Mercedes-Benz R-Class Owner's Manual page 193

Controls
Loading and stowing
Enlarging the luggage compartment
To enlarge the luggage compartment, the rear
bench seats of the 2nd and 3rd rows of seats
can be folded forwards separately. You can
enlarge the luggage compartment partially
( page 190) or fully ( page 191).
Y Y
G Risk of injury
Do not carry heavy or hard objects inside
the vehicle or in the luggage compartment
unless they are secured.
Otherwise, you and other vehicle occu-
pants could be injured by objects being
thrown around the vehicle in the event of
sharp braking, a sudden change in direction
or an accident.
When using the luggage compartment
enlargement feature, you must always fully
fold down the respective backrests and
attach the safety net.
G Risk of poisoning
Always drive with the tailgate closed.
Exhaust fumes could otherwise enter the
vehicle interior.
!
If you want to fold the outer seats down
in the 2nd row of seats, the front seats must
not be in the rearmost position. Otherwise,
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you could damage the front seats and the
2nd row outer seats.
!
Close the cup holder* before folding
down the 2nd row of seats. You could oth-
erwise damage the seats or cup holder.
Enlarging the luggage compartment
partially
Folding the seats in the 3rd row forwards
Move the head restraint of the correspond-
X
ing seat down fully ( page 83).
Y
Backrest release handle
1
Retainer for the seat belt
2
Backrest
3
Clamp the seat belt behind retainer 2.
X
Pull release handle 1 of backrest
X
upwards in the direction of the arrow.
Backrest 3 is released.
Fold backrest 3 slowly forwards.
X
Seat cushion 1 is released and moves
automatically to a vertical position.
1 Seat cushion
Loop
2
Backrest
3
i
Loop 2 can be used to pull the backrests
of the 3rd row of seats upright when the
seats are moved into the original position
( page 81).
Y
3