fold seats MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2015 User Guide

The combined luggage cover and net must be
fitted if you are using the folding bench seat
(Y page 352).
Folding out the folding bench seat X
Make sure that the backrest softhe rear
bench seat are locked in the upright posi-
tion.
X Move the handle for the combined luggage
cover and net upwards (Y page 352).
X Pull release handle :and fold the back-
rest of the folding bench seat upwards. X
Hook the seat belts into retainers =.
X Pull release handle ;and fold the folding
bench seat cushion into the sitting posi-
tion.
X Push down the seat cushion until the back-
rest engages fully.
X Fold the head restraints upwards. Fitting and removing the seat cushion
You must remove the seat cushion if you wish
to lift the luggage compartment floor if the
vehicle has aflat tyre, for example.
X To remove: fold seat cushion ;upwards
and remove it from seat cushion guides :. X
To fit: push seat cushion ;into seat cush-
ion guides :atas light angle from the rear
=.
X Fold seat cushion ;back into its original
position ?until it engages.
Folding back the folding bench seat Seats
129Seats, steering wheel and mirrors Z

X
Pull the seat cushion upwards by tab :
and fold it back into its original position
until it engages. X
Press release button :and fold the head
restraints down.
! In order to avoid causing damage, push
the head restraints completely into their
guides and click the seat belt buckles into
their guides. X
Press release button :and push the head
restraints all the way in.
X Fold backrest ;of the folding bench seat
into its original position until it engages. Switching the seat heating on/off
Switching on/off G
WARNING
If you repeatedly switch on seat heating, the
seat cushion and backrest padding may
become very hot. The health of vehicle occu-
pants with limited temperature sensitivity or a limited ability to react to excessively high
temperatures may be affected or they may
even suffer burn-lik einjuries. There is arisk of
injury.
Therefore, do not switch on the seat heating
repeatedly. Driver's and front-passenger seat
Rear seats
The three red indicator lamps in the button
indicate the heating level you have selected.
Driver's and front-passenger seat: the sys-
tem automatically switches from level 3to
level 2after approximately eight minutes.
Rear seats: the system automatically
switches from level 3to level 2after approx-
imately five minutes.
The system automatically switches from level
2 to level 1after approximately ten minutes.
The system automatically switches off
approximately 20 minutes after it is set to
level 1. 130
SeatsSeats, steering wheel and mirrors

mirror using adjustment button
=as long
as the indicator lamp is lit.
X Press adjustment button =up, down, or to
the left or right until you have adjusted the
exterior mirror to the correct position. You
should have agood overvie woftraffic con-
ditions.
The convex exterior mirrors provid ealarger
fiel dofv ision.
After the engine has been started, the exte-
rior mirrors are automatically heated if the
rear windo wheating is switched on and the
outsid etemperature is low.H eating takes a
maximu moften minutes.
i The exterior mirrors can alsobeh
eated
manually by switching on the rear window
heating.
Folding the exterio rmirrors in/out elec-
trically X
Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
(Y page1 79).
X Briefly press button :.
Both exterior mirrors fold in or out.
i Make sure that the exterior mirrors are
alwaysf oldedout full ywhile driving. They
could otherwise vibrate.
i If you are driving faster than 47 km/h, you
can no longer fold in the exterior mirrors.
Resetting the exterio rmirrors If the battery has been disconnected or com-
pletely discharged, the exterior mirrors must be reset. The exterior mirrors willo
therwise
not fold in when you select the "Fol dinmir-
rors when locking" function in the on-board
computer (Y page295).
X Turn the key to position 1in the ignition
lock (Y page179).
X Briefly press button :.
Folding the exterio rmirrors in/out
automatically If the "Fol
dinmirrors when locking" function
is activated in the on-board computer
(Y page2 95):
R the exterior mirrors fold in automatically as
soon as you lock the vehicl efrom the out-
side
R the exterior mirrors fold out again automat-
ically as soon as you unlock the vehicl eand
then open the driver' sorfront-passenger
door
i If the exterior mirrors have been folde
din
manually,t hey do not fold out.
Exterio rmirror pushed out of position If an exterior mirror has been pushed out of
position (forwards or backwards), proceed as
follows:
X Vehicles without electrically folding
exterio rmirrors: manually move the exte-
rior mirror into the correct position.
X Vehicles with electrically folding exte-
rior mirrors: press and hold mirror-folding
button until you hear aclick and the mirror
engage sinposition audibly (Y page137).
The mirror housing is engage dagain and
you can adjust the exterior mirrors as usual
(Y page1 36). Automatic anti-dazzle mirrors
G
WARNING
Electrolyte may escap eifthe glass of an auto-
matic anti-dazzle mirror breaks. Electrolyte is Mirrors
137Seats, steering wheel and mirrors
Z

Vehicles with DIRECT SELECT lever
X To open: pull handle :up.
The armrest folds out.
Depending on the vehicle's equipment, the
following may be in the stowage space:
R am ultimediac onnector unit with an SD
card slot and 2USB ports (MediaI nterface),
e.g. for use with an iPod ®
,i Phone ®
or MP3
player; see the separate operating instruc-
tions
R am obile phone bracket (Y page 367)
Stowage compartment under the front
seats G
WARNING
If you exceed the maximum permitted load of the stowage compartment, the cover is
unable to restrain the objects. Objects may be
thrown out of the stowage compartment and
hit vehicle occupants as aresult. There is a
risk of injury, particularly in the event of sud-
den braking or asuddenc hange in direction.
Alwayso bserve the maximum load of the
stowage compartment. Stow and secure
heavy objects in the boot/luggage compart-
ment.
The maximum permissible load of the stow-
age compartment is 1.5 kg. X
To open: pull handle :up and fold
cover ;forwards. i
On vehicles with
afire extinguisher, the
fire extinguisher is located in the stowage
compartment under the driver's seat.
Stowage compartment in the rear com-
partment Vehicles with
arear bench seat
X To open: fold down seat armrest ;.
X Fold cover :of the armrest upwards. Vehicles with luxury single seats in the rear
compartment
X Pull handle :upwards.
The armrest folds out. Stowage areas
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Stowage net in the rear compartment
Vehicles with
arear bench seat
: Stowage net Vehicles with luxury single seats in the
rear compartment
: Handle strip
; Stowage net
X Pull handle strip :on the upper edge of
the cover forwards until it is released from
its anchorage.
X Fold down the cover in the direction of the
arrow. Stowage nets
Stowage nets are located in the front-
passenger footwell and on the left-hands ide
of the boot/luggage compartment.
Observe the loading guidelines (Y page 342)
and the safety notes regarding stowage
spaces (Y page 343). Skibag
Unfolding the skibag and loading skis G
WARNING
The skibag in conjunction with the lashing
straps cannot restrain any objectso ther than
skis.
Vehicle occupants could be struck in the
event of sudden braking or an accident, for
instance, if you:
R transport other heavy or sharp-edged
objectsint he skibag
R do not secure the skibag with the lashing
straps
There is arisk of accident and injury.
Storeo nly skis in the skibag. Always secure
the skibag with the lashing straps so that it
cannot move around. X
Fold down the rear seat armrest.
X Press release catches ;together and fold
down cover :.346
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X
Fold rea rseatb ackrest ;forwards.
X Move the driver' sorfront-passenger seat
back if necessary.
Folding bac kthe seat backrest !
Make sure that the sea
tbeltd oesn ot
become trapped whe nfolding the rea rseat
backrest back. Otherwise, it could be dam- aged. X
Move the driver' sorfront-passenger seat
forward if necessary.
X Fold rea rseatb ackrest :back unti lit
engages.
If the rea rsea tb ackrest is not engaged and
locked, this will be shown in the multifunc-
tion display in the instrument cluster. A
warning tone also sounds.
X Move the driver' sorfront-passenger seat
back if necessary.
i If yo
udon ot need the through-loading
feature ,you shoul dalway sengage the rear
sea tbackrests. Thi swillp revent unauthor- ise
da ccess to the boo tfrom the vehicle
interior. EASY-PACK through-loadin
gfacility in
the rear benc hseat(Es tate)
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If the rea rbench seat/rea rseata nd seat
backrest are not engaged they could fol dfor-
wards, e.g. whe nbraking suddenl yorinthe
event of an accident.
R The vehicle occupant would thereby be
pushe dinto the sea tbeltb ythe rea rbench
seat/rea rseatorb ythe sea tbackrest. The
sea tbeltc annot protect as intended and
could result in additiona linjury.
R Objects or loads in the boot/luggage com-
partment cannot be restrained by the seat
backrest.
Thi sp oses an increase driskofi njury.
Befor eevery trip ,make sur ethat the seat
backrests and the rea rbench seat/rea rseat
are engaged before every trip.
Observe the loading guidelines (Y page 342).
Folding the rear seat backres tforward !
Befor
eyou foldd ownthe rea rseatb ack-
rest, remove the sid eheadr estraints for
the integrate dchilds eat; see the "Side
hea drestraints for integrate dchilds eat"
section. The sid eheadr estraints could oth-
erwise be damaged.
! Whe
nfolding the rea rseatb ackrest for-
wards, ensure that there are no item slying
on the sea tcushions .These item scould
otherwise be damaged or could themselves
damag ethe rea rseats. Stowage areas
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X
Fold the cover of the rea rsea tarmrest back
dow nagain if necessary.
X To close: lift the cover of the rea rsea ta rm-
rest.
Swing cup holder ;back unti litengages. X
Fold dow nthe rea rseata rmrest.
X To open: lift the cover of the rea rsea ta rm-
rest.
X Pres srelease catch :.
Cu ph older ;folds ou tforwards.
X Fold the cover of the rea rsea tarmrest back
dow nagain if necessary.
X To close: lift the cover of the rea rsea ta rm-
rest.
Swing cup holder ;back unti litengages. Vehicles with luxury single seats in the rea
rcom-
partment
X To open: press lightl yonthe upper section
of cup holder :and fol ddownthe cover. Cup holder in the folding benc
hseat
(Estate) X
To open: press the front of cup holder :.
Cu ph older :is released.
X Pull cup holder :outtot he stop. Bottle holders
G
WARNING
If objects in the passenger compartment are
stowed incorrectly ,they can slide or be
throw naround and hit vehicle occupants.
There is ariskofi njury, particularly in the
event of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
R Alway sstow objects so that they cannot be
throw naround in such situations.
R Alway smake sur ethat objects do not pro-
trud efrom stowag espaces, luggage nets or
stowag enets.
R Close the lockabl estowag espaces while
driving.
R Alway sstow and secure heavy, hard, poin-
ted, sharp-edged ,fragil eorb ulky objects in
the boot/luggage compartment.
observe the loading guidelines (Y page 342).
! Make sure that any bottles weighing more
than 0.5 kg that are store dinthe bottle
holder rest on the vehicle floor. The bottle
holder could otherwise be damaged. 362
FeaturesStowinga
nd features