St owage and fea tu re s, Stowage areas – Mercedes-Benz E-Wagon 2015 User Manual
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Folding the rear seat backrests forward
!
When folding the rear seat backrest for-
wards, ensure that there are no items lying
on the seat cushions. These items could
otherwise be damaged or could themselves
damage the rear seats.
The left-hand and right-hand rear seat backr-
ests can be folded forwards separately to
increase the cargo compartment capacity.
The combined cargo cover and net can
remain installed.
i
When you fold one or both parts of the
rear seat backrests forwards, the headr-
ests are also lowered if necessary. In the
case of vehicles with memory function, the
respective front seat is moved forwards
slightly to avoid contact with the seat
behind it.
X
Vehicles without memory function: if nec-
essary, move the driver's or front-
passenger seat forward.
X
Pull the left-hand or right-hand release han-
dle at the rear in cargo compartment : or
at the side beside backrests ;.
The corresponding backrest folds for-
wards.
X
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
back if necessary.
Folding the rear seat backrest back
!
Make sure that the seat belt does not
become trapped when folding the rear seat
backrest back. Otherwise, it could be dam-
aged.
X
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
forward if necessary.
X
Fold 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.
X
Adjust the head restraints if necessary
(
Y
page 113).
X
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
back if necessary.
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