Securing Cargo; Cargo Tie-Down Rings; Locking The Center Rear Seat Backrest; Middle Rear Seat Backrest - Mercedes-Benz C-Class Operator's Manual

Middle rear seat backrest

Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
X
forward if necessary.
Fold seat backrest : back until it engages.
X
Red lock status indicator ; is no longer
visible.
Adjust the head restraints if necessary
X
( page 111).
Y
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
X
back if necessary.
You should always engage the rear seat
backrests if you do not need the through-
loading feature. This will prevent unauthor-
ized access to the trunk from the vehicle inte-
rior.

Locking the center rear seat backrest

In order to prevent the trunk from being
accessed by unauthorized persons, the cen-
ter seat backrest can be locked using a catch.
The center seat backrest can only be folded
forward together with the left seat backrest.
To lock: fold the left and center seat backr-
X
ests forward. Make sure that the center and
left seat backrests are engaged and joined
together.
Slide catch : upwards.
X
The release mechanism of the center seat
backrest is locked.
To unlock: fold back the left and center
X
rear seat backrests.
Slide catch : downward from inside the
X
trunk.

Securing cargo

Cargo tie-down rings

General notes
Observe the following notes on securing
loads:
Observe the loading guidelines
R
( page 298).
Y
Secure the load using the cargo tie-down
R
rings.
Distribute the load on the cargo tie-down
R
rings evenly.
Do not use elastic straps or nets to secure
R
a load, as these are only intended as an
anti-slip protection for light loads.
Do not route tie-downs across sharp edges
R
or corners.
Pad sharp edges for protection.
R
Stowage areas
Z
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