Mercedes-Benz A Series Owner's Manual page 157

Controls
Loading and stowing
Place the backrest, starting with the front
X
seat feet, onto the locking bolts in recesses
1.
Red lock verification indicator
2
Swing the backrest back until it engages.
X
Red lock verification indicator
ger visible.
Make sure that the lever is lying flat on the
X
vehicle floor.
Take the connector out of the recesses on
X
the vehicle floor.
Insert the connector back into the lever
X
until you hear it engage.
i
Make sure that you insert the connector
correctly into the lever, as the rear seat belt
status will otherwise no longer be displayed
in the instrument cluster.
154
Fit the seat cushions as required.
X
Swing the seat cushion backwards.
X
Adjust the head restraints if necessary .
X
If red lock verification indicator
this means the backrest is not engaged.
G Risk of injury
Make sure that the backrest is correctly
locked in position. The red lock verification
indicators on the left and right sides should
no longer be visible. If they are visible, the
backrests are not locked in position.
Occupants could then be injured in the
event of an accident, e.g. by objects being
thrown forwards from the luggage com-
partment.
2 is no lon-
Fold back the seat cushion.
X
Stowage well under the luggage com-
partment floor
The maximum load capacity of the stowage
2 is visible,
well under the luggage compartment floor is
25 kg.
G Risk of injury
You should always close the luggage com-
partment floor if you are transporting
objects in the stowage well under the lug-
gage compartment floor.
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.
Removing/fitting the luggage compart-
ment floor (3-door vehicles without var-
iable luggage compartment floor)
You can remove the luggage compartment
floor to enable you to load and unload the
stowage well more easily.
To remove: raise the luggage compart-
X
ment floor to an angle of approximately
45°.
Remove the luggage compartment floor.
X