Mercedes-Benz E-Sedan 2012 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 283)

Folding the rear 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
damaged.
X Fold seat backrest : back until it engages.
G WARNING
Make sure that the rear seat backrest is
correctly engaged. Otherwise, vehicle
occupants could be injured by objects being
thrown around if you
R
brake sharply
R change direction suddenly
R are involved in an accident
If the rear seat backrest is not engaged, this
will be shown in the multifunction display in
the instrument cluster.
X Adjust the head restraints if necessary
(
Y page 101).
X Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
back if necessary.
Securing cargo
Plastic hooks (Sedan)
On vehicles without a through-loading feature
in the rear bench seat, six plastic hooks are
installed to the trunk floor.
Cargo tie-down rings
Observe the following notes on securing
loads:
R secure the load using the cargo tie down
rings.
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 six cargo tie down rings in the
trunk/cargo compartment.
Sedan
:
Cargo tie down rings
Stowage areas
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Stowing and features
Z