Mercedes-Benz 2009 R-Class Operator's Manual page 216

Controls in detail
Loading and storing
! When returning the seats to their original
position, it is important to proceed in the
following order:
third-row seats
R
outboard second-row seats
R
second-row middle seat (7-seat vehicles)
R
Otherwise, you could damage the seats.
Third-row seats
Release handle
2
Seat backrest
3
Seat cushion
7
Strap
8
! Do not fold up seat cushion
folding seat backrest 3, as this could
damage the upholstery.
214
X
Reach into strap
into a vertical position.
3
X
Pull release handle
backrest
3
X
Move seat cushion
X
Fold seat cushion
backrest
3
Outboard second-row seats
Seat backrest
1
Head restraint
2
Releas lever
3
X
Pull release lever
point as far as it will go and move up the
before
7
and pull seat backrest
8
and adjust seat
2
to desired position.
to a vertical position.
7
towards the seat
7
until it audibly engages.
past the resistance
3
seat backrest to an angle of
1
approximately 45°.
X
Install the head restraint
2
X
Adjust the seat backrest
1
Y
position ( page 104).
X
Check whether the seat is properly locked,
see "Lock status indicators (outboard
second-row seats)" ( Y page 214).
X
Adjust the seat fore or aft to the desired
position ( Y page 104).
Lock status indicators (outboard second-
row seats)
Outboard second-row seat unlocked
Lock status indicator
1
Red marking
2
( Y page 105).
to the desired