fold seats MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 User Guide

Yo
uc ould be hit byan unsecured load during
sudden changes in direction ,brakin gorin
th ee vent of an accident. #
Alw ayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Secur eobjects, luggag eorloads
agains tslippin gortipping over,e.g. by
usin glashing material, evenify ou are
using thel oad compartmen tcover. *
NO
TEDama getothel oad compartment
co verw hen loading thev ehicle The load compartment co
verm aybe dam‐
aged when loading thev ehicle. #
Do no tplace an yobjectsa bove the
lo we redgeoft he side windo wsor on
th el oad compartmen tcover. The load compartmen
tcove rand thes afet yn et
fo rm thec ombined luggag ecover and net.
When thel oad compartmen tcover is clipped in,
no objects in thel oad compartmen tshould
obstruct thed ownwards mo vement of thec over when
thet ailgat eisclosed. The load compart‐
men tcover will otherwise be raised again auto‐
matically.
Extending/r etra ctin gthe loa dcompa rtment
co ver #
Toextend: pull load compartmen tcover 1
bac kbyg rabh andle 2and clip it int othe
brac kets on thel efta nd right.
The load compartmentc overraises automati‐
call ywhen thet ailgat eisopened and lo wers
again when thet ailgat eisclosed. Re
traction #
Remo vethel oad compartmen tcover 1
from theb rack etsont he lef tand right. #
Guide thel oad compartmen tcover 1 for‐
wa rdsont he grab handle 2until it is fully
re tracted.
The contou rplate ofthee xtende dloa dc ompa rt‐
ment co ver1can be used in thre ep ositions:
R folded up by45° (loading position)
R horizontal position (driving position)
R folded down and loc kedinp lace (rattle-free
position when driving)
Installing/removing thec ombined luggage
co vera nd net
Requ irements:
R The load compartment co vera nd saf etyn et
ar er etra cted.
Re moving
Re mo vethec ombined luggag ecover and net
from thel oad compartment, or from thel eft-
hand rear door if thes eat backrests ar efolded
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#
Press button 2. #
Foldthec ombined luggag ecove rand net
backwards wit hthe seat backres tfolded up. #
First,d etac ht he combined luggag ecover
and ne tfroml eft-han dcatch 1 and then
re mo veit from right-hand brac ket4. Fi
tting #
Slide thec ombined luggag ecover and net
int or ight-hand brac ket4uptothes top. #
Place thec ombined luggag ecover and net
int ot he left-hand brac keta nd slid eitinto
catch 1unti lthe combined luggag ecover
and ne tengages audibl y.
Re dlockv erification ind icator 3mus tno
longer be visible.
At tachin gthe combined lug gage covera nd
ne ttot herear seat backrest
* NO
TEDama getothec ombined luggage
co vera nd ne twhen attaching it tothe
seat backrest When
thec ombined luggag ecover and ne tis
attached tothes eat backrest, it ma ybe
damaged when thes eat backres tisfolded
bac k. #
Do no tfold thes eat backrests bac k. Re
quirements:
R The seat backrests ar efolded forw ards. #
Inser tcombined luggag ecover and net 2
int ob othg uides 1and push it up tothe
st op in thed irection of thea rrow.
To disassemble thec ombined luggag ecove rand
net, follo wt he instructions in reve rseo rder. Seats and
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aroun
dand hit vehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phon ebrack etsc ann otalw aysr etain
all object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat objectsdon ot
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Stow and secur eobject sthat ar eheavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or
to ol arge inthel oad compartment. Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle.
The luggag enetisavailable fora llve hicles
exc epth ybrid vehicles. #
Vehicles wit haload compartment pac kage:
inse rttheb rack etsw itht he tie-down eyes
int ot he load rails (→ page123). #
Fold up thet ie-down eyes. #
Hook thel uggag enet1 intot he front and
re ar tie-down eyes. EAS
Y-PA CK load-securing kit Note
sont he EAS Y-PA CK load-securing kit
The EA SY-PAC Kload-securing kit allows youto
use your load co mpartment forav ariety of pur‐
poses. The component sarelocated in thes tow‐
ag es pac eunde rthe load compartment floor. 1
Bag containing theb rack etsa nd luggage
holder
2 Telescopic rod 12 2
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Insertin
gthe brac kets in tothel oad rail #
Inser tbrack et 1 intot he centre of loadrail
5. #
Press release knob 3and slide brac ket1
int ot he desired position in load rail5. #
Letgoofr elease knob 3. #
Press locking button 4.
The brac ket1hasb eens ecured in the
selected position in thel oad rail5. #
If necessar y,fold tie-down eye2upwards.
Installing or removing the lug gage holder
Re quirements:
R Selec taload size that can be secured bythe
luggag eholder.
The luggag eholder is used tosecur eloads
agains tthe side wall of thel oad compartmen tto
pr ev ent them from moving around.
Yo uc an subject thel oad holder toam aximum
load of 7kg. #
Inser ttwo brac kets 5 intot he load rail
(→ pag e123). #
Press and hold ther elease knob 1onthe
luggag eholder 2. #
Pull theb elt on theh andle out slightl y. #
Letgoofr elease knob 1. Seats and
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#
Toremo ve: press release knob 3on
re spectiv ebrack et 2 and remo ve te lescopic
rod 1bypulling it upward sand out. Opening or closing
thes towa ge space under
th el oad compa rtmen tfloor &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toan open
load compartment floor
If yo ud rive when thel oad compartmen tfloor
is open, object scould be thro wn around and
th ereb ystrik evehicle occupants. Ther eisa
ri sk of injur y,particular lyin thee vent of sud‐
de nb raking or asudde nchang eind irection. #
Alw aysc lose thel oad compartment
fl oor befor eajourne y. Opening
#
Pull handle 1upwards. #
Liftthe load compartment floor upwards by
handle 1. #
Fold out hook on theu nderside of thel oad
compartmen tfloor. #
Clip hook int odripr ail. Closing #
Unhook theh ook from thed ripr ail and fas‐
te nittot he brac ketont he underside of the
load compartment floor. #
Foldthel oad compartmen tfloor down wards
and then press handle 1down until it
engages. At
tachin gthe roof rack &
WARNING Risk of inju ryby ex ceeding
th em aximum roof load
When youl oad ther oof, thev ehicle cent reof
gr av ity rises and thed riving characteristics
ch ange.
If yo ue xceed them aximum roof load, the
driving characteristics, as well as thes teer‐
ing and braking, will be greatl yimp aired. #
Nevere xceed them aximum roof load
and adjus tyour driving style. Yo
uw illfind informatio nonthe maximum roof
load in the" Tech nical data" section. Seats and
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