fold seats MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2021 User Guide

Loc
Loc
king t
king t he r
he release catc
elease catc h of t
h of the centr
he centr e r
e rear seat
ear seat
bac
bac kr
krest
est
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The leT and centre seat backrests are
engaged and joined toget her.
Lock the centre seat backrest release catch if you
wa nttosecure the load compartment against
unauthorised access. The centre seat backrest
can then be folded forw ards only toget her with
th e leT seat backrest. #
Foldthe centre and leT seat backrests for-
wa rds. #
T To loc o loc k:
k:slide catch 1upwards.
The release catch of the centre seat backrest
will be loc ked. #
T To unloc o unloc k:
k:slide catch 1down wards. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he angle of t
he angle of t he r
he rear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
kres
es ts
ts
(car
(car go position)
go position)
To enlar gethe load compartment, you can adjust
th e seat backrests so that they are ten deg rees
steeper (cargo position). #
Foldthe seat backrest forw ards
(/ page 127). #
Movebrac ket1 inthe direction of the ar row. Seats and st
owing
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The handle strip of
there tracted load compart-
ment co ver1 can be used in thefo llowing posi-
tions: 1
Folded up by45° (loading position)
2 Horizontal position (driving position)
3 Folded down and loc ked in place (rattle-f ree
position when driving)
Inst
Inst alling/r
alling/r emo
emoving t
ving t he combined lugg
he combined lugg ag
age cov
e cov er
er
and net
and net
R R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The load compartment co ver and partition net
are retracted. R
R emo
emo ving
ving
Re mo vethe combined luggage co ver and net from
th e load compartment, or from the leT-hand rear
door if the seat backrests are folded forw ards. #
Press but ton2. #
Foldthe combined luggage co ver and net
backwards with the seat backrest folded up. #
Firs t, de tach the combined luggage co ver and
net from leT-hand catch 1and then remo ve
it from right-hand brac ket4.
Inst
Inst alling
alling #
Slide the combined luggage co ver and net into
ri ght-hand brac ket4 asfar as it will go. #
Place the combined luggage co ver and net
into the leT-hand brac ket and slide it into
catch 1until the combined luggage co ver
and net engages audib ly.
Re d lock veri/cation indicator 3must no lon-
ge r be visible.
A A tt tt ac
ac hing t
hing t he combined lugg
he combined lugg ag
age cov
e cov er and ne
er and ne tto
t to
t
t he r
he r ear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
krest
est
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage tothe combined luggage
co ver and net when attaching it tothe
seat backrest When
the combined luggage co ver and net is
attached tothe seat backrest, it may be dam-
aged when the seat backrest is folded bac k. #
Do not fold the seat backrests bac k. Seats and st
owing
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R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The seat backrests are folded forw ards. #
Insert combined lug gage cover and net 2
into bo thguides 1and push it as far as it will
go in the direction of the ar row.
To disassemble the combined luggage co ver and
net, follow the inst ructions in reve rse order. A
A tt
tt ac
ac hing t
hing t he par
he par titioning net
titioning net &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
poor lysecured objects
The partitioning net alone cann otsecure or
re strain he avy objects, items of lug gage or
heavy loads.
Yo u could be hit byan unsecured load, partic-
ular lyin theev ent of abrupt changes in direc-
tion, sudden braking or an accident. #
Always st owobjects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around. #
Secure objects, lug gage or loads against
slipping or tipping over,e.g. byusing
lashing material, even if you are using
th e partitioning net. Fo
r saf etyre asons, alw ays use a partitioning net
when transporting a load.
Damaged partitioning nets can no lon ger ful/l
th eir pr otective functions and must be replaced.
Vi sit a quali/ed specialist workshop. P P
ar
ar titioning ne
titioning ne t wit
t without load com
hout load com par
partment
tment
enlarg
enlarg ement
ement #
Pull the partitioning net far out towa rdsthe
re ar from there ar ben chseat using tab1. #
Hook the partitioning net into eyelets 2, /rst
on the leT, then on theright. 132
132
Seats and st
owing

1
Bag hook A
A
tt
tt ac
ac hing t
hing t he lugg
he lugg ag
age net
e net &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury due toobjects
being st owed incor rectly
If objects in theve hicle interior are st owed
incor rectl y,they can slide or be thro wn around and hit
vehicle occupants. In addition, cup
holders, open st owage spaces and mobile
phone brac kets cannot alw aysreta in all
objects they contain.
There is a risk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of braking manoeuvres or abrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Always st owobjects so that they cannot
be thro wn around in such situations. #
Always make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from st owage spaces, lug gage
nets or st owage nets. #
Close the loc kable st owage spaces
before starting a jou rney. #
Stow and secure objects that are heavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or too
lar ge inthe load compartment. Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle.
The lug gage net is available for all vehicles except
hy brid vehicles. #
Vehicles with a load compartment pac kage:
insert the brac kets with the tie-down eyes into
th e load rails (/ page 135). #
Fold up the tie-down eyes. #
Hook luggage net 1into the front and rear
tie-down eyes. EASY
EASY
-PAC
-P AC K load-secur
K load-secur ing kit
ing kit N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he EASY
he EASY -PAC
-P AC K load-secur
K load-secur ing kit
ing kit
The EAS Y-PA CK load -securing kit allo wsyouto
use your load compartment for a variet y of purpo-
ses. The components are located in the st owage
space under the load compartment 0oor. 134
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Seats and st
owing

1
Bag containing the brac kets and luggage
holder
2 Telescopic rod Inser
Inser
ting t
ting t he br
he br acke
ac kets int
ts int o t
o the load r
he load r ail
ail #
Inse rtbrac ket1 into the centre of load rail
5. #
Press release knob 3and slide brac ket1
into the desired position in load rail5. #
Let go of release knob 3. #
Press locking button 4.
The brac ket1 has been secured in the selec-
te d position in the load rail5. #
If necessar y,fold tie-down eye2 upwards.
Inst
Inst alling or r
alling or r emo
emoving t
ving t he lugg
he lugg ag
age holder
e holder
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Select a load size that can be secured bythe
luggage holder.
The luggage holder is used tosecure loads against
th e side wall of the load compartment toprev ent
th em from moving around.
Yo u can subject the load holder toa maximum
load of 7 kg. Seats and st
owing
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