2008 MERCEDES-BENZ R350 remove seats

311 Controls in detail
Useful features
Cupholders in third-row side trim
Cupholders are located in the side trims of
the third-row seats.
1Cup holderAshtrays
Your vehicle is equipped with an ashtray
and a cigarette lighter (
page 313)
located in the front center console and an
ashtray located in front of the second-row
seats (
page 312).
Ashtray in the front center console
Opening the ashtray
1Cover
2Chrome label
Tab lightly on chrome label 2 of
cover1.
Cover 1 swings open.
Removing ashtray insert
Warning!G
Remove ashtray insert only with vehicle
standing still. Set the parking brake to
secure vehicle from movement. Set auto-
matic transmission toP. With the automatic
transmission set toP, turn off the engine.

315 Controls in detail
Useful features
Power outlet in second-row footwell
Switch on the ignition (page 39).
Flip up cover and insert electrical plug
(cigarette lighter type).Power outlet in cargo compartment
Switch on the ignition (page 39).
Flip up cover and insert electrical plug
(cigarette lighter type).
Rear center console*
The rear center console is located between
the second-row seats.
The rear center console contains:

Storage compartment (page 306)

Cupholder (page 310)
iWhen fully expanding the cargo compart-
ment, the rear center console has to be removed
from the vehicle in order for the cargo compart-
ment floor to be an even plane (
page 293).

421 Practical hints
What to do if …
ProblemPossible cause/consequenceSuggested solution
telltale flashes and you addition-
ally hear an intermittent warning
chime with increasing intensity.The vehicle’s speed once exceeded
15 mph (25 km/h) and you and/or your
front passenger have forgotten to fasten your
seat belts.Fasten your seat belts.
The seat belt telltale goes out and the
warning chime stops sounding.
There are items placed on the front passen-
ger seat and therefore the system senses the
front passenger seat as being occupied.Remove the items from the front
passenger seat and put them in a safe
place.
The seat belt telltale goes out and the
warning chime stops sounding.
iAfter 60 seconds with an unfastened seat
belt on one of the front seats, the warning chime
stops sounding and the seat belt telltale illumi-
nates continuously. The seat belt telltale will only
go out if both the driver and front passenger’s
seat belt are fastened, or the vehicle is standing
still and a front door is opened.