Mercedes-Benz E CLASS 2020 Operator's Manual page 111

If this were the case, the vehicle occu‐
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pant would be forced into the seat belt by
the rear bench seat/rear seat or by the
seat backrest. The seat belt would not be
able to provide the intended protection
and could cause additional injury.
Objects or loads in the trunk cannot be
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restrained by the seat backrest.
Make sure that the seat backrest and
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the rear bench seat/rear seat are
engaged before every trip.
Requirements:
The rear seat backrest head restraints are
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fully inserted.
The center and outer seat backrests can be fol‐
ded forwards separately.
Vehicles without a memory function:
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Move the driver's or front passenger seat for‐
wards, if necessary.
Vehicles with a memory function: If at
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least one section of the rear seat backrest is
folded forwards, the corresponding front seat
will move forwards slightly, if necessary, to
avoid a collision.
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Left and right seat backrests: pull release
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lever 1.
Center seat backrest: pull release catch
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of seat backrest 2 forwards.
Fold the corresponding seat backrest for‐
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wards.
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