Mercedes-Benz

Folding the rear seat backrest forwards

WARNING Risk of accident if the rear bench seat, rear seat and seat backrest are not engaged

The rear bench seat, rear seat and seat backrest may fold forwards, even while the vehicle is in motion.

As a result, the vehicle occupant will be pressed into the seat belt with increased force. The seat belt will not be able to protect as intended and could cause additional injury.
Objects or loads in the boot or load compartment cannot be restrained by the seat backrest.

Make sure that the rear bench seat, the rear seat and the seat backrest are engaged before every trip.

If the seat backrest is not engaged and locked, this will be shown on the multifunction display on the instrument cluster.

Requirements:

The rear seat backrest head restraints are fully inserted.

You can fold the centre and outer seat backrests forwards separately.

The right seat backrest can be folded forwards only together with the centre seat backrest.

The outer seat backrests are unlocked electrically.

Vehicles without a memory function: move the driver's or front passenger seat forwards, if necessary.

Vehicles with a memory function: if at least one section of the rear seat backrest is folded forwards, the corresponding front seat will move forwards slightly, if necessary, to avoid a collision.

To fold the left and right seat backrests forward:

pull right or left button

To fold the centre seat backrest forwards:

pull release catch

of seat backrest

forwards.

Fold seat backrest

forwards.