Mercedes-Benz C-Coupe 2015 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 253)

Folding the seat backrest back
X
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
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.
X
Fold rear seat backrest : back until it
engages.
If the rear seat backrest is not engaged and
locked, this will be shown in the multifunc-
tion display in the instrument cluster. A
warning tone also sounds.
i 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
interior.
X Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
back if necessary.
Securing cargo
Cargo tie-down rings
Observe the following notes on securing
loads:
R Observe the loading guidelines
(
Y
page 248).
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.
There are four cargo tie down rings in the
trunk.
Vehicle with through-loading feature in the rear
bench seat
:
Cargo tie-down rings
Bag hook
G WARNING
The bag hooks cannot restrain heavy objects
or items of luggage. Objects or items of lug-
gage could be flung around and thereby hit
vehicle occupants when braking or abruptly
changing directions. There is a risk of injury.
Only hang light objects on the bag hooks.
Never hang hard, sharp-edged or fragile
objects on the bag hooks.
! The bag hook can bear a maximum load of
11lbs (5kg) and should not be used to
secure a load.
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