Mercedes-Benz 300 TE Owner's Manual page 48

Rear-Facing Bench S eat
The rea r-fa cin g be n ch seat can be
u n fo ld e d to enlarge th e s ea ting area.
W arning!
Prior to occupying th e rear-facing
bench se at, the rear s e at b ack­
rests m ust be in an upright p osi­
tion and locked in p lace. Hook the
safety belts into th e b rackets
provided.
By pressing down on th e handle,
lift the b ackrest into place. Raise
the s e at cushion in a sim ilar m an­
ner.
N o te :
If th e re a r-fa cin g be n ch seat is to be
o cc u p ie d , th e fo rw a rd -fa c in g s p lit
rear be n ch seat m u st be eq u ip p e d
w ith head re stra in ts.
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To s to w th e re a r-fa cin g be n ch seat,
p ro c e e d in reve rse o rd e r, pu llin g the
seat c u s h io n up by its strap.
R ear-Facing S ea t Cushion - R em ov­
al and Installatio n
By re m o vin g th e re a r-fa cin g seat
c u sh io n , if so e q u ip p e d , an a d ditiona l
ca rg o c o m p a rtm e n t is available w h ich
can be lo c k e d w ith the m a ste r key.
Rem oval:
P ress the tw o seat la tch e s to w a rd s
th e c e n te r o f th e ca r and pull th e seat
c u s h io n up a little and th e n back.
Installatio n:
Place th e seat c u s h io n on th e flo o r o f
th e ca rg o area and push it fo rw a rd
and d o w n until it lo c k s in place.
R e tra c ta b le p artition net
and Luggage Cover
The tw in -re e l lu gg age c o v e r is
m o u n te d on th e b a c k re s t o f th e rear
seat and can also be used w ith the
b a c k re s t fo ld e d dow n.
Lugg ag e co ve r:
Pull o u t lo w e r blind , dra w it o ve r the
lu gg age and engage in to eye le ts on
th e tailgate. W hen th e tailga te is
o p e n e d the b lind is lifte d up w ith it so
th a t it need n o t be w o u n d up fo r lo a d ­
ing o r u n lo ading th e vehicle.
P asse ng er p ro te c tio n :
Pull o u t u p p e r sp rin g b lind (safety
net) and en ga ge in to e ye le ts on the
roo f. This is a p a rticu la rly im p o rta n t
sa fe ty fa c to r w h en th e veh icle is
loaded h ig h e r than the to p o f th e rear
seat b a ckre st.
Rem oval o f d o u b le ro lle r b lin d :
Fold b a c k re s ts fo rw a rd , push cove r
m ech an ism to th e le ft and rem ove.