fold seats MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2016 Owners Manual

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Adjusts the seats electrically →
94
2 Switches the seat heater on/off →
100
3 Switches the seat ventilation on/o ff →
101
4 Adjusts the front passenger seat from the driv‐
er's seat →
94
5 &% Locks/unloc kstheve hicle →
69
6 Folds the ball neck of the trailer hitch in or out →
24 8
7 Opens/closes theta ilgate →
73
8 Adjusts and folds the outside mir rors out/in
electrically →
14 4
9 W Opens/closes theright side window →
79
A W Opens/closes there ar right side window →
79
B Child saf ety lock forth ere ar side wind ows →
63 C
W Opens/closes there ar left side wind ow→
79
D W Opens/closes the left side window →
79
E Opens the door →
68
F Sets the memory function →
107
G Adjusts the seat fore -and-aft position →
93
H Adjusts the seat cushion length →
93
I Adjusts the 4-w aylumbar support →
95
J Seat adjustment using the multimedia sy stem →
97
K Adjusts the head restra ints →
95
L Adjusts the seat cushion inclination →
93
M Adjusts the seat height →
93
N Adjusts the seat backrest inclination →
93 At
aglance – Door control panel and seat adjustment 17

Fr
ont passenger seat Left rear seat Centrerear seat Rightrear seat
i‑Size child restra int sy stem Xi ‑UXi ‑USuitability of the
folding bench seat for the
attachment of child restra int sy stems
Do not, under any circums tances, use a rear‐
wa rd-facing child seat on thefo lding bench seat
(third rowof seats). Legend
for the table:
X Not suitable forch ildren in this we ight
categor y.
L Suitable for semi-universal child
re stra int sy stems according totheta ble
in "Recommended child restra int sys‐ te
ms", or if theve hicle and the seat are
lis ted in thech ild restra int sy stem man‐
ufacturer's vehicle model list. Fo
lding bench seat (third row of seats): We
ight categories Left,right
Category 0: upto10 kg X
Category 0+: upto13 kg X
Category I: 9to 18 kg
L1
Category II: 15to25 kg
L2
Category III: 22to36 kg X58
Occupant saf ety

Ad
justing the gap between the head
re stra int and the back of your head: #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards. #
Tomo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 1
and push the head restra int backwards.
Lo weri ngthere ar seat head restra ints from
th e front #
Press button 1.
Ad justing the rear seat head restra ints #
Toraise: pullthe head restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1inthe direc‐
tion of the ar row and push the head restra int
down.
Only the outer head restra ints can be remo ved. #
Release there ar seat backrest and fold it
slight lyforw ards. #
Toremo ve:pull the head restra int up tothe
st op. #
Push release knob 1inthe direction of the
ar row and pull out the head restra int. #
Tofit: inse rtthe head restra int so that the
notches on the bar are on the left when
vie we d in the direction of tra vel. #
Push the head restra int down until it
engages. #
Foldthere ar seat backrest back until it
engages. Configuring seat settings
Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
a Seats #
Select Driver's seat orFront-passenger area.
Ad justing the backrest side bols ters #
Select Side bolsters . #
Select the setting. Seats and
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%
The seat heater automatically switches down
from theth re e heating le vels af ter cer tain
periods of time: 8, 10and 20 minutes until
th e seat heater is switched off. Setting
the panel heating Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Panel heating
When the seat heater is switched on, the armr‐
ests in theve hicle as well as the cent reconsole
can be hea ted using this function.
Setting options #
Select Front and rear, Front only,Rear only
or Off . Switching
the seat ventilation on/off Re
quiremen t:
R powe r supp lyswitched on #
Toswitch on/increase the le vel/
decrease the le vel:press button 1repeat‐
edly until the desired ventilation le vel is set.
Depending on theve ntilation le vel, up to
th re e indicator lamps light up. #
Toswitch off: press button 1repeatedly
until all the indicator lamps go out. Fo
lding bench seat in the load compa rtment Note
s onthefo lding bench seat &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen the seat
backrest is not upright and loc ked in
position
If th e seat backrests of there ar ben chseat
are not loc ked in the upright position, the
seat backrest of thefo lding bench seat may
fo ld down while driving.
In this case, the seat belts may not per form
th eir intended pr otective function. #
Make sure that the seat backrests of
th ere ar ben chseat are loc ked in the
upright position. Obser
vethe no tes on "Seat belts" (→ page 35),
"Head restra ints" (→ page 95) and "Children in
th eve hicle" (→ page 45).
The folding bench seat is only appr ovedfo r use
with child seats designed forch ildren up tosix
ye ars old (→ page 58). Seats and
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A switch
toopen theta ilgate from thefo lding
bench seat is located on the wheel ar ch, on the
ri ght-hand side when vie wed in the direction of
tra vel.
Yo u can obtain information on child restra int
sy stems on thefo lding bench seat from any
Mercedes-Benz service centre.
The folding bench seat may only be used when
th e combined luggage co ver and net is ins talled.
Fo lding out thefo lding bench seat
Re quirements:
R The seat backrests of there ar ben chseat are
loc ked in the upright position.
R The handle of the combined luggage co ver
and net has been mo ved up and, toimpr ove
th ere ar vie w,the upper part of the plate has
been folded down. #
Pull release handle 1and fold the seat
backrest of thefo lding bench seat upwards. #
Hook the seat belts into retainers 3. #
Secure the seat belt buckles in the back of
th e seat backrest. #
Pull release 2and fold the seat cushion of
th efo lding bench seat into the seat position. 102
Seats and stowing

#
Push down the seat cushion until the seat
backrest engages full y.#
Foldthe head restra ints upwards.
Fi tting and removing the seat cushion
Yo u must remo vethe seat cushion on thefo lding
bench seat beforehand if you wish tolift the load
compartment floor in theeve nt of a flat tyre, for
ex ample. #
Toremo ve:fo ld seat cushion 2vertically
upwards and remo veit from seat cushion
guide 1. #
Tofit: push seat cushion 2into seat cush‐
ion guide 1from there ar 3. #
Fold seat cushion 2back into its starting
position 4until it engages. Seats and
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Fo
lding back thefo lding bench seat #
Pull the seat cushion upwards bytab1 and
fo ld it back into its starting position until it
engages. *
NO
TEDama getothefo lding bench seat
when folding back The
folding bench seat may be damaged
when it is folded bac k. #
Fully inse rtthe head restra ints into the
guides. #
Make sure that the seat belt buckles
engages in their guides. #
Press release knob 3and fold the head
re stra ints down. #
Press release knob 4and push the head
re stra ints all thewa y in. #
Fold back seat backrest 2ofthefo lding
bench seat into its starting position. Ste
ering wheel Ad
justing the steering wheel manually &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion 104
Seats and stowing

Through-loading
feature in there ar ben ch
seat Fo
lding there ar seat backrest forw ards &
WARNING Risk of inju ryifth ere ar
ben chseat/rear seat and seat backrest
are not engaged
If th ere ar ben chseat/rear seat and seat
backrest are not engaged they could fold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly or in the
ev ent of an accident.
R Ifth is is the case, theve hicle occupant
wo uld be forc ed into the seat belt bythe
re ar ben chseat/rear seat or bythe seat
backrest. The seat belt cann otprotect as
intended and could result in additional
injur y.
R Objects or loads in the boot/load com‐
partment cann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backrest. #
Make sure that the seat backrest and
th ere ar ben chseat/rear seat are
engaged before everytrip. If
th e seat backrest is not engaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown in the multifunction display in
th e instrument clus ter.
The centre and outer seat backrests can be fol‐
ded forw ards separatel y.
The right outer seat backrest can only be folded
fo rw ards toget her with the cent reseat backrest.
The outer seat backrests are electrically
unloc ked with there lease handles in either the
load compartment or beside the seat backrests. #
Fully inse rtthere ar seat backrest head
re stra ints. Seats and
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#
Left and right and seat backrests: press
ri ght or left button 1.
The cor responding seat backrest folds for‐
wa rds. #
Centre seat backres t:pull seat backrest 2
re lease 3forw ards. #
Fold seat backrest 2forw ards. Fo
lding there ar seat backrest back
* NO
TEDama getothe seat belt The seat belt could become trapped and
thus
damaged when folding back the seat back‐
re st. #
Make sure that the seat belt is not trap‐
ped when folding back the seat back‐
re st. If
th e seat backrest is not engaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown in the multifunction display in
th e instrument clus ter. #
Movethe driver's or front passenger seat for‐
wa rds, if necessar y. 11 2
Seats and stowing

#
Fold cor responding seat backrest 1back
until it engages.
Left and right seat backrests: ifth e seat
backrest is not cor rectly engaged, this will be
shown in the multifunction display in the
instrument clus ter.
Centre seat backres t:ifth e seat backrest is
not cor rectly engaged, red lock verification
indicator 2will be visible. Lo
cking the centre rear seat backrest
Lock the cent reseat backrest if youwa ntto
secure the load compartment from unauthorised
access. The cent reseat backrest can then only
be folded forw ards toge ther with the left seat
backrest.
Bo th seat backrests must be engaged and joined
to ge ther. #
Foldthe cent reand left seat backrest for‐
wa rds. #
Tolock: slide cat ch1 upwards.
The release mechanism of the cent reseat
backrest is loc ked. #
Tounlo ck:slide catch 1down wards.
Ad justing the angle of the rear seat backr‐
ests (cargo position)
To enlar gethe load compartment, you can adjust
th e seat backrests so that they are 10degrees
st eeper (cargo position). Seats and
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