2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE fold seats

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tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe seat belt's spe‐
ci al seatbe ltre tract or &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif a
seat beltisunf astened while th eve hicle
is in mo tion
If th eseat beltisreleased whiletheve hicle is
in mo tion, thech ild restra int system isno
long ercor rectl ysecu red. The child seat
saf etyfe atur eis deac tivated and theseat
belt isdraw nin abi tby theiner tiareel.
It is ther efor eno tpossible toeng ageth eseat
belt again. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely as
soon aspossible, paying attention to
ro ad and traffic condi tions. #
Activateth ech ild seat safetyfe atur e
ag ain and correctl ysecu rethech ild
re stra int system. When
enabled, thespecial seatbelt retract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed. The
seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseatb eltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s #
Toins tall ach ild restra int system: when
ins talling ach ild restra int system, always
obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation and
opera tingins truct ions aswellas theinf orma‐
tion inthis Oper ator's Manual. #
Pull theseat beltsmoo thly from theseat belt
outle t. #
Engage theseat belttongu ein theseat belt
buc kle. #
Toactiv ateth especia lseat belt retract or:
pu llth eseat beltoutfully andletth einer tia
re el retract itag ain.
Wh enthespecial seatbelt retract orisacti va‐
te d, yousho uld hear ara tche ting sound. #
Push thech ild restra int system down until
th eseat beltsitstight ly. #
Todeac tivatethe special seatbe ltre trac‐
to r:press there lease buttonoftheseat belt
buc kle. #
Hold theseat belttongu eand guide ba ck to
th eseat beltoutle t. Ins
talling theLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat Ins
tallingaLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth ere ar
ben chseat/r earseat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged they cou ldfold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t.
R Ifth is isthecase, theve hicle occupant
wo uld beforc ed intoth eseat beltbythe
re ar ben chseat/r earseat orby theseat
bac kres t.The seat beltcann otprotect as
int ended andcould result inadditional
injur y. 56
Occupant safety

Dep
endingonwhether these ttings forth edr iver
or front passeng erseat areselect ed,onlyth e
select edseat canberese t. Fo
lding thefront seat backres tfo rw ards/
bac k(v ehic leswith me mo ryfunctio n) Wi
th theEA SY-ENTR Yfunc tion,theseat will
mo veforw ards ifyo uha ve folded theseat back‐
re st forw ards. This makesiteasier forpass en‐
ge rs to getint oand outof there ar oftheve hi‐
cle. #
Tofold forw ards: pullsea tre lease handle
1 and fold theseat backres tfo rw ards asfar
as itwill go.
The seat willmoveaut omat icallyto thefo re ‐
mos tposi tion. #
Tofold bac k:swing backth eseat backres t
hor izon tally.
If th eseat backres tis no teng aged, this will
be sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla yof the ins
trumen tclus ter.A wa rning tone willal so
sou nd.
The seatwi llmo veaut omat icallyto the
st or ed position.
If th ese tseat position cannolong erbe reac hed,
e.g .bec ause oflugg agein there ar foot we llor
af te roccupa ntshave ent ered there ar ofthe
ve hicle: #
Pull seat release handle 1again and retur n
th eseat backres tto an upr ight posit ion.
The seat willlockin thene wfore -and -aft
pos ition. Sw
itchin gthe seat hea tingon /o ff &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsdue torepeat‐
edl yswitc hingontheseat heating
Re peat edly switc hingontheseat heating can
cause theseat cushion andseat backres t
padding tobecome very hot.
The healt hof per sons withlimit edtemp era‐
tur esensit ivityoralimit edability toreact to
high temp eratur esma ybe affect ed orthey
ma yeve nsu ffer bur n-lik einjur ies. Seats
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Ifth is we rethecase, theve hicle occu‐
pant would beforc ed intoth eseat beltby
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat orby the
seat backres t.The seat beltwould notbe
able toprov ide theint ended protect ion
and could cause additional injury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk cann otbe
re stra ined bytheseat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . Re
quirement s:
R The rear seat backres thead restra int sar e
full yinse rted.
The cent erand outerseat backres ts can befol‐
ded forw ards separat ely. #
Vehicl eswithout amemor yfuncti on:
Mo vethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. #
Vehicl eswith amemor yfuncti on:Ifat
lea stone section ofthere ar seat backres tis
fo lded forw ards, thecor responding front seat
will moveforw ards sligh tly, ifnec essar y,to
av oid acollision. #
Leftand right seat backres ts: pull release
le ve r1. #
Cen terse at bac kres t:pull release catch3
of seat backres t2 forw ards. #
Foldthecor responding seatbackres tfo r‐
wa rds. Seats
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Foldthecent erand leftseat backres ts for‐
wa rds. #
Toloc k:slide catch1 upw ards.
The release catchofthecent erseat backres t
will belocked. #
Tounlo ck:sl id e catc h1 down wards. Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
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This equipment isonly available invehicles with
th eth ro ugh- loadin gfe atur ein there ar ben ch
seat. 1
Tie-do wneyes Using
thebag hook s &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobj ect s
The bag hook scan notre stra in hea vyobje cts
or items oflugg age.
Obj ectsor items oflugg agecould bethrow n
ar oun dand ther eb yhit vehicle occupants
when braking orabr uptly ch ang ingdirec‐
tio ns. #
Onlyhang lightobject son thebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragi le
objects onthebag hook s. Seats
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