Mercedes-Benz

Notes on the rear seats

Rear seats and rear bench seat

Your vehicle may be equipped with the following seats and bench seats in the rear compartment:

Standard rear seat
Luxury rear seat
Rear bench seat
Seat/bunk combination

Bench seat anchorage

WARNING Risk of accident‑ and injury if the seat is not engaged

If a seat is not engaged, it may be thrown about while the vehicle is moving.

Always make sure that all seats are engaged as described.

WARNING Risk of accident and injury as a result of rear bench seat not being engaged

If the rear bench seat is not engaged, it may be flung around during travel.

Always make sure that the rear bench seat is engaged as described.

Example: seat rail system with quick-locking mechanism

Guide rails

of the seat rail system can be used for the following purposes:

For mounting up to two rear seat rows
For mounting both rear seat rows facing one another
For mounting rear seats and rear bench seats
For moving rear seats and rear bench seats

When you remove a rear bench seat or a seat, the seat slider may slide into a guide rail. The seat sliders will then no longer be parallel in the guide rails. In this case, you can no longer fit the respective seating. The seat sliders must be moved only using a special tool or at a qualified specialist workshop in order to prevent the risk of damage. The tool is available as a Mercedes-Benz accessory or as part of a seat/bunk combination.

Seating variants

WARNING Risk of injury due to incorrect installation of the rear bench seats

The integrated safety precautions in the rear bench seats cannot perform their intended protective function.

Always install the rear bench seats as described.

Use only rear bench seats approved for your vehicle.

Depending on the type of seat anchorage in the vehicle floor, you can install the following seating variants:

Rear bench seats with two or three seats
Single rear seats
Seat/bunk combination with three seats

Depending on the vehicle equipment, you can fit the rear bench seats and the rear seats on the first and/or second rear seat row.

The seating variants shown are permitted only if the conditions specified below for safe rear seating are met. Other seating variants are not permitted and can endanger the occupants.

When using only the individual seats, the rear seats can be installed facing in the direction of travel in all combinations and configurations.

Seating variants facing in the direction of travel

Seating variants for the rear bench seats in the face-to-face position

Seating variants for the rear seats and rear bench seats facing in the direction of travel

Seating variants for the rear bench seats facing in the direction of travel

Seating variants for the rear seats and rear bench seats facing in the direction of travel, part 1

Seating variants for the rear seats and rear bench seats facing in the direction of travel, part 2

Seating variants in the face-to-face position, part 1

Seating variants in the face-to-face position, part 2

Easy entry and exit feature – EASY-ENTRY

S/L

Seat/bunk combination

Bed extension

Please observe the following conditions for safe rear seating:

Use only rear seats and rear bench seats approved for your vehicle.
A rear seat or rear bench seat may be fitted facing the rear only if each seat has a seat opposite it – face-to-face position.
Fit luxury rear seats in the first row of passenger seats and in the direction of travel only.
Vehicles with a seat rail system in the vehicle floor:
- The seat/bunk combination (S/L) may not be installed in combination with bench seats.
- Passengers may use the seats only if the rear seat and/or rear bench seat has engaged correctly More.