2008 MERCEDES-BENZ R-CLASS MPV Owners Manual

Seats
78 Observe the notes concerning the airbag
system.
Secure children as recommended; see
"Children in the vehicle" section.
! When you move the seats, make sure that
there are no objects in the footwell or
behind the seats. Otherwise, you could
damage the seats and the objects.
! Make sure that the sun visor is folded up
before setting the backrest angle and head
restraint height. Otherwise, the head
restraint and sun visor could collide when
the head restraint is fully extended.
i The rear-compartment head restraints
can be removed (Y page 83).
Please contact a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre for more information. Adjusting the seats manually and
electrically 1
Seat cushion angle
2 Seat height
3 Backrest angle
4 Seat fore-and-aft adjustment
Seat fore-and-aft adjustment X
Lift handle 4and slide the seat forwards
or backwards.
X Release handle 4again.
Make sure that you hear the seat engage
into position. Backrest angle X
Slide the button forwards or back in direc-
tion of arrow 3.
Seat height X
Slide the button up or down in direction of
arrow 2.
Seat cushion angle Adjust the angle so that your thighs are gently
supported.
X
Slide the button up or down in direction of
arrow 1.
Head restraint height G
Risk of injury
Make sure that the central area of the head
restraint supports the back of your head at
about eye level. You could seriously injure
your neck if your head is not correctly sup-
ported by the head restraint in the event of
an accident. Never travel without a cor-
rectly adjusted and engaged head restraint. Controls
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Release catch
X To raise: pull the head restraint up to the
desired position.
X To lower: press release catch 1in direc-
tion of arrow and push the head restraint
down to the desired position. Head restraint angle X
Push or pull the head restraint in direction
of the arrow. Adjusting the seat electrically*
1
Head restraint height (vehicles with mem-
ory function)
2 Backrest angle
3 Seat fore-and-aft adjustment
4 Seat cushion angle
5 Seat height
i On vehicles with the memory function*, if
PRE-SAFE ®
is triggered, the front-
passenger seat will be moved to a better
position if it was previously in an unfavour-
able position. Controls
* optional
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Seat fore-and-aft adjustment X
Slide the button forwards or back in direc-
tion of arrow 3.
Seat height X
Slide the button up or down in direction of
arrow 5.
Seat cushion angle Adjust the angle so that your thighs are gently
supported.
X Slide the button up or down in direction of
arrow 4.
Backrest angle X
Slide the button forwards or back in direc-
tion of arrow 2.
Head restraint height G
Risk of injury
Make sure that the central area of the head
restraint supports the back of your head at
about eye level. You could seriously injure
your neck if your head is not correctly sup-
ported by the head restraint in the event of an accident. Never travel without a cor-
rectly adjusted and engaged head restraint.
X Slide the button up or down in direction of
arrow 1.
Head restraint angle X
Push or pull the lower edge of the head
restraint in direction of arrow. 4-way lumbar support*
You can adjust the contour of the front seat
backrests individually to provide optimum
support for your back. 1
Backrest contour higher
2 Backrest contour reduced
3 Backrest contour lower
4 Backrest contour increased
X To set the lumbar contour position: use
button 1to set the lumbar contour higher
and button 3to set it lower.
X To set the level of lumbar contour: use
button 2to reduce the lumber contour
and button 4to increase the lumbar con-
tour. Controls
* optional
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i
When the door is unlocked, opened or the
key is in position 1in the ignition lock, the
setting of the lumbar support is automati-
cally checked and if necessary the individ-
ual setting is reset. Adjusting seats in the 2nd and 3rd
rows
G
Risk of injury
After adjusting the seats, make sure that
the outer seats in the 2nd row are locked,
and that the backrests in the 2nd and 3rd
rows of seats are locked and in the upright
position.
The outer seats in the 2nd row are only
locked if the lock verification indicator is
folded in and the indicator area is barely
visible (see the "Easy-entry/exit feature for
the 3rd row of seats" section).
If the backrests are not locked in position:
R Sharp braking
R A sudden change of direction
R An accident
could cause the backrests to fold forwards
and not provide the intended level of restraint, thereby resulting in additional
serious or even fatal injury.
Seat fore-and-aft adjustment (outer
seats in the 2nd row) 1
Lever
X Pull lever 1in the direction of the arrow to
the stop and hold it in this position.
X Slide the seat forwards or backwards to the
desired position.
X Release handle 1.
The seat engages audibly. Backrest Outer seats, 2nd row
1
Lever The 3rd row of seats
1
Lever Controls
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X
Pull lever 1in the direction of the arrow to
the pressure point and hold it in this posi-
tion.
X Press your back lightly against the backrest
to tilt it towards the rear.
or
X Relieve the pressure on the backrest to
allow it to fold forwards.
X Release lever 1once the backrest is in the
desired position.
X Press your back gently against the backrest
to check whether it is locked into place.
Adjusting the armrest (2nd row of
seats) 5-seat and 7-seat vehicles*
The backrest of the middle seat in the 2nd row
can be used as an armrest.
X To put the backrest into the armrest
position: move the head restraint of the middle seat to the lowest position
(Y
page 83). 1
Backrest release loop
2 Backrest
3 Seat cushion
X Pull release loop 1in the direction of the
arrow and hold it in this position.
X Fold backrest 2forwards until it is resting
on seat cushion 3in the armrest position. Armrest position
X
To move the backrest to its upright posi-
tion: pull release loop 1in the direction of
the arrow and hold it in this position.
X Fold backrest 2backwards until you hear
it engage.
6-seat vehicles*
You can fold the armrests in the 2nd row of
seats up, e.g. when loading the vehicle, and
adjust their height. Controls
* optional
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X
To fold up: fold the armrest up until it
engages in the vertical position.
X To adjust the height: gently push the
engaged armrest backwards to release it.
X First fold the armrest all the way down to
its lowest position and then back up to the
desired position until it engages. Rear seat head restraints
G
Risk of injury
Occupants should only travel sitting on
seats which have the head restraints fitted.
On a seat which is occupied, pull the head
restraint up into the upright position. This
reduces the risk of injury to the passenger
in the event of an accident.
Adjusting the height of the head
restraint (2nd and 3rd rows of seats) G
Risk of injury
Make sure that the central area of the head
restraint supports the back of your head at
about eye level. You could seriously injure
your neck if your head is not correctly sup-
ported by the head restraint in the event of
an accident. Never travel without a cor-
rectly adjusted and engaged head restraint. Outer seat head restraints in the 2nd row of seats
1
Release catch
If the head restraint is fully inserted, it is nec-
essary to press release catch 1.
X To raise: pull the head restraint up to the
desired height.
X To lower: press release catch 1and push
the head restraint down until it is in the
desired position.
Adjusting the head restraint angle The angle of the head restraints for the outer
seats in the 2nd row of seats is adjusted in
the same way as the front head restraints
(Y
page 79). The angle of the head restraints on the centre
seat in the 2nd row of seats and in the 3rd row
of seats cannot be adjusted.
Removing and fitting the head
restraints G
Risk of injury
Occupants should only travel sitting on
seats which have the head restraints instal-
led. This reduces the risk of injury to the
passengers in the rear in the event of an
accident.
If you wish to remove the head restraints from
the outer seats in the 2nd row of seats, you
must move that seat as far back as possible
(Y page 81) and fold the backrest forward
(Y page 84).
The head restraints in the 2nd row of seats
(centre seat and outer seats) and the head
restraints in the 3rd row of seats are removed
in the same way. Controls
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84Outer seat head restraints in the 2nd row of seats
1 Release catch
X To remove: pull the head restraint up to
the stop.
X Press release catch 1and pull the head
restraint out of the guides.
X To refit: place the head restraint in the
guides of the backrest.
i For the head restraints on the outer seats
in the 2nd row of seats, the notches on the
guide rod must be on the left-hand side
when viewed in the direction of travel.
X Push the head restraint down until you hear
it click into place. Easy-entry/exit feature for the 3rd
row of seats
G
Risk of injury
Once passengers have got into or out of the
vehicle, make sure that:
R the outer seats in the 2nd row are locked
in position
R the outer seat backrests in the 2nd row
of seats are upright and locked in posi-
tion
The outer seats in the 2nd row are only
locked if the lock verification indicator is
folded in and the indicator area is barely
visible.
If the backrests are not locked in position:
R Sharp braking
R A sudden change of direction
R An accident
could cause the backrests to fold forwards
and not provide the intended level of
restraint, thereby resulting in additional
serious or even fatal injury. Easy-entry feature The release lever for the easy-entry feature is
located on the entry side on the back of each
outer seat in the 2nd row of seats.
1
Release lever for the easy-entry feature
X Pull release lever 1in the direction of the
arrow to the pressure point and hold it in
this position.
The backrest folds forwards.
X Slide the seat in the 2nd row of seats for-
wards to the stop. Controls
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Easy-exit feature
The release loop for the easy-exit feature is
located at the bottom on the back of each
outer seat in the 2nd row of seats. 1
Release loop for the easy-exit feature X
Pull release loop 1in the direction of the
arrow and hold it in this position.
The backrest folds forwards.
X Slide the seat in the 2nd row of seats for-
wards to the stop. Exit position
Moving the outer seats in the 2nd row
back to the normal position Seat unlocked
1
Lock verification indicator
2 Indicator area
When the seat is unlocked, lock verification
indicator 1is folded out and indicator area
2 is clearly visible.
X To lock the seat: fold back the backrest
until you hear it engage. Controls
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