Mercedes-Benz CLA Operator's Manual page 262

Stowage areas
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The vehicle occupant would thereby be
R
pushed into the seat belt by the rear bench
seat/rear seat or by the seat backrest. The
seat belt can no longer offer the intended
level of protection and could even cause
injuries.
Objects or loads in the trunk cannot be
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restrained by the seat backrest.
There is an increased risk of injury.
Before every trip, make sure that the seat
backrests and the rear bench seat/rear seat
are engaged.
! 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.
Observe the loading guidelines (
Folding the rear seat backrest forwards
and back
Folding the rear seat backrest forward
The left-hand and right-hand rear seat backr-
ests can be folded forwards separately to
increase the trunk capacity.
Fully insert the backrest head restraints
X
( page 100).
Y
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
X
forward if necessary.
Pull left-hand or right-hand release han-
X
dle ; of the seat backrest forwards.
Corresponding seat backrest : is
released.
Fold backrest : forwards.
X
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
X
back if necessary.
Insert the seat belt into seat-belt
X
extender :.
Folding the rear seat backrest back
page 256).
Y
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
X
forward if necessary.
! Make sure that the seat belt does not
become trapped when folding the rear seat
backrest back. Otherwise, it could be dam-
aged.
Fold seat backrest : back until it engages.
X
Red lock status indicator ; is no longer
visible.
Adjust the head restraints if necessary
X
( page 100).
Y
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
X
back if necessary.