Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe Operator's Manual page 284

Stowage areas
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Fold the seat cushion upwards before fold-
ing the rear bench seat forward. Otherwise,
the backrests may be damaged.
When the backrest is folded forwards, the
front seats should not be moved to their rear-
most position. Otherwise, the front seats and
the rear bench seat could be damaged.
!
The backrest is heavy. Therefore, take care
when folding it down. Make sure that the head
restraints are pushed all the way in so that the
backrests and seat cushions are not dam-
aged.
Observe the loading guidelines (
The left-hand and right-hand rear seat backrests
can be folded forwards separately to increase
the cargo compartment capacity.
Folding the rear bench seat forwards
If the driver's or front-passenger seat is set for a
larger person, it may not be possible to fold the
rear bench seat forward. In this case, move the
front seats as far forward as possible.
Fold down the outer head restraints and move
X
the center head restraint to the lowest posi-
tion ( page 97).
Y
Fold seat cushion : up.
X
Pull release handle ; up in the direction of
X
the arrow until backrest : is fully released.
Fold backrest : forward until it reaches the
X
cargo compartment position.
page 278).
Y
Guide seat belts ; under respective clips :.
X
Folding the rear bench seat back
Fold seat backrest : back until it engages.
X
Make sure not to trap the seat belt while doing
so.
Swing seat cushion ; back.
X
Readjust the head restraint if necessary
X
(
Y
Readjust the head restraint if necessary. You
X
can find information about this in the Digital
Operator's Manual.
page 97).