Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2011 Owner's Manual page 251

Stowage areas
248
Slide locking mechanism = in the direc-
X
tion of the arrow.
Swing flap ; fully to the side.
X
Flap ; is held open by a magnet.
To close: swing flap ; in the luggage com-
X
partment back until it engages.
Fold the cover forwards until it engages into
X
armrest :.
Fold armrest : up fully if necessary.
X
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 feature, you must always fully
fold down the respective backrests and
attach the safety net.
G
WARNING
Always drive with the tailgate closed. Exhaust
fumes could otherwise enter the vehicle inte-
rior.
! 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.
! Before folding the backrest in the rear
compartment forwards, make sure that the
rear compartment armrest and the
cupholder are folded in. They may other-
wise be damaged.
Vehicles without the EASY-VARIO-PLUS
system
Folding the rear seat backrest forwards
The left-hand and right-hand rear seat backr-
ests can be folded forwards separately to
increase the luggage compartment capacity.
Fully insert the backrest head restraints
X
( page 89).
Y
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
X
forward if necessary.
Vehicles with integrated child seat: fold in
X
the child seat ( page 53) and remove the
Y
side head restraint (
Pull left-hand or right-hand release han-
X
dle ; of the seat backrest forwards.
Corresponding seat backrest : is
released.
Fold seat backrest : forwards.
X
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
X
back if necessary.
page 56).
Y