Mercedes-Benz Metris Operator's Manual page 72

Seats and stowage
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Keep the seat anchorages in the vehicle oor free
of dirt and objects at all times to ensure that the
rear bench seat engages securely.
If the indicator tab of the seat anchorage is not
retracted into the seat leg, the seat is not correctly
engaged. Engage the seat again.
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You can install the rear bench seats in the face-to-
face position only if the vehicle oor is equipped
with four seat anchorages on the rst rear seat
row or with a seat rail system.
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In vehicles with a seat rail system, carry out
the release, removal and subsequent re-instal-
lation of a rear bench seat at the marked basic
position only ( page 68).
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Fold release handle for the rear seat anchor-
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age 1 up.
Fold the rear bench seat forwards at the upper
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edge of the seat backrest.
Pull release handle for the front seat legs
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up.
Grasp the rear bench seat by the lower edge of
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the seat cushion.
Fold the rear bench seat forwards and remove
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it from the seat anchorages 2.
Inst Installing t alling the r he rear benc ear bench seat
Grasp the rear bench seat by the lower edge of
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the seat cushion.
Insert the rear bench seat into the front seat
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anchorages 2
allow it to engage.
Make sure that release handles for front seat
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legs 3 are folded down in the direction of the
oor of the vehicle.
Fold the rear bench seat back into the seat
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position.
Press release handle for the rear seat anchor-
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age 1 downwards until indicator tabs
have fully retracted into the rear seat legs.
The rear seat legs of the rear bench seat are cor-
rectly engaged when the seat legs engage audibly
and indicator tabs
ger visible and have fully retracted into the seat
legs.
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A A djus djusting t ting the head r he head res estr traint manually
& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due to adjust-
ing the vehicle settings while the vehicle is
in motion
You could lose control of the vehicle in the fol-
lowing situations in particular:
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If you adjust the driver's seat, the head
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restraint, the steering wheel or the mirror
while the vehicle is in motion
If you fasten your seat belt while the vehi-
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cle is in motion
Before starting the vehicle: in particular,
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adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
steering wheel and mirror, and fasten
your seat belt.
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from above at the front and
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4 on the seat legs are no lon-
aint manually