Mercedes-Benz C-Sedan 2015 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 305)

Middle rear seat backrest
X Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
forward if necessary.
X
Fold seat backrest : back until it engages.
Red lock status indicator ; is no longer
visible.
X Adjust the head restraints if necessary
(
Y
page 111).
X
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
back if necessary.
You should always engage the rear seat
backrests if you do not need the through-
loading feature. This will prevent unauthor-
ized access to the trunk from the vehicle inte-
rior.
Locking the center rear seat backrest
In order to prevent the trunk from being
accessed by unauthorized persons, the cen-
ter seat backrest can be locked using a catch.
The center seat backrest can only be folded
forward together with the left seat backrest.
X To lock: fold the left and center seat backr-
ests forward. Make sure that the center and
left seat backrests are engaged and joined
together.
X Slide catch : upwards.
The release mechanism of the center seat
backrest is locked.
X To unlock: fold back the left and center
rear seat backrests.
X
Slide catch : downward from inside the
trunk.
Securing cargo
Cargo tie-down rings
General notes
Observe the following notes on securing
loads:
R Observe the loading guidelines
(
Y
page 298).
R Secure the load using the cargo tie-down
rings.
R
Distribute the load on the cargo tie-down
rings evenly.
R Do not use elastic straps or nets to secure
a load, as these are only intended as an
anti-slip protection for light loads.
R Do not route tie-downs across sharp edges
or corners.
R Pad sharp edges for protection.
Stowage areas
303
Stowage
and
features
Z