2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON fold seats

Ac
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. Occupant
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Ins
tallin g/remo ving theout errear seat head
re stra ints
Re mo ving #
Release there ar seat backres tand fold itfor‐
wa rdsslightly (/page11 3). #
Pullth ehead restra int upw ards asfaras it
wil lgo. #
Push release knob 1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row and pulloutthehead restra int .
Ins talling #
Insertth ehead restra int suc hth at the
no tches onthebar areon thelef twhen
vie we din thedir ect ion oftra vel. #
Push thehead restra int down untilit
eng ages. #
Foldthere ar seat backres tbac kunt ilit
eng ages. Conf
iguringtheseat settings Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
a Seats #
Select Driver'sSeat orPassenger Seat.
Ad jus tingthe backres tsi de bolste rs #
Select SideBol sters . #
Adjus tth eair cushions . Ad
jus tingthe seat contou rin the lumb ar
re gion oftheseat backres t(lum bar) #
Sele ctLumbar . #
Adjus tth eair cushions .
Memor yfunction #
Save theseat settings withth ememor yfunc ‐
tion (/page10 9). Se
ttin gaut omati cadjus tmentof the lateral
suppo rt(act ive mu lticont ourseat ) Multim
ediasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
a Seats
Wi th this func tion,th elat eral suppor tof the
act ive mult icontour seat isaut omat icallyadjus ‐
te dto thedr iving andcorner ing dynamics ofthe
ve hicle. #
Select Driver's SeatorPassenger Seat. #
Select Dynamic Seat. #
Selec tse tting: Off,Level 1or Level 2. 10
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Toswitc hon/incr easetheleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edventil a‐
tio nleve lis set.
Depe ndingon theve ntil ation leve l,up to
th re eindicat orlam pswill light up. #
Toswitc hof f/r educe theleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edventil a‐
tio nleve lis set.
If all indic ator lam psareof f,th eseat ventil a‐
tio nis sw itched off. Fo
lding benchseat inthecar gocom part‐
men t No
teson thefo lding benchseat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen theseat
bac kres tis no tupr ight andlockedin
position
If th eseat backres ts of there ar ben chseat
ar eno tloc kedin theupr ight position ,th e
seat backres tof thefo lding benchseat may
fo ld do wn while drivin g.
In this case, theseat belts mayno tper form
th eir intended protect ive func tion. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres ts of
th ere ar ben chseat areloc kedin the
upr ight position. Obs
erve theno teson "Seat belts" (/page39),
"Head restra int s" (/ page98) and "Childr enin
th eve hicle" (/page50).
The folding benchseat isonl yappr ovedfo ruse
wit hch ild seats design edforch ildr enup tosix
ye arsold .In fo rm atio non suitable child restra int
sy stems onthefo lding benchseat canbe
obt ained atanyaut hor ized Mercedes -Benz Cen‐
te r.
The folding benchseat mayonl ybe used when
th ecombin edcar gocoverand netis ins talled.
The tailg atecan beopen edfrom thefo lding
benc hseat. Theswitc his locat edon thewheel
ar ch on theright-h andside when viewe din the
dir ect ion oftra vel.
Fo lding outthefo lding benchseat
Re quirement s:
R The seat backres ts of there ar ben chseat are
loc kedin theupr ight position .
R The handle forth ecombin edlugg ageco ver
and nethas been movedup. Toimprov eth e
re ar vie w, theupper partof theplat ehas
been folded down. Seat
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NO
TEDama getothefo lding benchseat
when folding back The
folding benchseat maybe damag ed
when itis folded back. #
Fully inse rtthehead restra int sint oth e
guides. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltbuckles
eng ages intheir guides. #
Press release knob 3 and fold thehead
re stra int sdo wn. #
Press release knob 4 and push thehead
re stra int sall thewa yin . #
Foldbac kseat backres t2 ofthefo lding
benc hseat intoits star tin gposit ion.
Open ing/clos ingthecar gocom partmen t
flo or &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toan open
car gocom partment floor
If yo udr ive when thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor isopen, object scould bethrow nar ou nd
and ther eb yst rike vehicle occupants. There
is arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin theeve ntof
su dd en braki ng orasu dd en chang ein dir ec‐
tio n. #
Alw aysclose thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor beforeajour ney. Opening
#
Press there lease knob inthemiddle ofthe
cargo compartment floor and turnto the
OPEN position. #
Pull theloop onthecar gocom partmen tfloor
and fold thecar gocom partmen tfloor up.
% Ifth eseat cushions areno tins talled
(/ page10 5), thecar gocom partmen tfloor
can becom pletely remo ved.
Closing #
Reins tallth ecar gocom partmen tfloor ,if nec‐
essar y,and fold do wn. #
Press there lease knob and turnto the
CL OS Eposi tion.
Re mo ving orinst alli ng theseat cushion
If yo uwa nttoopen thecar gocom partmen tfloor
while thefo lding benchseat isfolded back,you
mus tfirs tof allre mo vetheseat cushion. Seats
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Opening
thesto wage com partmen tin the
re ar armr est #
Press release catch1 and swin gth eco ver
of thear mr estupw ards. Thr
ough-load ingfeatur ein there ar ben ch
seat Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards &
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.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk/ cargocom‐
par tmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th eseat backres tis no teng aged and lockedin
place, this will besho wnonthemultifunc tion
displa yon theins trument cluster.
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.
The right seat backres tcan befolded forw ards
on lytoge ther wit hth ecent erseat backres t.
The outerseat backres ts areunloc kedelect ri‐
cal ly.Depe nding ontheeq uipment, there lease
butt ons arelocat edeither inthecar gocom part‐
ment orbeside theseat backres ts. Seats
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#
Foldcor responding seatbackres t1 bac k
until iteng ages.
Lef tand right seat backres ts: ifth eseat
bac kres tis no teng aged and locked, this will
be sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla yon the
ins trumen tclus ter.
Cent erseat backres t:ifth eseat backres tis
no teng aged and locked, redloc kve rificati on
indi cator2 willbe visible. Lo
cking there lease catchof thecent errear
seat backres t
Re quirement s:
R The leftand centerseat backres ts are
eng aged and joined toge ther.
Loc kth ecent erseat backres tre lease catchif
yo uwa nttosecur eth ecar gocom partmen tfr om
unaut horized access. Thecent erseat backres t
can then be folded forw ards onlytoge ther wit h
th elef tseat backres t. #
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. Seats
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#
Foldup thetie-do wneyes. #
Hook parcel net1 intoth efront and rear
tie -do wn eyes. Opening
orclosing thesto wage space under
th ecar gocom partmen tflo or &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toan open
car gocom partment floor
If yo udr ive when thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor isopen, object scould bethrow nar ou nd
and ther eb yst rike vehicle occupants. There
is arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin theeve ntof su
dd en braki ng orasu dd en chang ein dir ec‐
tio n. #
Alw aysclose thecar gocom partmen t
fl oor beforeajour ney. Opening
#
Pull handle 1upw ards. #
Liftth ecar gocom partmen tfloor upw ards
using handle 1. #
Foldout hook ontheunder sideofthecar go
com partmen tfloor . #
Clip hook ontodr ip rail2. Closing #
Unhook thehook from drip rail2 and fasten
it to thebr ac keton theunder sideofthe
cargo compartment floor . #
Foldthecar gocom partmen tfloor down‐
wa rdsand then press handle 1down until it
eng ages.
% Vehicl eswith folding benchseat :The
car gocom partment floor isbelo wtheseat
cushion (/page10 5). At
tac hin garo of rack &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth emaximum
ro of load isexc eeded
When youload thero of, thecent erofgrav ity
of theve hicle rises and theusual driving
ch aract eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and
br aking charact eristic sch ang e.Dur ing cor‐
ner ing,th eve hicle tiltsmorest ro ng lyand
ma yre act mor eslugg ishlyto steer ing move‐
ments. Seats
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