Mercedes-Benz M-Class Owner's Manual page 302

Push cover = forward until it is lying on the
X
rear seat armrest.
Enlarging the luggage compartment
Important safety notes
G WARNING
Do not carry heavy or hard objects inside the
vehicle or in the luggage compartment unless
they are secured.
Otherwise, you and other vehicle occupants
could be injured by objects being thrown
around the vehicle in the event of sharp brak-
ing, a sudden change in direction or an acci-
dent.
When using the luggage compartment
enlargement, you should always clip in the
safety net, if at hand.
G
WARNING
Always drive with the tailgate closed. Exhaust
fumes could otherwise enter the vehicle inte-
rior.
G
WARNING
Do not fold the backrest onto the folded-down
seat cushions. If the seat cushions are folded
down, luggage can be thrown over the back-
rest into the passenger compartment, e.g.
during heavy braking, sudden changes of
direction or in the event of an accident. You
could cause an accident or cause injury to
yourself and others.
! Fold the seat cushion upwards before
folding the rear bench seat forward. Other-
wise, the backrests may be damaged.
When the backrest is folded forwards, the
front seats cannot be moved to their rear-
most position. Otherwise, the front seats
and the rear bench seat could be damaged.
The left-hand and right-hand rear seat backr-
ests can be folded forwards separately to
increase the luggage compartment capacity.
Folding the rear bench seat forwards
i
If the driver's or front-passenger seat is
set for a larger person, it may not be pos-
sible to fold the rear bench seat forwards.
In this case, move the front seats as far
forward as possible.
Move the head restraints to the lowest
X
position ( page 95).
Y
Fold seat cushion : upwards.
X
Pull release catch ; upwards in the direc-
X
tion of the arrow until the backrest is com-
pletely unlocked.
Stowage areas
Z
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