seat
legs.
Installing and removing the rear 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.
page 94).
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3 upwards.
2 and fold
on the seat legs are no lon‐
& WARNING Risk of injury‑ or fatal injury
when the last row of seats is rotated
180 °
The vehicle occupants in the rear seats can
be injured by unsecured loads.
This poses an increased risk of injury or even
fatal injury.
If loads are being transported, never
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install the rear seats in the last row of
seats rotated by 180 °.
Always store and secure objects and
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loads properly in the vehicle.
& 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.
Removing
When installing and removing the rear seats with
seat heating and seat ventilation or the luxury
rear seats, note the routing of the cables and
their original installation positions. Otherwise,
you may damage the cables and the on-board
computer may detect the seat position incor‐
rectly.
Use only rear seats with seat heating and seat
ventilation or luxury rear seats that were supplied
with the vehicle. Due to the high-quality design
and the technical equipment, Mercedes-Benz rec‐
ommends that you have luxury rear seats instal‐
led at a qualified specialist workshop.
Rear seat folded forward (example: standard rear
seat)
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