Mercedes-Benz E-Class: Folding the rear seat backrest back
•► Move the driver's or front-passenger seat forward if necessary.
! Make sure that the seat belt does not become trapped when folding the rear seat backrest back. Otherwise, it could be damaged.
•► Fold seat backrest 1 back until it engages.
WARNING
Make sure that the rear seat backrest is
correctly engaged. Otherwise, vehicle
occupants could be injured by objects being
thrown around if you
- brake sharply
- change direction suddenly
- are involved in an accident
If the rear seat backrest is not engaged, this will be shown in the multifunction display in the instrument cluster.
•► Adjust the head restraints if necessary.
•► Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
back if necessary.
Folding the rear seat backrest forward
The left-hand and right-hand rear seat
backrests can be folded forwards separately
to increase the cargo compartment capacity.
The combined cargo cover and net can
remain installed.
! When fol ...
Securing cargo
Plastic hooks (Sedan)
On vehicles without a through-loading feature
in the rear bench seat, six plastic hooks are
installed to the trunk floor.
Cargo tie-down rings
Observe the following note ...
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If a CD is left inside the CD player or in the ejected position for
extended periods
The CD may be damaged and may not play properly. ...
Function check
All indicator and warning symbols light up in ignition mode II or when the engine
is started. When the engine has started, all the symbols should go out except the
parking brake symsymbol, which o ...
Setting the rear-compartment air
vents
Setting the center vents in the rear
compartment
1. Rear-compartment air vent thumbwheel
2. Rear-compartment air vent, right
3. Rear control panel for automatic climate
control
4. R ...
