Mercedes-Benz E-Class Owner's Manual page 339

X
Fold rear seat backrest ; forwards.
X
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
back if necessary.
Folding back the seat backrest
! Make sure that the seat belt does not
become trapped when folding the rear seat
backrest back. Otherwise, it could be dam-
aged.
X
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
forward if necessary.
X
Fold rear seat backrest : back until it
engages.
If the rear seat backrest is not engaged and
locked, this will be shown in the multifunc-
tion display in the instrument cluster. A
warning tone also sounds.
X
Adjust the head restraints if necessary
Y
( page 118).
X
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
back if necessary.
i If you do not need the through-loading
feature, you should always engage the rear
seat backrests. This will prevent unauthor-
ised access to the boot from the vehicle
interior.
EASY-PACK through-loading facility in
the rear bench seat (Estate)
Important safety notes
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WARNING
If the rear bench seat/rear seat and seat
backrest are not engaged they could fold for-
wards, e.g. when braking suddenly or in the
event of an accident.
The vehicle occupant would thereby be
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pushed into the seat belt by the rear bench
seat/rear seat or by the seat backrest. The
seat belt cannot protect as intended and
could result in additional injury.
Objects or loads in the boot/luggage com-
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partment cannot be restrained by the seat
backrest.
This poses an increased risk of injury.
Before every trip, make sure that the seat
backrests and the rear bench seat/rear seat
are engaged before every trip.
Observe the loading guidelines (
Folding the rear seat backrest forward
! Before you fold down the rear seat back-
rest, remove the side head restraints for
the integrated child seat; see the "Side
head restraints for integrated child seat"
section. The side head restraints could oth-
erwise be damaged.
! When folding the rear seat backrest for-
wards, ensure that there are no items lying
on the seat cushions. These items could
otherwise be damaged or could themselves
damage the rear seats.
Stowage areas
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