fold seats MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2008 User Guide

Loading and stowing
195
ers
6on front luggage compartment floor
1.
i You must release both retainers 6to
remove transverse brace 4. To do this,
press the tabs under retainer 6forwards.
i You can insert loading tray 2under
either the rear or the front luggage com-
partment floor.
Vehicles with a folding bench seat* TIREFIT, the vehicle tool kit, etc. are located
in the stowage well.
Opening the luggage compartment floor
1
Handle
2 Luggage compartment floor X
Remove the seat cushion from the folding
bench seat (Y page 87).
X Pull handle 1and fold up luggage com-
partment floor 2.
Closing the luggage compartment floor
X Fold down luggage compartment floor 2
and press it down until it locks in place. Retaining hooks in the boot (Saloon)
There is a hook on the upper edge of the boot,
on which you can hang items such as bags. 1
Tab
2 Hook
X Pull down hook 2by tab 1. Through-loading feature in the rear
bench seat* (Saloon)
The left-hand and right-hand rear seats can
be folded down to increase the boot capacity.
If you are transporting a long load, you can
remove the rear bench seat cushions
(Y page 197). G
Risk of injury
Do not carry heavy or hard objects inside
the vehicle or in the boot unless they are
secured. Vehicle occupants could be
injured by objects being thrown around in
the vehicle in the event of:
R sharp braking
R a change of direction or
R an accident G
Risk of poisoning
Always drive with the boot lid closed.
Exhaust fumes could otherwise enter the
vehicle interior.
Folding the rear bench seat forwards !
The seat cushion must always be released
and folded up before the backrest is folded Controls
* optional
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196forward. Otherwise, the backrest uphols-
tery could be damaged. 1
Release
i If the driver's or front-passenger seat has
been adjusted for a tall person, it may be
necessary to move the seats forwards
slightly to fold the backrests forwards.
i Vehicles with memory function*: if one or
both parts of the rear seat backrest are fol-
ded forwards, the respective front seat is
moved forwards slightly to avoid contact
with the backrest and the backrest moves
to a more upright position.
X Pull release 1.
The seat cushion springs upwards slightly. 1
Seat cushion
2 Backrest
X Reach behind seat cushion 1and fold the
seat cushion forwards.
i If a passenger is to travel on the centre
rear seat, it may be necessary to:
R push the centre seat belt buckle inwards
while tilting the right-hand backrest for-
wards
or
R if the right-hand backrest has already
been tilted forwards, fold the middle seat
belt buckle back up.
i You can also remove the seat cushion
(Y page 197). !
Before folding the left-hand backrest for-
wards, make sure that the centre seat belt
buckle is located under the right-hand
backrest. To do this, it may be necessary to
tuck the seat belt buckle under the folded-
down backrest as indicated by the arrows.
Otherwise, the seat belt buckle or the back-
rest could be damaged. Controls
* optional
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198seat heating connector
2from the seat
cushion.
i Join the connections for the seat heating,
making sure the connector clicks into
place, when replacing the cushion.
X Pull seat cushion release catch 1and
remove the seat cushion upwards.
! Leave the seat cushion hinge in this posi-
tion. If you fold it back, you could damage
the upholstery. X
Fold the backrest forward. Enlarging the luggage compartment
(Estate)
The left-hand and right-hand rear seats can
be folded down to increase the luggage com-
partment capacity.
If the combined luggage cover and net is fit-
ted with the luggage compartment cover and
safety net, you can only fold the right-hand
backrest forwards on its own or both backr-
ests if you first fold the right-hand backrest
forwards. G
Risk of injury
Do not carry heavy or hard objects inside
the vehicle or in the luggage compartment
unless they are secured.
Otherwise, you and other vehicle occu-
pants could be injured by objects being
thrown around the vehicle in the event of
sharp braking, a sudden change in direction
or an accident.
You must always fold the seat cushions
forward and attach the safety net when
using the luggage compartment enlarge-
ment. G
Risk of poisoning
Always drive with the tailgate closed.
Exhaust fumes could otherwise enter the
vehicle interior.
Folding the rear bench seat forwards 1
Seat cushion release handle
2 Seat cushion
i If the driver's or front-passenger seat has
been adjusted for a tall person, it may be
necessary to move the seats forwards
slightly to fold the backrests forwards.
i Vehicles with a memory function*: if one
or both parts of the rear seat backrest are
folded forwards, the respective front seat Controls
* optional
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Adjusting the backrest position
1
Backrest release catch
2 Backrest
i You can adjust the backrests to a second,
upright position. This creates a larger load
capacity where necessary or greater seat-
ing comfort on the folding bench seat.
X Pull release catch 1on the right-hand seat
upwards and fold backrest 2forwards.
X Once backrest 2is disengaged, pull
release catch 1upwards again.
X Pull release catch 1on the left-hand seat
upwards and fold backrest 2forwards. X
Once backrest 2is disengaged, pull
release catch 1upwards again.
X Fold backrests 2of the left-hand and
right-hand seats back until they engage.
Backrests 2are now in the second posi-
tion. Luggage compartment cover and
safety net (Estate)
The luggage cover and the safety net are
attached to the rear bench seat backrest as
a combined luggage cover and net.
Safety net G
Risk of injury
The safety net cannot secure heavy loads.
You should therefore always lash down the
load.
You could otherwise be injured by objects
which have not been sufficiently secured
being thrown around in the event of sharp
braking, a sudden change of direction or an
accident. 1
Safety net
2 Safety net retainers
X Pull safety net 1up and hook it into retain-
ers 2.
i You can also use the safety net when the
rear seat backrest is folded down. In this
case, you should hook the safety net into
the front retainers.
Luggage compartment cover The luggage cover is released automatically
when the tailgate is opened or closed, and is
automatically raised or lowered. It is there-
fore not necessary to roll up the luggage
cover before loading and unloading the vehi-
cle. Controls
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