Mercedes-Benz 2012 B Class - Manual (Page 244)

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 Swing backrest : back.
X Adjust the backrest to the desired angle by
pulling the loop (
Y page 242).
X Adjust the head restraints if necessary
(
Y page 90).
X Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
back if necessary.
Notes on using the cargo compartment
Load position
Making the best use of your cargo
compartment:
R
Load capacity is increased when
backrest : is set to the load position (90°)
(
Y page 242).
R
Vehicles with a height-adjustable trunk
floor: a level load surface can be obtained
by moving the trunk floor to the upper
position (
Y page 246).
R
A larger load area can be obtained by
moving the rear bench seat as far forward
as possible (
Y page 243).
R
The load area can be lengthened by folding
forward the folding backrest of the front-
passenger seat (
Y page 239) and the
corresponding backrest in the rear.
Adjusting the angle of the rear seat
backrests
You can set the angle of the seat backrests
to one of 13 detent positions.
X Pull right or left release loop ; forwards in
the direction of the arrow.
Corresponding seat backrest : is
released.
X Pull backrest : forward in the direction of
the arrow, or push it back and let it engage.
X To ensure that the backrest has engaged,
lean firmly against backrest :.
i The angle and fore/aft position of the left
and right rear seats can be separately
adjusted for each seat in order to make
better use of the cargo compartment.
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Stowage areas
Stowage and features