Mercedes-Benz

Folding back the rear seat backrest

WARNING Risk of becoming trapped when adjusting the seats

When you adjust a seat, you may trap yourself or a vehicle occupant.

When adjusting a seat, make sure that no one has any body parts in the sweep of the seat.

WARNING Risk of injury if the rear bench seat/rear seat and seat backrest are not engaged

If the rear bench seat/rear seat and seat backrest are not engaged they could fold forwards, e.g. when braking suddenly or in the event of an accident.

If this is the case, the vehicle occupant would be forced into the seat belt by the rear bench seat/rear seat or by the seat backrest. The seat belt cannot protect as intended and could result in additional injury.
Objects or loads in the boot/load compartment cannot be restrained by the seat backrest.

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

NOTE Damage caused by trapping the seat belt when folding back the seat backrest

The seat belt could become trapped and thus be damaged when the seat backrest is folded back.

Make sure that the seat belt is not trapped when folding back the seat backrest.

Seven-seater (example)

To fold back the rear seat backrest:

briefly press one of buttons

to fold back the left or right rear seat backrest.

The rear seat will fold back.

Vehicles with centre rear seat backrest: the centre rear seat backrest will fold back together with the left rear seat backrest.

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

Seven-seater: With the ALL button, all rear seat backrests can be folded back together.

Folding back the centre seat backrest separately (seven-seater)

Swivel rear seat backrest back until it audibly engages.