2022 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS ESTATE Owners Manual

You can fold the centre and right seat backrests
f
orwards separately.
The les seat backrest can be folded forwards only
together with the centre seat backrest.
If you no longer require the folded-down rear seat
backrest as a load area, fold the backrest back
into place. 
Ensure that the centre seat backrest is in an
upr

ight position and locked to the les seat
backrest (  page 128). 
Press the seat belt tongue of seat belt 1 int
o
marked position 2. 
Vehicles without a memory function: mo
ve the
driver's or front passenger seat forwards, if
necessary. 
Vehicles with a memory function: if at leas
t
one section of the rear seat backrest is folded
forwards, the corresponding front seat will move forwards slightly, if necessary, to avoid a
collision.

In the rear: pull release lever 1.126
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In the load compartment: br ieOy pull one of
buttons 1.
The corresponding seat backrest will fold for-
wards. The les seat backrest folds forward
together with the centre seat backrest.
If the les seat backrest is not locked with the
centre seat backrest, this will be shown on the
multifunction display. Folding the centre rear seat backrest forwards
separ
ately
If you no longer require the folded-down seat
backrest as a loading area, fold the backrest back
into place. 
Press release catch 3. 
Fold seat backrest 2 f
orwards. Folding back the rear seat backrest
* NOTE Damag
e caused by trapping the
seat belt when folding back the seat back-
rest The seat belt could become trapped and thus
be damag

ed when the seat backrest is folded
back. 
Make sure that the seat belt is not trap-
ped when f
olding back the seat backrest. Seats and stowing
127


Move the driver's or front passenger seat for-
w
ards, if necessary. 
Swivel seat backrest 1 bac
k until it engages.
If the seat backrest is not engaged and locked
in place, red lock veriNcation indicator 2 will
be visible. Locking and releasing the release catch of the
centr

e rear seat backrest
You can lock the release catch of the centre seat
backrest. The centre seat backrest can then be
folded forwards only together with the les seat
backrest. 
To lock or unlock: slide catc
h 1 upwards or
downwards. EASY-PACK load compartment cover and parti-
tioning ne

t cassette Notes on the load compartment cover
&
WARNING Risk of injur
y or death due to
poorly secured objects
The load compartment cover alone cannot
secur
e or restrain heavy objects, items of lug-
gage or heavy loads.
You could be hit by an unsecured load, partic-
ularly in the event of abrupt changes in direc-
tion, sudden braking or an accident. 
Always stow objects in such a way that
t

hey cannot be thrown around. 
Secure objects, luggage or loads against
slipping or tipping o

ver, e.g. by using
lashing material, even if you are using
the load compartment cover. *
NOTE Damag
e to the load compartment
cover when loading the vehicle The load compartment cover may be damaged
when t
he vehicle is being loaded. 128
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Do not place any objects above the
lo
wer edge of the side windows or on the
load compartment cover. Extending/retracting the load compartment cover
Ext

ending 
Pull the load compartment cover back by grab
handle 1 and hook it int

o brackets 2 on the
les and right.
Vehicles with an automatic tailgate: t
he load com-
partment cover raises automatically when the tail-
gate is opened and lowers again when the tailgate
is closed.
Retracting 
Release the load compartment cover from
br
ackets 2 on the les and right. 
Guide the load compartment cover forwards
using g

rab handle 1 until it is fully retracted.
Fitting/removing the load compartment cover
R
equirements:
= The load compartment cover is rolled up. Removing the load compartment cover

Press end cap 1 on t
he les and right
inwards. 
Take the load compartment cover out by pull-
ing it upw
ards. Seats and stowing
129

Fitting the load compartment cover

Press the end caps on the les and r ight
inwards. 
Insert the load compartment cover in brackets
1 on t

he les and right. Fitting/removing the partitioning net cassette
R

equirements:
= The partitioning net has been rolled up.
= Vehicles with load compartment enlargement:
The seat backrest is folded forward.
Removing without load compartment enlargement 
Press release button 1 on t he partitioning
net cassette on the les or right. 
Remove the partitioning net cassette by lising
it upw
ards.
Removing with load compartment enlargement 
Press release button 1 on t
he seat backrest
on the les or right. 130
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Remove the partitioning net cassette by lising
it upw ards.
Installing without load compartment enlargement Red lock
v
eriNcation indicators 3 on the release
buttons are visible. 
With tab 1 f
acing backwards, push the parti-
tioning net cassette back from the rear seat
into brackets 2.
The partitioning net cassette will audibly
engage on the les and right. 
Ensure that red lock v
eriNcation indicators 3
on the cover on the les and right are no longer
visible. Otherwise, the partitioning net cas-
sette will not be locked. Installing with load compartment enlargement

Push the arms of partitioning net cassette 2
int
o the recess in seat backrest 3. 
Ensure that red lock v
eriNcation indicators 1
on the seat backrest on the les and right are
no longer visible. Otherwise, the partitioning
net cassette will not be locked. Seats and stowing
131

%
When installing the partitioning net cassette,
ensur
e that the sides are the right way round.
Otherwise, the partitioning net cassette can-
not be locked. Attaching/removing the partitioning net
&
WARNING Risk of injur
y or death due to
poorly secured objects
The partitioning net alone cannot secure or
r
estrain heavy objects, items of luggage or
heavy loads.
You could be hit by an unsecured load, partic-
ularly in the event of abrupt changes in direc-
tion, sudden braking or an accident. 
Always stow objects in such a way that
t

hey cannot be thrown around. 
Secure objects, luggage or loads against
slipping or tipping o

ver, e.g. by using
lashing material, even if you are using
the partitioning net. For safety reasons, always use a partitioning net
when tr
ansporting a load. Damaged partitioning nets can no longer
fulNl
t
heir functions and must be replaced. Visit a quali-
Ned specialist workshop.
Requirements:
The partitioning net cassette has been installed
correctly (  page 130). Attaching Partitioning net without load compartment
enlar

gement 132
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Partitioning net with load compartment enlarge-
ment 
Pull the partitioning net upwards by the rod
using t ab 1. 
Move the partitioning net forwards and hook it
int
o eyelets 2 in the roof lining on the les
and right. Removing
Partitioning net without load compartment
enlar
gement
Partitioning net with load compartment enlarge-
ment 
Unhook the partitioning net from the eyelets
in r
oof lining 2 and pull it back. 
Guide the partitioning net downwards by the
r

od using tab 1. Overview of the tie-down eyes
Observe the notes on loading the vehicle
(
 pag

e 120). %
Four tie-down eyes are available only in vehi-
cles eq
uipped with the through-loading fea-
ture in the rear bench seat (EASY-PACK
Quickfold). Seats and stowing
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