2022 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE seats

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Foldthe cor responding seat backrest 1back
until it engages.
LeT LeT and r
and r ight seat bac
ight seat bac kr
kr es
es ts:
ts: ifth e seat bac k-
re st is not engaged and lo cked, this will be
shown on the driver's displa y.
Centr Centr e seat bac e seat bac kr
krest:
est: ifth e seat backrest is
not engaged and loc ked, there d lock veri/ca-
tion indicator 2will be visible. Loc
Loc
king t
king t he r
he release catc
elease catc h of t
h of t he centr
he centr e r
e rear seat
ear seat
bac
bac kr
krest
est
R
R eq
equir uir ements:
ements:
R The leT and centre seat backrests are
en gage d and joined toget her.
Yo u can lock the centre seat backrest release
catch if youwa nttosecure the load compartment
against unauthorised access. The centre seat
backrest can then be folded forw ards only
to get her with the leT seat backrest. #
Foldthe centre and leT seat backrests for-
wa rds. #
T To loc o loc k:
k:slide catch 1upwards.
The release catch of the centre seat backrest
will be loc ked. #
T To unloc o unloc k:
k:slide catch 1down wards. Seats and st
owing
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A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he angle of t
he angle of t he r
he rear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
kr es
ests ts
(car
(car go position)
go position)
To enlar gethe load compartment, you can adjust
th e seat backrests so that they are ten deg rees
steeper (cargo position). #
Fold seat backrest forw ards (/ page 129). #
Movebrac ket1 inthe direction of the ar row. #
Push seat ba ckrest 2 back tobrac ket1
until the backrest engages. Load com
Load com
par
partment cov
tment cov er wit
er with par
h par tition ne
tition ne t (com-
t (com-
bined car
bined car go cov
go cover and ne
er and ne t)
t) N No
ot tes on t
es on t he load com
he load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
poor lysecured objects
The load compartment co ver alone cannot
secure or restrain he avy objects, items of lug-
ga ge or heavy loads.
Yo u could be hit byan unsecured load, partic-
ular lyin theev ent of abrupt changes in direc-
tion, sudden braking or an accident. #
Always st owobjects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around. #
Secure objects, lug gage or loads against
slipping or tipping over,e.g. byusing
lashing material, even if you are using
th e load compartment co ver. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Damage tothe load compartment
co ver when loading theve hicle The load compartment co
ver may be damaged
when theve hicle is being loaded. #
Do not place any objects abo vethe
lo we r edge of the side windo wsor on the
load compartment co ver. The load compartment co
ver and the partitioning
net form the combined luggage co ver and net.
When the load compartment co ver is clipped in,
no objects in the load compartment should
obstruct the lo wering mo vement of the co ver
when theta ilgate is closed. The load compart-
ment co ver will otherwise be raised again auto-
maticall y. 132
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owing

Ext
Ext
ending/re
ending/re tr
tracting t
acting t he load com
he load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er #
T
To e
o e xt
xtend:
end: pull load compartment co ver1
back byhandle 2and clip it into the brac kets
on the leT and right.
The load compartment co verra ises automati-
cally when theta ilgate is opened and lo wers
again when theta ilgate is closed.
Re
Re tr
tracting
acting #
Remo veload compartment co ver1 from the
brac kets on the leT and right. #
Guide load compartment co ver1 forw ards
by handle 2until it is fully retracted. The handle strip of
there tracted load compart-
ment co ver1 can be used in thefo llowing posi-
tions: 1
Folded up by45° (loading position)
2 Horizontal position (driving position)
3 Folded down and loc ked in place (rattle-f ree
position when driving)
Inst
Inst alling/r
alling/r emo
emoving t
ving t he combined lugg
he combined lugg ag
age cov
e cov er
er
and net
and net
R R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The load compartment co ver and partition net
are retracted. R
R
emo
emo ving
ving
Re mo vethe combined luggage co ver and net from
th e load compartment, or from the leT-hand rear
door if the seat backrests are folded forw ards. #
Press but ton2. #
Foldthe combined luggage co ver and net
backwards with the seat backrest folded up. Seats and st
owing
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Firs t, de tach the combined luggage co ver and
net from leT-hand catch 1and then remo ve
it from right-hand brac ket4.
Inst
Inst alling
alling #
Slide the combined luggage co ver and net into
ri ght-hand brac ket4 asfar as it will go. #
Place the combined luggage co ver and net
into the leT-hand brac ket and slide it into
catch 1until the combined luggage co ver
and net engages audib ly.
Re d lock veri/cation indicator 3must no lon-
ge r be visible.
A
A tt
tt ac
ac hing t
hing t he combined lugg
he combined lugg ag
age cov
e cov er and ne
er and ne tto
t to
t
t he r
he r ear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
krest
est
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage tothe combined luggage
co ver and net when attaching it tothe
seat backrest When
the combined luggage co ver and net is
attached tothe seat backrest, it may be dam-
aged when the seat backrest is folded bac k. #
Do not fold the seat backrests bac k. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The seat backrests are folded forw ards. #
Insert combined lug gage cover and net 2
into bo thguides 1and push it as far as it will
go in the direction of the ar row.
To disassemble the combined luggage co ver and
net, follow the inst ructions in reve rse order. A
A
tt
tt ac
ac hing t
hing t he par
he par titioning net
titioning net &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
poor lysecured objects
The partitioning net alone cann otsecure or
re strain he avy objects, items of lug gage or
heavy loads.
Yo u could be hit byan unsecured load, partic-
ular lyin theev ent of abrupt changes in direc-
tion, sudden braking or an accident. #
Always st owobjects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around. #
Secure objects, lug gage or loads against
slipping or tipping over,e.g. byusing
lashing material, even if you are using
th e partitioning net. Fo
r saf etyre asons, alw ays use a partitioning net
when transporting a load.
Damaged partitioning nets can no lon ger ful/l
th eir pr otective functions and must be replaced.
Vi sit a quali/ed specialist workshop. 134 134
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owing

P
P
ar
ar titioning ne
titioning ne t wit
t without load com
hout load com par
partment
tment
enlarg
enlarg ement
ement #
Pull the partitioning net far out towa rdsthe
re ar from there ar ben chseat using tab1. #
Hook the partitioning net into eyelets 2, /rst
on the leT, then on theright. P
P
ar
ar titioning ne
titioning ne t wit
t with load com
h load com par
partment enla rg
tment enlarg e-
e-
ment
ment #
Guide the partitioning net upwards using tab
1 . #
Hook the partitioning net into eyelets 2. Ov
Ov
er
er vie
vie w of t
w of t he tie-do
he tie-do wney
wn eyes
es Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 126). 1
Tie-down eyes Seats and st
owing
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Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of bag hooks
w of bag hooks &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury when using bag
hooks with heavy objects
The bag hooks cannot restrain he avy objects
or items of lug gage.
Objects or items of luggage may be 0ung
around and hit vehicle occupants. #
Only hang light objects on the bag
hooks. #
Never hang hard, sharp-edged or fragile
objects on the bag hooks. Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 126).
Subject the bag hooks toa maximum load of 3 kg
and do not attach any goods tothem. 1
Bag hook A
A
tt
tt ac
ac hing t
hing t he lugg
he lugg ag
age net
e net &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due toobjects
being st owed incor rectly
If objects in theve hicle interior are st owed
incor rectl y,they can slide or be thro wn around and hit
vehicle occupants. In addition, cup
holders, open st owage spaces and mobile
phone brac kets cannot alw aysreta in all
objects they contain.
There is a risk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of braking manoeuvres or abrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Always st owobjects so that they cann ot
be thro wn around in such situations. #
Always make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from st owage spaces, lug gage
nets or st owage nets. #
Close the loc kable st owage spaces
before starting a jou rney. #
Stow and secure objects that are heavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or too
lar ge inthe load compartment. Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle.
The lug gage net is available for all vehicles except
hy brid vehicles. 136
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owing

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Vehicles with a load compartment pac kage:
insert the brac kets with the tie-down eyes into
th e load rails (/ page 137). #
Fold up the tie-down eyes. #
Hook luggage net 1into the front and rear
tie-down eyes. EASY
EASY
-PAC
-P AC K load-secur
K load-secur ing kit
ing kit N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he EASY
he EASY -PAC
-P AC K load-secur
K load-secur ing kit
ing kit
The EAS Y-PA CK load -securing kit allo wsyouto
use your load compartment for a variet y of purpo-
ses. The components are located in the st owage
space under the load compartment 0oor. 1
Bag containing the brac kets and luggage
holder
2 Telescopic rod Inser
Inser
ting t
ting t he br
he br acke
ac kets int
ts int o t
o the load r
he load r ail
ail #
Inse rtbrac ket1 into the centre of load rail
5. #
Press release knob 3and slide brac ket1
into the desired position in load rail5. #
Let go of release knob 3. Seats and st
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#
Press locking button 4.
The brac ket1 has been secured in the selec-
te d position in the load rail5. #
If necessar y,fold tie-down eye2 upwards.
Inst
Inst alling or r
alling or r emo
emoving t
ving t he lugg
he lugg ag
age holder
e holder
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Select a load size that can be secured bythe
luggage holder.
The luggage holder is used tosecure loads against
th e side wall of the load compartment toprev ent
th em from moving around.
Yo u can subject the load holder toa maximum
load of 7 kg. #
Insert two brac kets 5 into the load rail
(/ page 137). #
Press and hold there lease knob 1onthe
luggage holder 2. #
Pull the belt on the handle out slightl y. #
Let go of release knob 1. F
F
itting
itting #
Press and hold there lease knob 3ofthe
/r st brac ket5. #
Inse rtthe luggage holder 2into the /r st
brac ket5 and slide it down wards until it
engages. #
Let go of release knob 3. #
Repeat the process with the second brac ket
5 and the handle.
Loading
Loading #
Press and hold there lease knob 1onthe
luggage holder 2. #
Pull the belt on the handle out. #
Place the load between the strap and the load
compartment side wall. #
Press and hold there lease knob 1onthe
luggage holder 2. #
Hold the belt on the handle /rmly and slo wly
guide it back until the load has been secured. #
Let go of release knob 1. 138
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